BGA Leadership

BGA Parent Name BGA Role                                Email
Melissa Lloyd                  BGA Bellevue PTSA Council Representative                    melissamomlloyd@gmail.com
Qiang Sun                          BGA Bellevue PTSA Council Representative       thenobs@hotmail.com
Martha Nalebuff                  BGA Bellevue PTSA Council Representative                      nalebuff@hotmail.com
Tara Gray BSD Staff Liaison grayt@bsd405.org
Francine Wiest                BSD School Board Liaison                                            wiestf@bsd405.org
Stephanie Ault Justus BGA secretary, Eblasts, Email Database, Website             bellevuegifted405@gmail.com
Eilie Castle Bellevue PTSA Council President                                   bellevueptsacouncil@gmail.com
Maina Tran                       Bellevue PTSA Council Website                                      maina@firegausmedia.com
Susie Pietz                          2E Representative, Website                                         sdpietz@comcast.net
Desiree Ohrbeck            2E Representative                                                        desiree.ohrbeck@gmail.com
Po Bodin                             Previous Bellevue Gifted Program Student                    pobodin@hotmail.com

School                        BGA Parent Name Program Student is in                           Email
Cherry Crest Elementary      Desiree Ohrbeck             Advanced Learning Centered Program                   desiree.ohrbeck@gmail.com
Medina Elementary                  Li-Tan Hsu                      Advanced Learning Centered Program                      litan1012@gmail.com
Somerset Elementary               Hui Zhao                         Advanced Learning Centered Program                     zhaohui_xhy@yahoo.com
Spiritridge Elementary              Julia Serper                     Advanced Learning Centered Program                      juliaisus@yahoo.com
Jing Mei Elementary                  Qiang Sun                      Differentiated AL Services in Choice School               thenobs@hotmail.com

Odle Middle School                    Desiree Ohrbeck             Advanced Learning Centered Program                 desiree.ohrbeck@gmail.com
Tyee Middle School                    Hui Zhao                       Advanced Learning Centered Program                      zhaohui_xhy@yahoo.com
Tillicum Middle School Susie Pietz                    Differentiated AL Services in Neighborhood School     sdpietz@comcast.net

Interlake High School                 Margaret Li                   Advanced Learning Centered Program                      margli@outlook.com
Interlake High School                 Martha Nalebuff            Advanced Learning Centered Program                 nalebuff@hotmail.com
Bellevue High School                Stephanie Ault Justus Differentiated AL Services in Neighborhood School    bellevuegifted405@gmail.com
Bellevue High School                  Martha Nalebuff            Differentiated AL Services in Neighborhood School     nalebuff@hotmail.com
Bellevue High School                  Melissa Young              Differentiated AL Services in Neighborhood School      msjyoung@gmail.com
Sammamish High School             Eileen Chou                 Differentiated AL Services in Neighborhood School      EileenFamily@outlook.com
International School                Julia Serper                Differentiated AL Services in Choice School                 juliaisus@yahoo.com
International School                    Melissa Richardson        Differentiated AL Services in Choice School                sam_mel@yahoo.com

BGA School Representative Responsibilities

Host one BGA school coffee per year
Introduce our group to the Principal and meet once per year
Market our BGA events in PTSA newsletter (if not done by Stephanie) and via flyer postings at school
Bring school based issues and needs to awareness of BGA leadership

Bellevue Gifted Alliance Norms

BGA leadership team addresses issues that affect each and every child in gifted/AL, identified and unidentified. (We can discuss specific issues regarding our own children outside of meetings)
BGA respects the timing of the agenda—we won’t take 30 minutes on something that was slated for 5 minutes. The meetings will start and end on time. If you arrive late, please don’t interrupt the meeting to get caught up.
If a person can’t make a meeting, he/she can send his/her viewpoint to the secretary via email.
What is said in the meeting stays in the meeting, including notes/minutes. If we decide to share minutes/notes outside our group, it must be a group decision.
Give members the benefit of the doubt if a mistake is made. Mistakes should be owned.
Members will be respectful to one another during meetings, encouraging open thoughts and feedback.
Encourage members and constituents to be direct in feedback. It reduces triangulation, reduces the burden on a third party, and reduces miscommunication (and drama).
To be in the leadership group, a member must come to 50% of the meetings.
If you sign up to volunteer at an Event and cannot come, please find a substitute.

BGA Meeting Schedule 2019-2020

Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Dates:
Tuesday, September 24, 2019                                     ESC 250A
Tuesday, October 22, 2019                                         ESC 250A
Tuesday, November 19, 2019                                      Rainier Room/WISC
Tuesday, January 28, 2020                                          ESC 250A
Tuesday, February 25, 2020                                        ESC 250A
Tuesday, March 24 24, 2020                                        ESC 250A
Tuesday, April 28, 2020                                              ESC 250A
Tuesday, May 26, 2020                                               ESC 250A
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Lunch