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Reunification plans tested Oct. 1

Volunteers helped test our reunification plan at Everett Memorial Stadium. Police, fire, emergency response staff and other school districts jumped in to help, observe and learn.

We hope never to have to use this plan, but we are glad to have it and to have learned from testing it.

Everett's Emergency Management team were, "... impressed our district is leading the way with emergency preparedness."

See KOMO news story online.
Read My Everett News story online.

When to stop when school bus lights are flashing or stop bar is out.

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Congratulations, Rick Wigre

Henry M. Jackson High school's art teacher is the 2015 Washington Art Teacher of the Year.

The school board will honor him on Oct. 6, and state art teachers will recognize his impact on students at their annual conference later in October.

Click on the photo for more information about how Mr. Wigre cranks up the creativity among his students.

If you have a 2015-16 student art calendar, you see an example of work from Mr. Wigre's class. Birdcaged, by Chan Ha Kim.

Works by Mr. Wigre also grace the district's student art collection on display in the Community Resource Center.

Students fluent in other languages can earn high school credit
Graduates in the class of 2019 and beyond must have two world language credits. Some could get those credits this fall - just by taking a test to affirm language skills.

Registration deadline for tests is Oct. 8

at each high school; test fees vary by language. Click on photo for more information.

Thank you, Everett Community College!

Earlier this month, Everett Community College Board of Trustees approved $300,000 to pay for College in the High School (CIHS) fees for students who otherwise would not be able to pay the fee. The college's board estimates more than 1,300 students will benefit from the allocation. The college will also waive the cost of college placement testing for qualifying students. Click on photo for more information.

Senate education leaders want to hear from you on Oct. 6

Senators will be at Everett Public Schools Community Resource Center, Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m.

Members of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee are "on the road" across Washington this week. They want to hear directly from constituents about how the Legislature can meet its Constitutional obligation to fund public education. Click on photo for details.

Oct. 6 School Board meeting

The school board will meet in regular session on Tuesday, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Resource Center at 3900 Broadway in Everett.

The agenda and other board materials are online in BoardDocs

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Visit the school board's website.

SPECIAL NOTICE -- this school board meeting takes place across the foyer from the Senate Education Committee meeting -- two meetings within easy proximity of each other on the same night with important information about schools. We welcome the Senate Education Committee to our district and hope you will be able to take part in portions of both meetings.

Oct. 6 Board meeting topic highlights

Topics	Details
The classes of 2019 (this year's freshmen) must earn 24 credits to graduate -- compared to 22 credits for classes of 2016 through 2018. Everything you ever wanted to know about high school graduation requirements is online.	What are the district's plans for making sure enough World Language classes are available for students to meet the new state requirements for World Language? What will be available for students who fail a class? Failing even one class puts a student off trajectory for graduation. How will the district provide other opportunities for students to learn and earn credits for that learning? What are the costs involved in adding more classes for more credits?
Two time slots dedicated to hearing from you.	You can speak to the board two different times during the meetings. Check out the agenda for those times to share your thoughts with your school board.

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Everett Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Designated to handle inquiries about nondiscrimination policies are:

Affirmative Action Office - Carol Stolz, cstolz@everettsd.org, 425-385-4106

Title IX Officer - Randi Seaberg, rseaberg@everettsd.org, 425-385-4104

504 Coordinator - Becky Ballbach, rballbach@everettsd.org, 425-385-4063

ADA Coordinator - Becky Clifford, rclifford@everettsd.org 425-385-4050

Address: 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201