• Stay updated on the search for a new superintendent. The Issaquah School Board will interview three national search firms next Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the administration building, 565 N.W. Holly St.— 5 p.m.: Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Ltd.; 6:30 p.m.: Cascade Consulting Group; and 8 p.m.: Ray and Associates, Inc.
  • Before, board members will conduct their regular business meeting at 3:30 p.m., in which they plan to adopt the 2006-07 budget. Because member Larry Ishmael resigned on Aug. 9, the Board will discuss the replacement process. More information, including a map of the Director Districts, will be posted on the District Web site after the meeting.
  • A complete podcast recording of the Board’s Aug. 9 meeting is available online.

 

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• Back-to-school time is often filled with an overwhelming amount of information: new bell times, new buildings, new teachers… The District’s Calendar and Directories Web page is a good resource to find much of what you need to know in one place. You can look up a teacher’s contact information, find out when spring break is, link to individual schools’ Web sites, and more.

 

• The Issaquah School Board on August 9 hired Bellevue-based Hebert Research to conduct a comprehensive demographics study for the District. The board directed the final report to project out 5 to 10 years, provide headcounts districtwide and per school, and include a confidence level for accuracy. The work will cost $9,500, and Hebert Research will finish the study by Sept. 7. The board expects to use the demographics to plan for future construction, boundary changes, and financial planning.  Check the District Web site after Sept. 7 to review the final study.

 

• A survey will be available online August 21 to Sept. 1 for parents of middle- and high-school students to provide feedback about their student’s school experience. The survey will be posted on the District’s homepage.

 

• The new school year comes with a new nutrition policy and new procedures. Look for continuing improvements in the next two years as the District’s Food Services team focuses on providing healthy food, snacks, and drinks in cafeterias, vending machines, and elsewhere—because proper nutrition increases students’ ability to learn and is a life lesson itself.

 

 

 

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