High schoolers, there's still time to register for the 2019 Great Careers conference for a chance to meet and talk to people from a wide range of career fields. This year, the event will take place Friday, December 13 at Bellevue College. Transportation and lunch will be provided. Find out more and register at http://www.isdstemandcte.com/gcissy or you can see a video from last year's event and hear from participants.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Program visited Issaquah Middle School as part of the 2019 Green Strides Tour October 29. Superintendent Ron Thiele welcomed visitors and expressed his appreciation for the dedication of staff and students as well as our community partners to furthering the ISD’s Sustainability efforts. Watch a video from the event.
Issaquah City Council member Mariah Bettise said she was proud of the City’s long history of partnering together with the ISD and King County on our shared sustainability initiatives. Honored guests included Washington State 5th District Legislative Representatives Bill Ramos and Zach Hall from Representative Lisa Callan’s office; ISD School Board Directors Marnie Maraldo and Anne Moore; King County Green Schools Program Manager Dale Alakel; Elizabeth Schmidtz from OSPI; and Andrea Falken with the U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and its Green Strides outreach initiative share promising practices and resources in the areas of safe, healthy, and sustainable school environments; nutrition and fitness; and environmental education. As part of its Green Strides outreach, the Department conducts an annual tour. In 2019, the Green Strides Tour returns to the state of Washington with the theme Whole Child, Whole School Sustainability.
Skyline High Assistant Principal Ashley Landes recently received the 2019 Public Awareness Award from the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT). The award recognizes people who spread the word about the study of foreign languages.
Landes constantly updates school social media accounts, often on the same day that a special event occurs, which keeps the school community informed and involved with the exciting activities that take place in World Language classrooms. She also donates her weekend time to support community cultural events in Sammamish, such as the Lunar New Year Celebration.
The Issaquah School District recently partnered with Verra Mobility to install bus paddle cameras on 30 of its buses. The cameras record drivers who do not stop their vehicles when buses have their lighted stop signs out when picking up or dropping off students. Drivers who violate the stop have their license plate information sent directly to law enforcement and are subject to a $419.00 fine. “We are so pleased to have these bus paddle cameras on our fleet,” said Director of Safety and Security, Dave Montalvo. “Our goal is to keep students safe by ensuring motorists obey the law.” District staff and families are excited about this latest enhancement to student safety. Check out our video introduction to this new program!