Thank you from
Superintendent Barry. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful support
from our community! With 13,000 ballots and all precincts
counted, all four district ballot measures are succeeding with big margins above
the required 60% level. The late absentee ballots will still affect ballot
numbers in the next several days, but the trend has been upward since the first count; we’ll be
watching the results and invite you to do the same on the King County
Elections website.
As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday evening,
the results were:
Volunteers for
Issaquah Schools ran a marvelous campaign. Staff contributed
hugely on their own time. The Board and I are awed and immensely grateful
for that hard work and dedication and for what it means to the future of the
District’s students.
As you know, we’re prohibited from
campaigning with District resources, but I’m not prohibited from expressing
gratitude for the extraordinary efforts of so many. We now have
funding in place for basic programs, technology, facility improvements
everywhere, and the new land and buildings necessary to manage growth in middle
and elementary schools. We have great work ahead to keep our schools
performing and improving!
Thank you for helping pave a pathway
for the future!
Sincerely,
Janet
Barry
Your school
technology levy dollars at work. When voters yesterday reauthorized the Capital Levy,
they enabled the District to continue incorporating educational technology in
classrooms and continue using operational technology to ensure efficient
business practices.
Efficient technology use is so basic
for today’s students that to graduate from high school, Issaquah students must
pass a Technology Proficiency class or take a Software Technology class.
The
skills students must have to pass either the class or the test are outlined on
the district website.
Parents and Teens
Together is
the name of a Saturday, February 11 conference. Download
details and a registration form. The conference brings teens and
parents to learn about communication strategies, gather bullying advice, discuss
nutrition and fitness – even the state’s new graduation
requirements.
Students are admitted free!
PTSA units can send as many parents as they wish – all for a $25 fee per
unit. The conference is open to all – not just PTSA
members.
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