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High school credit for language skills
In October and November students took language competency tests to earn high school credit. Registration is now open for second round of language competency tests.
 
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Last fall the district offered
language competency tests for students who can fluently speak, write, read and listen in a language other than English. Those who demonstrated that competency are eligible for high school credit in that language. If the language score is high enough, a student can also earn a Seal of Biliteracy added to the high school diploma.
 
Registration is open for the second round of those competency tests to be given on Saturday, Feb. 27. Students can register until Feb. 4 in each school's office.
College and career planning tools
 
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January marks the time seniors  fill out applications for financial aid money to help pay for college. To help, there are resources and "how tos" for students in Naviance, students' "one stop shop" for researching colleges, careers, scholarships and more. Each high school student in Everett Public Schools has an account and can start at any time.

Log into Naviance, click the link for Financial Aid Information to see all videos, parent and student information and direct links to the FAFSA and WASFA sites.
College application deadlines are fast approaching, so now is the time to log in and explore all the possibilities Naviance has to offer!  

Questions? Contact [email protected]
Kindergarten registration is under way!

Do you know or have a child who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2016?
If "yes," NOW is the time to register for kindergarten!
  • Get kindergarten registration materials online, or,
  • Get paper copies of kindergarten registration materials at elementary school offices
  • Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 - registration begins at all 17 district elementary schools
Good news
FREE full-day kindergarten is at all district elementary schools for 2016-17.
Graduation rate is up!
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District's graduation rate is up again!

90.2% in class of 2015 graduated in 4 years - up from 89.3% in 2014. (The Daily Herald's editorial included a number typo.)

Read Herald editorial
Have you voted yet?

Henry M. Jackson High School students have already won best-in-state for their new phone app concept. With your vote, they could earn national awards, $15,000 for their school AND professional help from MIT to code the app.

Simply text "NEUROLYZE2" to 22333.
Deadline to vote is Sunday, Jan. 31. You can only vote once, so make it count! 

See the details of their app design online -- it's designed to track brain waves to monitor health.
Dana Riley Black to head STEM and
partnerships program

Dana Riley Black, M.Ed., Ph.D., has accepted the district's offer to replace John Aultman as executive director of STEM, partnerships, and legislative affairs. In this role, she will maintain and build the district's kindergarten-through-high-school STEM momentum. She will continue forging partnerships making it possible for students to intern with industry and business and for teachers to be summer externs in industries related to subjects they teach. Details online
Thank you, Everett Public Schools Foundation, for these recent gifts

For $33,000 in classroom grants 
For $6,000 to help make college visits possible 

How ELSE does the Foundation support student learning? 
In 2014-15, the Foundation donated almost $400,000 for school and district programs. This included summer school tuition, tuition for full-day kindergarten, first-year teacher grants, college bound scholarships and more.

The Foundation's annual breakfast is Wednesday, March 9, 2016. You can register online. 
Talking about city parks

Everett Parks and Rec wants to know what YOU have to say about park planning. Two open houses:
  • Tuesday, Feb. 2, 6-8 p.m. at North Middle School, 2514 Rainier Ave.
  • Thursday, Feb. 4, 6-8 p.m. at Walter E. Hall Golf Course, 1226 W. Casino Road

Kids, parks and community -- so important!

 

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FREE STEM family night at Future of Flight

Institute of Flight is hosting this free event to give you and your family a chance to see some of the amazing technology being created right in your backyard. Pre-register online.

Feb. 2, 2016, 6-9 p.m.
Future of Flight Aviation Center
January 26 School Board meeting

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

The agenda and other board materials are online in BoardDocs.


January 26 board meeting topic highlights
TOPIC
DETAILS
Recognitions
Garfield Elementary School is a state School of Distinction for steadily and consistently improved student learning. In fact, it's among the top 5 percent of schools in the state doing such improvement. Join the board and Garfield community for Tuesday night's celebration.

January is School Board Appreciation month. Community and staff will officially express thanks for the board's strategic work on behalf of students -- although they earn our support and thanks all year long. 
College Readiness Indicators
What are the metrics indicating students are on track -- even in elementary school -- to be successful in college and career after high school? You'll learn about those metrics and how well district students are doing K-12 in this report.

The board reviews this information each year to monitor how well students are doing and to make policy decisions as needed to maintain continuous improvement.
What might be in a proposed Capital Bond and/or proposed Capital Levy on April 26
Ways to:
  • Improve school safety -- particularly with attention to school entrances to monitor who comes in and out of a building
  • Maintain schools -- because maintenance done now will reduce the cost of more expensive repairs later
  • Meet growth needs -- enrollment projections indicate almost 2,000 students will be enrolled over the next seven years
  • Ensure equitable access to technology learning tools -- in keeping with the community's expectation that "each" student achieve to high standards and be ready to succeed in a world economy 
These are topics community engagement meetings (and online discussions) over the last year have identified as important district priorities.

During its December and early January meetings, the board gathered all it had heard from communities, combined that with research-based information about instructional needs, enrollment projections and analysis of school facilities.

The board took into consideration communities' advice to "take smaller bites" with bond and levy proposals. The proposed project lists being considered are smaller than proposed in 2014.

The bond and levy projects the board may approve on Jan. 26 are interconnected and designed to provide funding sources to meet immediate needs and establish a flat tax rate into the foreseeable future.
New board officers elected on Dec. 9, 2015
Each December, the board elects its new officers. Ted Wenta is now board president; Caroline Mason is vice-president. Traci Mitchell is legislative representative.




 
 
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Nondiscrimination statement
The district shall provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities program without regard to race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, veteran or military status, the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a student with a disability.

Designated to handle inquiries about nondiscrimination policies are:
Affirmative Action Office - Carol Stolz, [email protected], 425-385-4106
Title IX Officer - Randi Seaberg, [email protected], 425-385-4104        
504 Coordinator - Becky Ballbach, [email protected], 425-385-4063
ADA Coordinator - Becky Clifford, [email protected], 425-385-5250
Address: 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201