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Educational Effectiveness Survey (EES)

Mercer Island Schools are committed to continuous improvement and as part of our school improvement process; every school in our district develops and implements a School Improvement Plan that is tailored to its specific needs each year. Our schools analyze a variety of information sources - including student performance trends, state comparisons and staff/parent perception surveys - to identify improvement goals that are specific, data-driven and measurable. To help each of our schools understand its strengths and challenges in areas known to impact educational effectiveness, we would appreciate your child's input on how our school is doing.

Student Survey: On March 25th, students will be given the opportunity to complete the survey. The survey questions are based on the Characteristics of High Performing Schools. They were developed by the Center for Educational Effectiveness, a Bellevue, Washington-based educational research firm, in collaboration with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Washington State. Your child's feedback is very important to our ongoing school improvement efforts as we endeavor to make our schools the very best for the students who attend them. If you would prefer that your student not complete the survey, please let us know.

Parent Survey: The link to the EES parent survey is available at the MISD website. Please click HERE for more information, and for the link to complete the survey. When filling out the Parent survey, please take notice that:

• When the question says "Principal", it means all four at Mercer Island HS (Vicki Puckett, Henterson Carlisle, Jamie Prescott, and Mark Zmuda)

• When "Clear & Shared Vision/Mission" is noted please note this includes our school motto (Integrity, Innovation, and Inspiration) 

Calling all Prospective School Board Candidates!

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STEM Conference: Expanding Your Horizons - March 27th

The Expanding Your Horizons conference will be held at Bellevue College this year on Friday, March 27, 2015.  This is a fantastic opportunity for young woman who may be interested in STEM related fields of study.  The program is for young women and the presenters are all women in the various fields.  It is a chance to meet and interact with positive role models who are active in STEM-related careers.

Example workshops include:

• Code Now! - Want to go from being a user of technology to being its creator?  Get a running start toward coding and find out how you can use software development skills to make the world a better place.  Presenters from the Boeing Company and Sahana Software Foundation.
• Designing Better Experience for People - User experience is the discipline that designs useful and delightful everyday products like mobile phones or Instagram  Learn how product designers and researchers create good experiences for real people. Critique an existing product and brainstorm ways to improve it.  Presenter: Carolyn Wei, User Experience Researcher, FACEBOOK
• Earth Experiments in a Virtual World - Run your very own global climate simulation in Python, and learn how Earth Scientists use physics, mathematics, and computational science to understand climates of the past and predict climates of the future. Judy Twedt, Hansi Singh, Stephanie Rushley, Ashly Spevacek, Scientists. UW, Department of Atmospheric Sciences.

Other workshops including various medical careers, computer/technology careers, security, Stock market, Games Creation, Climate and Environmental careers just to name a few!

Spots fill up rapidly for this VERY popular conference.

You can pick up an application outside Susie Brown's office or online at: http://lakewashington-wa.aauw.net/education-equity/eyh/. After registering, please email Susie.brown@mercerislandschools.org to let me know you have registered. Students must also complete a WAMMO form in advance of the conference. Registration forms must be postmarked by March 13, 2015.

Mercer Island High School Juniors and Graduating Seniors

Apply now for the first ever Mercer Island Schools Foundation $1,500 Scholarship

While this year's high school graduation is still four months away, many juniors and seniors have long been thinking about and planning for what's next. Applying for scholarships is often a part of such preparations and the Mercer Island Schools Foundation is proud to have created the first scholarship of it kind exclusively for Mercer Island High School juniors and graduating seniors.

The Mercer Island Schools Foundation Board of Directors wants to hear directly from students about how donations from the community and its investment in public education has directly supported, enhanced and enriched the classroom experience and inspired their personal education. It is our hope that our donors have inspired our students and that one day, they, too, will make their own important contributions to the lives of others and their community.

MIHS juniors and seniors applying for the scholarship will: (1) explain how a MISF funded program(s) helped them overcome a challenge or inspired them for their future (600 words or less); and, (2) describe the college, university, trade or technical school they hope/plan to attend, which courses of study they plan to pursue, and their reasons why (350 words or less). Completed essays must be accompanied by an application and are due no later than March 20, 2015. Interviews will be conducted the last week of March and first week of April.

More information including rules, terms of selection, and the application can be found on the MISF website at www.MercerIslandSchoolsFoundation.com/Scholarship. Students may contact the MISF office at misf@misf.com or visit the MIHS Counseling Center for more details.

Essential Skills for Today's Teens for Social and Business Success

The teen years can be an exciting time as your teen transitions to more independence, but it can also be a stressful period in today's competitive environment. Make sure your teen is ready for the challenges that lie ahead whether dating, college interviews, their first job, or formal dining. In this class, teens will learn the essentials skills they need to confidently and comfortably navigate social and professional situations.

Want to learn more about this fun, interactive 4.5 hour class? Click here for our flyer or go to http://www.cliseetiquette.com/.

Saturdays: 10am-3pm

March 21-May 16 (No session April 18)

Outdoors at Seward Park

Ages 14-19

Program Fee $60, Scholarships Available

This is your park. This is your community. In this 8-week course, you will learn the communication, decision making, and problem solving skills needed to lead a team. Practice these skills as you plan and execute two habitat restoration events. Meet environmental advocates and professionals to explore environmental careers, and strengthen your resume for job and college applications. Program fee includes lunch, two field trips to Camp Long in West Seattle and Renton Water Treatment Facility. Participants are required to attend all sessions. Earn 40 service hours. Priority Deadline March 6. Final Deadline March 13. To register, click here. 

To apply for scholarship or recommend a student for scholarship, please contact mgonzales@audubon.org or call 206-652-2444 x107

Where: University of Washington, Mary Gates Hall
 

Join high school students from around the Puget Sound at the YMCA Earth Service Corps Environmental Symposium. The Symposium gathers passionate, motivated youth and professionals together at the University of Washington to learn about the environmental issues facing our world and how to create a sustainable future for our schools, communities and beyond!

 

Register: Participants can reserve a space online, by emailing us at yesc@seattleymca.org, or calling 206.587.6116.

2015 Morocco Language & Leadership Summer Institute

 The 2015 Morocco Language & Leadership Summer Institute with OneWorld Now! will take high school students on a life changing journey to develop intercultural leadership skills, explore Moroccan and Arab culture through home stays and historical sites, and learn Arabic language.

 

OneWorld Now! has 12 years' experience sending students in our Global Leadership Program abroad. This is the first year we are opening our summer study abroad programs to students who are not enrolled in our academic year program.

 

Read more about the program here. If you have additional questions about the 2015 Morocco Language & Leadership Summer Institute with OneWorld Now!, contact Jennifer Tanaka, Executive Director, at 206-223-7703, http://www.oneworldnow.org/, or info@oneworldnow.org

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