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CRC staff continue emergency preparation drills

The Community Resource Center (CRC) was built with safety response in mind.

In a large-scale school emergency, the CRC can open and staff an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Emergency Call Center (ECC).

Partnering with regional emergency response experts, CRC staff are training to run those critical emergency response and communications hubs.

On Friday, Feb. 23, staff practiced responding to calls in a school emergency SIMULATION involving a man with weapon on campus.

The April 26 Replacement Levy includes funding for computer network and communications infrastructure to maintain and continually upgrade EOC and ECC technology across the district's 37 square miles and among its 28 schools and families of 19,500 students.

Read more about the last two years of district emergency preparation work online.
 
Impact fees pay to build new schools, right?
No. Impact fees only cover a very small portion of the full cost of new schools or new classroom space 

Forest View Elementary, in the southern portion of the district is the district's newest school and its 17th elementary school. Funding to build Forest View was approved by voters in the 2006 construction bond and opened in 2007 because of population growth in that area. The April 26, 2016 bond includes funding for another elementary school -- #18 to add classrooms for growing enrollment. In the next 7 years, the district could have nearly 2,000 more students. 
For example, in October, 2015, the district received $53,741 in mitigation fees for a 25-house development in the southern portion of the district. This is the area where growth is happening most rapidly and where the district plans to build a new elementary school if voters approve the April 26, 2016 construction bond.

The money from the October mitigation fee income is just about enough to pay for one third of the cost of a new portable classroom.

You can read the full details and learn more about mitigation and impact fees online.
North Middle School 6th grader wins art award
Joanna Marin's flag to hang at national art teachers' conference 
  
Marin designed the flag to represent the arts in Washington state. When it comes home from the national conference in Chicago, it will hang in the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia. More details online.

FREE Evening of the Arts at North Middle School on March 23, 6 - 8 p.m. Food and entertainment and a chance to select "People's Choice" award from student art submissions.
  
Lightning strikes at Lowell Elementary
Well...not really, but the students' learning was "sparked"  
  
KOMO news meteorologist, Shannon O'Donnell, brought the weather -- and even lightning -- to second graders at Lowell Elementary.

It was all a part of the second-grade science curriculum, but O'Donnell's visit sparked student's imaginations. Students are "pretty accurate" predicting weather now, says their teacher. And parents are learning a lot about clouds and why Florida clouds create rain differently than Washington clouds.

More details online.
  
The Power of the District Login

Free resources at your fingertips with your LMS login
(PSSST! Yes, this is a repeat from the last newsletter, but in case you missed it, students, staff and families have FREE access to thousands of online technology learning resources.)
    
Atomic Learning is a key district partner, providing FREE, high quality, online technology  training for students, staff AND families. Atomic Learning includes:
  • Microsoft® Office Suite
  • Adobe Suite
  • Google Drive/apps/doc/form
  • Internet Safety
  • Career Skills training for personal career advancement
  • FAFSA completion training for college planning
  • Access for staff, students and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • More than 50,000 step-by-step technology tutorials
Log in with your district username and password. 
Need a login and password? Contact LMS@everettsd.org. 

What's the difference between a levy and a bond?
On Jan. 26, 2016, the school board unanimously voted to hold a bond and replacement capital levy election April 26, 2016. Visit the bond and levy website to learn more.  

Are you registered to vote? You must register by March 28, 2016 to cast an April 26 ballot.
Remember to vote! 
No mystery in this district budget! 
The Citizens' Guide translates state-required reports into easy-to-understand language. 
Each year, the district publishes a Citizens' Guide
to the district budget so you have easy access to information about how the district uses public funds to support student learning.

In addition, the district's Fiscal Advisory Council meets each year beginning in November to review district finances and help make budgeting decisions for the upcoming school year.
February 23 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.
February 9 board meeting topic highlights
TOPIC
DETAILS
How well is the district meeting strategic plan targets?
Each year at this time, the board reviews and critiques district strategic plan progress. The board will do so again toward the end of this school year. And next fall, they will establish expectations for progress toward strategic plan goals for 2016-17.

Want to know more about the district's strategic plan? It's online. Can you name the district's core values? Those are online too. 
How well is the board progressing on its own goals?
The board sets goals for the district and for itself. The board goals for 2015-16 are online.
February is PTSA's anniversary month. 
Did you know PTA was born right here in Washington state? Each February, the organization celebrates its Founders' Day. At this Feb. 23 meeting, the board will honor and thank the PTSA for its strategic partnership on behalf of all students.


 
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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, 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, bclifford@everettsd.org, 425-385-5250
Address: 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201