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Bellevue schools opened the year on stable footing

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AI illustration: Players on the pickleball courts at Eastgate Park on a frosty morning, ringed by tall firs
Eastgate Park pickleball courts. AI illustration of the real place, checked against street-level imagery, November 2026.

Grades 1–12 started September 2, kindergarten September 8. Superintendent Kelly Aramaki's opening blog projects a nearly restored fund balance after two years of cuts, and Bellevue Big Picture School has moved into the renovated former Eastgate Elementary. Source

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