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Last week’s E-news invited you to
a special board meeting about WASL on Monday, January 23 with the meeting time
“to be determined.” The meeting will begin at 7
pm.
The Monday, January 23, presentation
in the Administration
Center Board Room brings Dr. Mary Alice Heuschel, Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and
Learning at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), to
present “where we are” now with WASL, what could be ahead for us in the future,
how the legislative process might impact WASL and student learning goals, and
how Washington State’s student learning standards mesh with federal
requirements. The January 23 presentation starts at 7 pm and includes time
for questions and comments.
That same
week, on Wednesday night (January 25), beginning also at 7 pm, the School Board
is hosting a community discussion as follow-up to Monday’s presentation.
Linking with the public on issues that impact student learning is a board goal
and responsibility.
“This is
a rare opportunity to have a nationally recognized expert one evening and a
subsequent chance to talk openly about what we learn from her two nights
later. It’s a lot of time, but I know this is a topic of interest to you,
and I encourage you to take part in the dialogue,” notes Superintendent Janet
Barry.
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Assessment
information on the web might be useful background in preparation for the
January 23 and 25 meetings and discussions. This cache
of information about graduation requirements, WASL, and other testing programs
in the district has just been updated to include changes in state
requirements. New material and revisions are possible as the state
fine-tunes its assessment methods.
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If you are unable to attend January 23 and 25
meetings or have more questions, you can learn about WASL and Stanford 10 tests
and what they mean to Issaquah
students on March 6 or March 9 at 7 pm at the
Administration
Center Board Rooms.
WASL is now required for grades 3-8 and 10, and it's
optional for grades 9, 11, and 12. Dates and testing are different this year,
and the potential impact on graduation (beginning with the class of 2008) is
something all students and parents should understand. All students in grades
K-11 will take the Stanford 10 in math and reading.
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February is open enrollment
month. If you wish to attend a school other than the one designated by
school attendance boundaries, February is the time to make application for a
transfer.
February is
open enrollment month for all grades and an especially important time for
8th grade students who are going to Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus
next year. Athletic eligibility for 10th grade is tied to each
9th grade athlete’s intended high school. An
In some
cases, academic classes and programs may differ between Skyline and
Open
enrollment details and downloadable applications are on the
web.
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Skyline High Schools Environmental
Science students and the Snoqualmie Foothills Branch of the Mountaineers are
partners. From January through March you can learn about
wildlife and the earth in a series of
lectures made possible by this partnership.
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Your school’s event information is on
the web. Check out the searchable event calendar. By
clicking on the event calendar on that page, you can search for events by
school, by date, or by event type to learn when things are happening at your
school or in the district.
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New election
information is on the web this week. To see
what the election projects mean for your high school attendance area, follow the
links in the yellow box. Remember to return your absentee ballots or to
vote on February 7.
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