Notice of nondiscrimination

Battle Ground Public Schools provides equal opportunity in programs and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin/language, creed/religion, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, age, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, HIV/Hepatitis C status. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Contact the following regarding questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

  • Tom Adams, Director of Student Services Officer, adams.tom@battlegroundps.org, Title IX Compliance Officer, 360.885.5415

  • Michelle Reinhardt, Executive Director of Human Resources, reinhardt.michelle@battlegroundps.org, Civil Rights
    Compliance Coordinator, 360.885.5481

  • Tamra Sheetz, Director of Student Supports, sheetz.tamra@battlegroundps.org, Section 504/ADA Coordinator, 360-885-5471

  • Or a letter may be submitted to the designated coordinator at the Battle Ground Public Schools, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604

Website privacy statement

BGPS websites will only collect personal information that you knowingly and voluntarily provide. Examples of this include sending emails, completing information forms, registering for accounts or responding to surveys. If you provide us with personal information, we may use information provided to respond to your inquiry or request.

Some information is collected and stored automatically. We automatically gather and store the following information about your visit to our website in order to improve your experience with us online. The following is stored and used in aggregate form only:

  • The IP address from which you access our website

  • The name of the domain from which you access the Internet

  • The type of browser and operating system used to access our website

  • The date and time you access our site

  • The pages, files, documents and links that you visit

  • The Internet address of the website from which you linked to this website

Information collected is not used to contact you personally.

Cookies
We may use cookies in order to customize this site for return visitors. These cookies are not required for site functionality. Additionally, third-party widgets such as YouTube or Facebook may install cookies depending on their configuration. You are not required to accept any cookies to use this site. Site visitors can turn off cookies from their browser.

Google Analytics
We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.

Linking
Within BGPS websites are widgets and other content links to non-BGPS websites. These sites operate independently of BGPS and have their own privacy policies. BGPS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of non-BGPS websites, and such links are not intended to be an endorsement of the non-BGPS website or its content. For your protection, you should review the privacy policy of the site you linked to from our website.

Comments
Questions and comments about this privacy policy may be directed to communication@battlegroundps.org.

BGPS social media

BGPS’ official social media accounts are places where people can get a glimpse inside the district, find the latest news and connect with members of the BGPS community. Please use civility and respect when posting and sending messages. Comments are moderated. While we value and respect the right to free speech, we reserve the right to remove comments and/or block users for violating our guidelines. Language of the following nature may be removed and/or reported:

  • Not topically related to the subject of the content being commented on

  • Harassment

  • Discrimination in violation of our nondiscrimination policy

  • Explicit

  • Offensive

  • Inappropriate

  • Libelous and/or personally attacking

  • Threatening

  • Profane

  • Spam

  • Promoting illegal activity

  • Selling a product or service

  • Privacy violations

  • Compromising safety

  • Endorsement of a political candidate

  • Infringement of a copyright or trademark

  • Repetition of the same comment or substantially similar comments

Per public records laws, comments and messages on or to BGPS social media accounts are archived and could be included in a public records request.

Our social media accounts can’t promote products, services or events on behalf of for-profit organizations. If you represent a company that would like to learn more about the district’s purchasing practices, please contact our purchasing department.

If you are a nonprofit with a free educational or cultural opportunity to share, our board policy allows us to distribute flyers on our website and at relevant schools on community bulletin boards. To learn more, please see Events

Questions/comments

  • Follow our procedure for voicing concerns and begin by contacting the school directly if your question or issue is specific to a student or a school.

  • Call 360-885-5300 or email communication@battlegroundps.org if your request is not related to a specific school.