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Dale Turner Family YMCA and Cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park honored by Washington Association of School Administrators

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Miner and Shoreline City Manager Debbie Tarry.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

The Dale Turner Family YMCA and Cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park were recently honored by the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) for their support of schools and students during the pandemic.

The three organizations were each presented with Community Leadership Awards by WASA at the association’s recent regional virtual awards ceremony on May 21, 2021. 

L-R: Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Miner, Dale Turner Family YMCA Branch Executive Megan Castellano and Dale Turner Family YMCA Executive Director Carolan Cross.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

They were nominated by Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Miner, who also delivered the award plaques to the recipients in person this week.
“Since our schools were forced to close on March 12, 2020, the City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park and the Dale Turner Family YMCA engaged in offering a system of support and child care for families and students in our district,” said Superintendent Miner.

 

Lake Forest Park City Manager Phillip Hill and Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Miner.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Recognizing that child care was the most immediate and pressing need many families were faced with, the three organizations quickly mobilized their resources and staffing to begin offering child care and remote learning camps, and offering scholarships and funding so that those programs would be offered for free to families in of that support.

“We are incredibly grateful for the outstanding efforts of the Cities and YMCA during this very challenging year,” said Superintendent Miner.


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Lake Forest Park student named to Dean's List at Columbia College in Missouri

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

COLUMBIA, Missouri (May 11, 2021) - Columbia College recently announced its dean's list for the Spring 2021 Semester (January - April, 2021.) 

To be named to the dean's list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale.

Among those named to the dean's list is Cynthia Dodgson of Lake Forest Park, who attended Online.

Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for nearly 170 years. As a private, nonprofit institution with more than 30 locations across the country, students may enroll in day, evening or online classes. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. For more information, visit ccis.edu



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New dean at School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Dr. Brinda Sarathy, new Dean
of IAS at UW Bothell
Dr. Brinda Sarathy
, professor of environmental analysis at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, has been named dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell, effective July 1.

Sarathy succeeds Dr. Bruce Burgett, the inaugural dean of IAS, who is returning to the faculty after 14 years of administrative service.

One of the largest schools at the University, IAS employs close to 100 full and part-time faculty and educates more than 1,000 students each year. 

IAS is at the core of the mission and vision for UW Bothell, said Dr. Sharon A. Jones, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.

“When approaching this search, my primary goal was to find a leader whose background and values closely align with our cutting-edge School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences so that we can further advance the transformational impact of the liberal arts,” Jones said.

Sarathy said she was struck by how closely the mission of IAS resonated with her own work at Pitzer, a private, liberal arts college that is part of the Claremont consortium in Southern California. The “values and commitment to social and environmental justice aligned with me,” Sarathy said.

“I was also impressed by Bothell’s strong emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion, and its track record on social mobility for first-generation students,” she said.

Sarathy received a doctorate in environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley, where she researched race and resource management. Her dissertation gave rise to her 2012 book “Pineros: Latino Labor and the Changing Face of Forestry in the Pacific Northwest.”

At Pitzer, Sarathy also directed the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability, which is a research and teaching center adjacent to a field station near the college. Sarathy is currently on an American Council of Learned Societies fellowship, working on a book about the Stringfellow Acid Pits, California’s first Superfund site.

The search to replace Burgett as dean began last year. Jones, the vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, thanked the Isaacson Miller firm and the search committee at UW Bothell, particularly the chair, School of Business Dean Dr. Sandeep Krishnamurthy; Kathryn Rich, executive assistant who managed the leadership search in a virtual context; and inclusion advocate Dr. Wayne Au, professor in the School of Educational Studies.



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Echo Lake Neighborhood says goodbye to Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Miner

Monday, April 19, 2021


The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association's Tuesday, April 20, 2021 meeting will welcome Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Minor as she prepares to leave her position after seven years leading the district.

"Looking Forward - Looking Back"  - she will talk about the highlights and challenges of the past seven years and what she sees for the future.

ELNA meets virtually on zoom, 7-9pm on the third Thursday of the month. It is the neighborhood in the north - central part of Shoreline and has been meeting consistently since December 1995.



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Video Tours of Einstein and Kellogg Middle Schools are online

Saturday, April 17, 2021


Community Connections Presentation and Video Tours of Einstein and Kellogg Middle Schools

Did you miss our Community Connections presentations this week on the rebuilding of Einstein and Kellogg Middle Schools? 

You can watch a recording of the presentation and discussion of the design and construction process, as well as standalone video tours of each school at the links below.

Community Connections Presentation https://vimeo.com/537731668 - 58 minutes

Einstein Middle School photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Einstein Video Tour https://vimeo.com/537070671 - 12 minutes

Kellogg Middle School photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Kellogg Video Tour https://vimeo.com/537072716 - 10 minutes

Shoreline Public Schools are divided into two "corridors" east and west and cover two cities - Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. I-5 is the dividing line.


Students in the west corridor attend elementary school at Syre, Echo Lake, Meridian Park, Highland Terrace, and Parkwood. Then they move on to Einstein Middle School and Shorewood High School.

Students in the east corridor attend elementary school at Lake Forest Park, Brookside, Ridgecrest,  Briarcrest, as well as Cascade K-8, and the Home Exchange Network. They move to Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School.


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Aldercrest Field is the staging area for Sound Transit construction

Saturday, April 10, 2021

New entrance road from 25th NE
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Aldercrest Field on 25th NE in Shoreline has been leased to Sound Transit by Shoreline Schools, the property owner.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Sound Transit's construction crews have prepared the soggy field as a staging area for their equipment during construction of the northern half of the Lynnwood Link light rail project through Shoreline and Mountlake Terrace.

Aldercrest Field last August 2020
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

To prepare the staging yard, Sound Transit:
  • Cleared the area of small shrubs and vegetation
  • Created new access roads and strengthened existing roads on the site
  • Built a stormwater retention pond
  • Added fencing around the entire site
Construction materials for the Lynnwood Link
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

What neighbors are seeing there now is equipment for form and falsework. Falsework is the temporary system that supports construction. There is also traffic control equipment.

Temporary fencing around the entire site.
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The field was originally part of the school grounds for Kellogg Middle School which was severely damaged in an arson fire in 1983. The undamaged parts of the building were used for special programs and then left vacant. The buildings were demolished in 2014.

The Aldercrest Elementary building across the street on NE 200th has been upgraded and is in use.

--Diane Hettrick



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North Seattle French School - In-person Open House on Saturday, April 10

Friday, April 2, 2021


North Seattle French School in-person Open House on Saturday, April 10.

Visit our classrooms, meet with our head of school and some of our families, and learn about our curriculum and values. 

We are a French Immersion and bilingual preschool and K-5 elementary school located in Shoreline, within the Shoreline Center.
 
Our curriculum is based on the internationally recognized program created by the French Ministry of Education, while also incorporating the best of U.S. teaching styles. We emphasize project-based learning, creative thinking, problem solving, and social-emotional learning.
 
No French knowledge is necessary for students entering preschool or kindergarten.

We are looking forward to meeting you on Saturday, April 10th. For safety reasons, we require interested families to RSVP for a 20 minute time slot and to respect safety protocols.

Questions? Contact Aurelie: admissions@northseattlefrenchschool.com or visit our website www.NorthSeattleFrenchSchool.com


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Thank you from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

THANK YOU!

The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation 
is incredibly grateful for all the contributions to our Spring Event.

Spring Event 2021!

  • Two donors provide $20,000.00 in challenge gift funds!
  • There were 228 donations!
  • $87,547 has been raised so far! Which is 70% of our $125,000.00 goal.

This community's commitment to supporting our students and promoting learning in our schools is amazing.

If you would like to help us meet our goal, DONATE HERE


The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation (SPSF) partners with the Shoreline Public Schools and the community to build awareness and fund learning opportunities that help support the best possible education for all students in the Shoreline Public Schools.

Our annual grant program allows the district to more broadly celebrate the diversity within our community and address the inequities that many students and families face.  Additionally the grant program provides the means to connect resources, experiences and opportunities to the learner.



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Shoreline Public Schools Foundation Annual Spring Event

Thursday, March 25, 2021


The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation

Annual Spring Event!

Although we can’t join together at the
Shoreline Center,
we can join together and support
opportunities for educational success!

Your participation in this year’s fundraiser
will help raise $125,000 to support summer learning and grants 
for the 2021-2022 school year.


Donate today and help provide
opportunities for educational success!

Please click below to participate in this year’s Spring Event.
 




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Shoreline Schools open with hybrid model

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Ridgecrest Elementary
Photo by Seattle Poppy
By Diane Hettrick

There was a school bus on my block this morning, with an eager child and a yappy dog. I won't know for a long time how many children will actually use that stop.

The hybrid model that Shoreline is using places students in K-5 general education classrooms into morning or afternoon cohorts to attend school in person four days a week:
  • Cohort A will attend school in person in the mornings on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each week. They will then do remote learning in the afternoons and all day on Wednesdays.
  • Cohort B will attend school in person in the afternoons on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each week. They will do remote learning in the mornings and all day on Wednesdays.
Some students will continue with all remote learning.

The Seattle Times published a large photo from Echo Lake Elementary. You can see it here

Seattle Schools have issued a flat statement that they will not be open this school year. One of their issues, other than unvaccinated teachers, is that most of their buildings are very old and do not have updated ventilation systems.

Shoreline has a rotating plan to keep all its schools up to standard. Both high schools were rebuilt in 2014 and both middle schools are so new that students have barely used Einstein and Kellogg has not yet opened. The good news is that both schools were completed ahead of time, and construction crews didn't have to work around students on campus as they did with the high schools. (And students didn't have to work around construction.)

Students in hybrid learning wear masks and observe social distancing.



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House passes Pollet bill to protect students from lead contamination

Friday, March 5, 2021

Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-46
OLYMPIA—On Thursday, March 4, 2021 the Washington House of Representatives passed a bill that protects Washington school children from lead in drinking water.

House Bill 1139, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-46, will establish a 2026 deadline for the Department of Health to test all faucets used for drinking water or in food preparation in public schools. 

Districts will notify parents of results when elevated lead levels are found and develop action plans to reduce all lead levels to below five parts per billion (ppb). This bill would be one of the strongest protections in the nation.

“When kids are in school, the water they drink shouldn’t reduce their IQ and ability to learn,” said Rep. Pollet, also a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Public Health. 
“The neurological and developmental problems created by even low levels of lead exposure have been well documented. When our kids return to school, their parents need to know we have a plan to fix any lead contamination problems. It is time to step up protect our children here in Washington.”

According to an analysis by a UW School of Public Health student, 551 schools participated in recent voluntary testing conducted by the Washington Department of Health and Seattle Public Schools. 

Of those schools, 82% had at least one faucet with lead levels of at least 5 ppb, and 49% had a faucet with lead levels over 15 ppb. Numerous schools had lead levels well over 100 ppb, and two schools had levels over 1,000 ppb. About 2,000 schools remain to be tested.

Filters, flushing or valve replacement are usually successful in remediating lead levels to below 5 ppb. These costs are typically under $2,000 per school.

House Bill 1139 passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 94-4 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.

Rep. Pollet represents the 46th Legislative District which includes Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, and northeast Seattle.



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North Seattle French School in-person open house Saturday Feb 13

Tuesday, February 9, 2021


North Seattle French School Open House Saturday

Visit our classrooms, meet with members of our community and discover our curriculum on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Because of the pandemic, we require interested families to RSVP for a 20 minute time slot and to respect safety protocols. Please RSVP here.

We are a French Immersion and bilingual preschool and K-5 elementary school located in Shoreline, within the Shoreline Center and we are open to all.

Our curriculum is based on the internationally recognized program created by the French Ministry of Education, while also incorporating the best of U.S. teaching styles. We emphasize project-based learning, creative thinking, problem solving, and social-emotional learning.

No French knowledge is necessary for students entering preschool or kindergarten.

We are looking forward to meeting you on Saturday!

Contact: Aurelie Declerck admissions@northseattlefrenchschool.com



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State unveils COVID-19 vaccination ‘Get Ready’ plan for school employees when they are eligible

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Kaiser Permanente Washington
president Susan Mullaney
Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal and Kaiser Permanente announce bold plan to vaccinate school employees

OLYMPIA — Equitably and safely vaccinating Washington educators and school staff is the goal of the new ‘Get Ready’ plan announced today by State Schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal and Kaiser Permanente Washington president Susan Mullaney.

The plan is designed to be launch ready when personnel become eligible under Washington state’s vaccination protocols, and will focus on supporting a safe return to school for communities across the state and ensures a commitment to fairness, equity, and consistency in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Keeping our educators and school staff safe is very important to me,” said Governor Jay Inslee. 
“This announcement does not allow educators to move ahead in the current prioritization, it means when it is their turn, we are ready to move ahead. 
"I’m excited about today’s announcement and look forward to working with Superintendent Reykdal, Kaiser Permanente, and our labor partners as we continue our efforts to make sure our educators and school staff have rapid and equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible.” 

 

Chris Reykdal, Supt of
Public Instruction, State of
Washington
OSPI and DOH are additionally planning further efforts to define potential sites more proximate to Central Washington school employees.

School districts are encouraged to maintain existing vaccination plans already in development; however, this integrated approach will offer an equitable approach to vaccinating school employees in Washington. 

All vaccination efforts will be in coordination with the newly formed Washington State Vaccine Command and Coordination Center, and vaccine availability will continue to be dependent upon the number of vaccines the state receives.

For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine or to determine which phase you fall in, visit the Washington Department of Health website.



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Free Weekly Meal Box program open to all children

Saturday, January 16, 2021

L-R Launita Salvage and Tsutae Marcinkowski prepare meal boxes for that week's distribution
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools


Families of any youth 18 and younger can order pick up meal boxes full of healthy meals for their children

Thanks to changes made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to the pandemic and school closures, Shoreline Public Schools has been able to offer free meals to youth through a weekly meal box program.

The program is open through the end of the school year and participants do not need to be enrolled in Shoreline Schools to receive free meals. In fact, all children 18 and younger are eligible.

Meal box orders are to be placed by families on Monday-Wednesday each week. They are then available for pick up on Wednesday of the following week at a number of locations throughout the district. Ordering information is available at http://bit.ly/MealBoxOrder

Each meal box contains a week's worth of healthy and nutritious meals
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools



Each meal box, which families place orders for each week, contain a week's worth of breakfasts and lunches. Staff are intentional about planning and preparing the meals that are easy to warm up in microwaves. Each meal is well-balanced and meets or exceeds USDA nutrition guidelines.

Susie Piper-Sack prepares breakfast sandwiches to go in meal boxes
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

“Students can’t learn if they’re hungry and youth need healthy meals to support proper growth and development,” said Food and Nutrition Services Director Jessica Finger. "This is a great program to support those needs… we hope people will continue to take advantage of it.”

Finger notes that they’ve had great participation so far. From September through December, they have made and distributed more than 142,000 meals.

Learn more and place an order at: http://bit.ly/MealBoxOrder



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Shorewood fundraiser: Fill the truck includes broken electronics, small furniture, and worn textiles

Friday, January 15, 2021


Saturday, January 16th from 9 am - 12 pm

SHOREWOOD FUNDRAISER


There will be a Goodwill Drop Off site at the Shorewood High School parking lot, 17300 Fremont Ave N, in front of the school, to benefit the Shorewood senior class.

You don’t even have to get out of the car! Student volunteers will be on hand to help unload your items. Everyone will be masked, 6 feet apart and have gloves on.

Donation guidelines:
  • Clothing or any textiles (including well-worn items which can be repurposed)
  • Books, Toys, Small home appliances, Sports equipment
  • Electronics - Broken can be turned in for recycling!
  • Furniture (small, no larger than an end table) will be accepted
Clear out your closets and do good for the kids!



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Black Voices: Tell Us Our Stories on January 14

Friday, January 8, 2021



Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 4:00-6:00pm Black Voices: Tell Us Our Stories. 

Washington State Teacher of the Year Brooke Brown will discuss Ethnic Studies in schools.

Ms. Brown has taught Ethnic Studies at Washington High School for 14 years and is a powerful voice for equity. She worked to bring Ethnic Studies to her school and district and serves on the OSPI Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee which will create the framework the state will adopt for Ethnic Studies implementation statewide.


This event is presented in partnership with the Shoreline Education Association and Shoreline Public Schools Foundation.


Video Recording: Black Voices Presents Black Minds Matter

A recording of December 14’s Black Voices: Black Minds Matter webinar is now available online. The event featured Dr. Derek McNeil and Heather Casimere, M.A. discussing Black mental health and trauma. 



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Open new doors for your child with a French bilingual education at the North Seattle French School

Thursday, January 7, 2021


North Seattle French School is a French Immersion and bilingual preschool and K-5 elementary school located in Shoreline, within the Shoreline Center.

Our curriculum is based on the internationally recognized program created by the French Ministry of Education, while also incorporating the best of U.S. teaching styles. We emphasize project-based learning, creative thinking, problem solving, and social-emotional learning.
 
No French knowledge is necessary for students entering preschool or kindergarten.

Join us on Zoom to learn more about our programs:

Friday, January 15th, 12:30pm to 1:30pm Coffee Talk – Inside the Kindergarten classroom.

Join us for an informal discussion during lunch break to talk with current families and the director of the curriculum. RSVP here!

Friday, January 29th, 12:30pm to 1:30pm Coffee Talk – Inside the Preschool – Pre-K classroom.

Join us for an informal discussion during lunch break to talk with current families and the preschool teacher. RSVP here!

Questions? Contact Aurelie: admissions@northseattlefrenchschool.com


North Seattle French School www.northseattlefrenchschool.com - Our mission is to cultivate a community of globally-minded independent thinkers through bilingual education.

For the latest photos, vidoes, and news from NSFS check out our Instagram and Facebook page.


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Shoreline Schools superintendent to resign at end of school year

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Shoreline Schools Superintendent
Rebecca Miner to resign in June
Shoreline Schools Superintendent Rebecca Miner has notified the school board that she will resign her position at the end of this school year. Following is her statement to the community:


Dear Shoreline Families:

It has been a huge honor and joy to serve as the superintendent of Shoreline since 2014. As I travel on my personal and professional journey through life, I have decided that it is nearly time for me to begin a new chapter.

I have let the Board know that I am resigning my position in Shoreline effective June 30, 2021. I am announcing this now so that our Board will have ample time to plan for and select the next superintendent to serve our community.

No matter where my path takes me, my work in Shoreline will be a part of me forever. I am grateful to the families and students who have been such a huge part of my experience here as we strive to make Shoreline School District the best it can be for all of our community’s children.

I look forward to the work ahead of us as we finish this school year!

With gratitude,

Rebecca



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Shoreline Public Schools Foundation achieves fundraising goal for matching funds

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation would like to thank the generosity of 30 donors who donated over $9,000 during our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion campaign. 

This guarantees that we will receive the $5,000 matching pledge from the Debi Ehrlichman Fund for Educational Excellence. 

Thank you for supporting DEI in our schools!



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Thank you, Shoreline Public Schools Foundation Donors

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Our donors are amazing, generous and making a difference! 

Since September, they have made a huge impact on the students, staff and families in the Shoreline Public Schools!

To date, nearly $79,000 in funding has been provided to support:
  • 200 hotspots so students have reliable internet connections
  • Take home books for young readers
  • Earbuds to help support at home learning
  • Gift cards to reduce food insecurity and help through the holidays
  • Curriculum support in: Science, Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning and Stress Management, and Ethnic Studies

We are grateful for their support, and thrilled they have found the mission of the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation a worthy cause. Thanks-for-giving!

SPSF Board of Trustees
www.shorelinefoundation.org



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