This month, I made several principal appointments for the 2012-13 school year. Instructional leadership is key to our students' success, and our goal is to have the highest quality leaders in our buildings. I want to extend a warm welcome to these new principals. Read message.

Other messages:
Administrative Professionals Week

Teacher Appreciation Week

Transportation update
Budget update

Jose Banda, new leader of Seattle Public Schools, starts job July 1 

* Seattle Public Schools to discontinue Traffic Education on August 31

* Modification of transportation standards proposed

* Tips for prevention and treatment of Whooping Cough (pertussis)

* School Board meetings to start at 4:45 p.m. beginning June 6

* Seattle Public Schools updates BEX IV construction options

* John Stanford Int'l student wins second place in national writing contest

* Seattle World School film chosen as finalist in Youth Voices program

Nathan Hale radio station wins first place General Excellence award

Nathan Hale High School's C89.5 radio station won a first place General Excellence award on May 17 at the Washington 5th Annual State High School Radio Awards held at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor. The radio station won the excellence award from among six school district radio broadcast programs across the state.  

* Seattle Public Schools students excel in 6th annual Math Olympiad

* Ballard students nominated for high school video excellence awards

* Lowell Elementary chess team places 24th in national tournament

* Twenty four students receive Seattle Schools Scholarship Fund

Salmon Bay student interviewed on C-SPAN about award-winning video

Leo Pfeiffer, an eighth-grader at Salmon Bay School, was interviewed by C-SPAN regarding his award-winning video on First Amendment and Freedom of Speech.

* Three Ballard High films named Official Selections at film festival

* Olympic View Elementary student's film screened at video festival

* Roosevelt takes second, Ballard in finals at N.Y. jazz festival

Middle schoolers to show projects at June 7 Seattle Science Festival

Approximately 150 students representing 10 middle schools will participate in the Seattle Science Festival June 7 at the Museum of Flight. Students will have science fair projects on display that demonstrates their skills in experimental design and analysis, and content understanding.
 

* Chief Sealth, Garfield, Roosevelt students receive Merit Scholarships

* Dream Foundation awards scholarships to former MLK students

* Student's artworks on display at Seattle Art Museum until May 27

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* B.F. Day honored for work in building inclusive school community 

* South Lake High teacher crowned Ms. Washington Plus America 

* Rainier Beach teacher recognized for use of technology in classroom 

* Denny staff produces video to motivate students

MSP in the Morning, Denny International MS

B.F. Day Elementary celebrates 120th birthday

B.F. Day Elementary School celebrated its 120th birthday on May 4 with a school assembly of students, staff, families and alumni. B.F. Day School opened on May 2, 1892, and has the distinction of being the oldest continually operating school in the Seattle School District 

* Headsprout grant helps expand Wing Luke reading program

* Rainier Beach High School students working on urban garden

* Seattle Public Schools participates in Bike to School Month program

* SW Strings Project brings music lessons to schools (outside link)

* Grant helps launch South King County STEM Network

* One year since launch, STEM's seeds taking root