• Weather woes ... it's that time of year again! Be prepared for unexpected school closures and transportation alterations by becoming familiar with the District's online Emergency Information page (which can be found in left-hand menu bar of the District's homepage, www.issaquah.wednet.edu). There you will find links to information about how weather-related delay/closure decisions are made and what that means to school programs, school bus routes, school lunches - even how LIC Wednesdays are impacted. And remember to refer to the Emergency Transportation Bulletin that was mailed to every district family in late October. It contains important information when weather affects school schedules and bus transportation.

 

• Do you want to play a part in inspiring the next generation of Einsteins, Pascals, and Fibonaccis? Then provide input via an online survey and help the Issaquah School District shape its elementary math program for the future. A committee of teachers from every Issaquah elementary school is currently working to review the program and identify the best curriculum for adoption. Data from this parent survey will help the committee narrow the choices down to a handful of top programs for field testing. The survey closes at 4 p.m. Dec. 6.

 

• The Issaquah School Board is now accepting applications to fill the vacancy created when Mark Warner resigned on Nov. 14. All applicants must live in Director District 5 and be 18 years or older. Applications are due by noon Tuesday, Dec. 12. Complete application instructions and materials-including a map of Director Districts-are online.

 

At the Nov. 14 meeting, the Board also directed administrators to continue looking for land on the Sammamish Plateau for a fifth middle school. In the meantime, Board members have pushed up the construction timeline for the Issaquah High School rebuild. More information, including a complete podcast of the meeting, is online.

 

• When students in Liberty High School's Culinary Arts class heard about a local family in need, they put their burgeoning cooking skills to good use. Just in time for Thanksgiving, they decided to bake pies and sell them for $15 each to raise money. Read more on the District's Points of Pride page.

 

• With his indomitable spirit, Issaquah High junior Chandler Balkman was featured in a video called "Boating Accident: A Survivor's Recovery" last night on Evening Magazine (the video is posted on the right side of the show's homepage).