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C O N N E C T I O N
Enumclaw School District
May 17, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
IMAGINE h u n d r e d s o f
En u m c l a w S c h o o l District supporters canvassing major neighborhoods in Enumclaw and
Black Diamond
IMAGINE t a b l e s w i t h information about the Enumclaw
School District set up in front of major businesses
IMAGINE
a stage set up in downtown Enumclaw with a schedule of student performers
IMAGINE
the smell of popcorn wafting up and down Cole Street
IMAGINE
Enumclaw School
District busses strategically parked in major parking lots covered with posters created by students
IMAGINE
this occurring on the
SAME DAY …
Join Enumclaw School District staff, parents and community members in canvassing major neighborhoods in Enumclaw and
Black Diamond.
Let’s spread the news of the great work happening in our school district!
If you would like to volunteer on this Day of Outreach, please contact:
Gerrie Garton gerrie_garton@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Jody Horn jody_horn@yahoo.com
Lorianne Taff ltaff@tx3.net
Bob Horn bhorn@mutualofenumclaw.com
Dear
Families,
Our
Legislators finished
Mike Nelson,
Enumclaw School
District Superintendent their work in
Olympia a few weeks ago. There were many decisions made that strongly impact school districts.
The work now begins in the 295 school districts across the state, attempting to implement all the new laws.
I believe so strongly that the funding system for public education needs to be changed at the state level and that we all should really educate ourselves to understand that the structure created in 1977 (and that is currently being used) does not meet the needs of students, teachers and districts today. This issue emerged as the number one legislative item for our state school board members and state administrative association and is a top item for WEA, but it was not addressed again by our legislators.
Here’s one major reason why I share the above paragraph. Our legislators gave educators a 3.9% cost of living adjustment
(COLA) + .5% (I-732 COLA make-up) increase. This is a wonderful increase for our educators. What the general public does not know is that the money for this increase is not given to school districts for all employees.
Employees across the state that are funded by local dollars (levies), federal dollars or I-728 are not included in the money given from the state to the district for this increase. Therefore, the
295 school districts need to come up with money within their budgets to cover the increased COLA for all employees.
Our business office in
Enumclaw estimates that we will need to find $250,000 from our existing budgets in order to
The kindergarten program in the
Enumclaw School District is a full-day Program, five days per week. For further information about registration or orientation, please contact your neighborhood school.
• Children must be five years old on or before August 31.
• A parent must present a child’s birth certificate at registration.
• Washington State immunization requirements must be met.
• Proof of residence must be provided.
Byron Kibler Kindergarten Orientation
360.802.7263.......April 15...................6:30 p.m.
Southwood Kindergarten Orientation
360.802.7373.......April 24...................6:30 p.m.
Sunrise Kindergarten Orientation
360.802.7425.......April 24...................6:30 p.m.
Westwood Kindergarten Orientation
360.802.7620.......April 17 2:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
fund the salary increase for all employees. As a result, you will hear about all districts, particularly large systems (who will be in the news as they will need to come up with millions) that will end up making cuts in order to cover these increases. More simply put, in our district this represents 4-5 teachers.
I firmly believe this is not what our legislators want to happen and I also believe very few staff and/or community members understand the implications for the 295 school districts. But, because the funding system hasn’t been updated since 1977, school districts are left with few options.
Closure…asking for a next step?
As I said earlier, it is now our job to sort through every detail of the new legislative language to clearly understand the positive and negative impact to our school district. You will see headlines in the papers in the coming weeks about how some of the major districts in our area are wrestling with the new laws.
I invite you to join me to work with the legislature to help them understand local impacts of state-wide legislation, and specifically, the impact here in
Enumclaw. Please contact your state senators and representatives to make school funding a priority.
In partnership with you,
Mike
The Enumclaw School District will hold its
2008 Kindergarten registration and orientations in April as follows:
Four years ago Laura Johnson, first grade teacher at Southwood
Elementary, made it her mission to educate her school community about the life cycle of salmon. She provided this learning experience by maintaining a 50 gallon fish tank that has housed the salmon through the beginning of their life cycle. This year was one of the salmon’s highest success rates with 88% of the salmon making it to the release at the Whitney Bridge Park.
Laura stated, “The success rate was so high because of the amazing support of several students who helped me change the water which helped maintain a safe pH level as well as our custodial staff who helped me feed the fish.”
On Friday, April 4, classes fro m S outhwood met
Muckleshoot elder, Joseph
Martin, and his son who led the release ceremony. Joseph and Marcus Martin gave thanks for the salmon followed by traditional Native music.
The district’s first and second grade science units focus on life cycles making this a real life application for science and the importance of taking care of the earth and its resources.
The Southwood students, staff and community would like to thank Laura for all her hard work and real life application of science.
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Who: All interested READERS!
What: Read “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin and come together for conversation about the book
When: Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m
.
From Booklist:
American Library Association
If Oprah can do it, why can’t we?
On a 1993 expedition to climb
K-2 in honor of his sister, Christa, who had died of epilepsy at 23,
Mortenson stumbled upon a remote mountain village in
Pakistan. Out of gratitude for the villagers’ assistance when he was lost and near death, he vowed to build a school for the children who were scratching lessons in the dirt.
Raised by his missionary parents in Tanzania, Mortenson was used to dealing with exotic cultures and developing nations. Still, he faced daunting challenges of raising funds, death threats from enraged mullahs, separation from his family, and a kidnapping to eventually build 55 schools in Taliban territory.
Award-winning journalist,
Relin, recounts the slow and arduous task Mortenson set for himself, a one-man mission aimed particularly at bringing education to young girls in Pakistan and
Afghanistan. Readers interested in a fresh perspective on the cultures and development efforts of
Central Asia will love this incredible story of humanitarian endeavor.
Where: En u m c l a w High
School Library
How to prepare: Purchase and read the book (Books are also available at the Enumclaw Public
Library)
Please come prepared with 2-3 excerpts (and page numbers) of the text that you feel strongly about (powerful writing, connects to their own personal experiences, etc.). Be prepared to discuss in a small group setting.
Makers of this quilt:
Southwood Elementary students and staff. Students range in age from pre-school through
5th grade.
Our mission: To show that we are one community, many individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, yet tied together as one.
Looking at and appreciating diversity is a part of the
Guidance and Counseling curriculum. Students were invited to talk with family members about their heritage and country of origin as a beginning stage of this project. We gave students a broad array of options to depict their cultural background: a symbol, a custom, a celebration, a value held, or just something important to him or her. We asked our pre-school students to simply make his or her handprint, selecting a color for the ink and the background matting.
Students created their own quilt block and were invited to share with the class their thinking about what was included in their block. Then a team of student volunteers tied the blocks together. We collected approximately 410 blocks which are displayed on 16 panels. This project was coordinated by Denise Kellogg,
Counselor at Southwood
Elementary School.
Enumclaw School District #216
2929 McDougall Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
(360) 802-7100
Enumclaw High School, (Grades 9-12)
226 Semanski Street
Enumclaw, WA 98022
David Dorn, Principal david_dorn@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Paul Iacobazzi, Assistant Principal paul_iacobazzi@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Jill Burnes, Assistant Principal jill_burnes@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Kevin Smith, Assistant Principal kevin_smith@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Tim Tubbs, Athletic Director tim_tubbs@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7669
Fax: (360) 802-7676
Enumclaw Middle School, (Grades 6-7-8)
550 Semanski Street South
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Steve Rabb, Principal steve_rabb@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Ed Hatzenbeler, Assistant Principal ed_hatzenbeler@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7150
Fax: (360) 802-7224
Thunder Mountain Middle School, (Grades 6-7-8)
42018 264th Ave. SE
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Darin Adams, Principal darin_adams@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Virginia Callison, Assistant Principal virginia_callison@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7492
Fax: (360) 802-7500
Black Diamond Elementary, (Grades K-5)
25314 Baker Street
Black Diamond, WA 98010
Randy Stocker, Principal randy_stocker@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7570
Fax: (360) 802-7610
Byron Kibler Elementary, (Grades K-5)
2057 Kibler Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Julene Miller, Principal julene_miller@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7263
Fax: (360) 802-7300
Southwood Elementary, (Grades K-5)
3240 McDougall Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Susan Arbury, Principal susan_arbury@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7370
Fax: (360) 802-7374
Sunrise Elementary, (Grades K-5)
899 Osceola Street
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Chris Beals, Principal, (Grades K-5) chris_beals@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7425
Fax: (360) 802-7427
Westwood Elementary, (Grades K-5)
21200 SE 416th
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Keri Marquand, Principal keri_marquand@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7620
Fax: (360 802-7622
Administration Office
2929 McDougall Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Mike Nelson, Superintendent mike_nelson@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Tim Madden, Business Manager tim_madden@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Gerrie Garton, Professional Development gerrie_garton@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Terry Parker, Dir. Curriculum, Instruction &
Assessment terry_parker@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Aaron Stanton, Student Support Services aaron_stanton@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Kathleen Lockyer, Dir. Human Resources kathleen_lockyer@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7100
Fax: (360) 802-7123
Chad Marlow, Network System Coordinator chad_marlow@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7117
Fax: (360) 802-7132
Transportation
450 Semanski Street
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Everett Cunningham, Supervisor everett_cunningham@enumclaw.wednet.edu
(360) 802-7232
Fax: (360) 802-7243
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
The national observance of Take
Your Daughters and Sons to Work
Day is scheduled for April 24. (It is always held the fourth Thursday of April.) This date unfortunately, conflicts with the WASL testing window for grades 3-8. As a result, Gov. Gregoire has asked state agencies to delay observance of Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, which is tentatively set for May 22. State agencies will receive this information through their Interagency Committee of
State Employed Women liaison.
Private industry will likely choose to observe Take Your
Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 24. Schools have always been encouraged to set their testing schedules to minimize the impact of student absences.