Tuesday, August 12, 2008
News From the Schools
I had the pleasure of giving the council report yesterday to the Clover Park School District board of directors. I was able to stay for much of their meeting before skedaddling to the council meeting a bit later in the evening. Bits and pieces from the schools:
- Aug. 25 is a sale of surplus computers. The first dibs go to students in the district. This is a pretty neat deal for students; read more here.
- The district has already reached tentative contracts with two of its four employee unions, including the teachers. This is good news, as chair Carole Jacobs said, as it's always nice to begin the school year not wondering when the school year will begin!
- A state audit which has not yet been made public has found the district has had excessive travel expenses. New Superintendent Debbie LeBeau was open about it and said the district has already changed its policy. You will no doubt hear more about this in The News Tribune and maybe other media depending on how big a splash the state makes of its audit. It sounds like the state audited more than one district, so who knows how prominently Clover Park will stand out.
- The district has agreed to start an International Baccalaureate Program at Harrison Prep (formerly known as the K-12 school) Lakewood Rotary has been offering to help fund the program as a way to help stop a reported exodus of talented students from the district and also offer a great form of education. Many months ago, there was some concern whether the district would agree to the program, so it was great to hear that it is signed, sealed and approved. OK, I'm a Lion, but hats off to Rotary on this one.
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- Aug. 25 is a sale of surplus computers. The first dibs go to students in the district. This is a pretty neat deal for students; read more here.
- The district has already reached tentative contracts with two of its four employee unions, including the teachers. This is good news, as chair Carole Jacobs said, as it's always nice to begin the school year not wondering when the school year will begin!
- A state audit which has not yet been made public has found the district has had excessive travel expenses. New Superintendent Debbie LeBeau was open about it and said the district has already changed its policy. You will no doubt hear more about this in The News Tribune and maybe other media depending on how big a splash the state makes of its audit. It sounds like the state audited more than one district, so who knows how prominently Clover Park will stand out.
- The district has agreed to start an International Baccalaureate Program at Harrison Prep (formerly known as the K-12 school) Lakewood Rotary has been offering to help fund the program as a way to help stop a reported exodus of talented students from the district and also offer a great form of education. Many months ago, there was some concern whether the district would agree to the program, so it was great to hear that it is signed, sealed and approved. OK, I'm a Lion, but hats off to Rotary on this one.
