An invitation to
next Wednesday’s school board meeting:
In February 2006, voters may see
four school issues on the ballot.
For meeting details, descriptions of
what might be on the February 2006 ballot, and the approximate costs, go to http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/board/bondlevy06.asp.
Upcoming parent
seminars:
Graduation information for the class
of 2008, middle school math, HIV/AIDS curriculum – all are topics of October and
November parent
information sessions.
Volunteer and
mentor opportunities:
1.
Positions
are open on the Issaquah School District
Career and Technical Education Program Advisory Committees in the
areas of:
·
American
Sign Language
·
Automotive
Tech
·
Business
and Marketing
·
Construction
·
Criminal
Justice
·
Environmental
Systems
·
Family
& Consumer Science Education
·
Culinary
Arts
·
Engineering/Graphics/Multimedia
·
Sports
Medicine
·
Computer
Programming
·
TV
Production
2.
The Business & Marketing Advisory
Committee has a specific request for mentors. Mentors bring
valuable real-world experience and learning opportunities to students from
Issaquah,
Business
& Marketing Advisory Committee mentor time
commitment:
·
Individuals willing to
spend 10-20 hours (over a 5-6 month period) working with written papers and
presentations. Much of this can be done through email correspondence, attaching
the paper, and editing at convenience for thoughts, ideas, feasibility and
grammar.
·
Individuals willing to
spend 5-10 hours (over a 5-6 month period) in role-play and case study events.
Give sample role-plays and conduct ten- to fifteen-minute role plays with
students, after which the mentor will assess on competencies outlined in
role-play lesson.
·
Individuals willing to
speak in classrooms.
·
Individuals willing to
provide job shadowing, apprentice or other industry experience.
How
to sign up for an advisory committee or to be a
mentor:
E-mail
the following information to Linda
Corr
·
Contact
information (work, home, cell, email):
·
Area of
expertise or interest
·
What are
you willing to help with (written, case studies/role plays, classroom,
shadowing, all)?
·
How many
students are you willing to mentor?
Thanks
to the Issaquah Schools Foundation and Snoqualmie Valley School District
for helping to bring
Retro
Bill to Issaquah.
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