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Superintendent Message 2929 McDougall Avenue, Enumclaw • 360-802-7100 • Fax 360-802-7140 • www.enumclaw.wednet.edu SCHOOL DISTRICT CONNECTION November 2009 Serving Enumclaw and Black Diamond Contact Us Enumclaw School District 2929 McDougall Avenue Enumclaw WA 98022 360.802.7100 Enumclaw High School (Grades 9-12) 226 Semanski Street South Enumclaw WA 98022 Jill Burnes, Principal [email protected] Ed Hatzenbeler, Assistant Principal [email protected] Paul Iacobazzi, Assistant Principal [email protected] Kevin Smith, Assistant Principal & CTE Director [email protected] Kevin Smith, Athletic Director kevin_smith @enumclaw.wednet.edu 360.802.7669 Fax: 360.802.7676 Enumclaw Middle School (Grades 6-8) 550 Semanski Street South Enumclaw WA 98022 Steve Rabb, Principal [email protected] Brian Patrick, Dean of Students [email protected] 360.802.7150 Fax: 360.802.7224 Thunder Mt. Middle School (Grades 6-8) 42018 264th Avenue SE Enumclaw WA 98022 Virginia Callison, Principal [email protected] Marci Shepard, Dean of Students [email protected] 360.802.7492 Fax: 360.802.7500 Black Diamond Elementary (Grades K-5) 25314 Baker Street Black Diamond WA 98010 Gerrie Garton, Principal [email protected] 360.802.7570 Fax: 360.802.7610 Byron Kibler Elementary (Grades K-5) 2057 Kibler Avenue Enumclaw WA 98022 Julene Miller, Principal [email protected] 360.802.7263 Fax: 360.802.7300 Southwood Elementary (Grades K-5) 3240 McDougall Avenue Enumclaw WA 98022 Susan Arbury, Principal [email protected] 360.802.7370 Fax: 802.7374 Sunrise Elementary (Grades K-5) 899 Osceola Street Enumclaw WA 98022 Chris Beals, Principal [email protected] 360.802.802.7425 Fax: 360.802.7427 Westwood Elementary (Grades K-5) 21200 SE 416th Enumclaw WA 98022 Keri Marquand, Principal [email protected] 360.802.7620 Fax: 360.802.7622 Administration Office 2929 McDougall Avenue Enumclaw WA 98022 Mike Nelson, Superintendent [email protected] Randy Stocker, Business Director [email protected] Terry Parker, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Director [email protected] Kathleen Lockyer, Human Resources Director [email protected] Aaron Stanton, Student Support Services Director [email protected] Chad Marlow, Technology Coordinator [email protected] 360.802.7117 Fax: 360.802.7140 Transportation 450 Semanski Street South Enumclaw WA 98022 Everett Cunningham, Supervisor [email protected] 360.802.7232 Fax: 360.802.7243 294504 Personalized Support School Mitigation Agreement Individual Achievement Program Mike This year, staff members at Thunder Mountain Middle School are working hard to ensure that struggling stu- dents receive personalized support to help them suc- ceed in school. This work is occurring on Wednesday mornings and Friday after- noons, when teachers meet in teams to examine student performance data and de- termine the kinds of support that might be needed for each child to be successful in school. Every Wednesday morning, the teachers review student grades and identify students who need an extra boost in order to achieve passing grades in all of their classes. Individual plans are devel- oped for each of these stu- dents to provide them with assistance that is matched to their particular needs. For example, students who need additional time to catch up on their homework may be assigned to work with the principal at lunch, or to work with instructional assistants during silent read- ing time. Others work with the Dean of Students to im- prove their attendance or with the guidance counselor if there are emotional bar- riers that are making it dif- ficult for them to achieve in school. At the same time, teachers are working with parents to coordinate efforts between school and home so that all of the adults in a student’s life have the infor- mation they need and can provide the student with the extra support for his or her success. In addition to their Wednes- day meetings, teachers are also meeting on Friday af- ternoons to review student performance data on class- room assessments. Teachers are able to use this informa- tion to identify students who are struggling to understand important concepts in Math, English, Science and Histo- ry. Students who are having difficulty receive extra help from their teachers during si- lent reading time. Nearly all staff members, including of- fice personnel, the counsel- or, kitchen staff, instructional assistants, administrators, teachers, and the librarian play an important part in these efforts. It is hoped that this targeted attention will al- low each student to be con- fident and prepared when entering high school. Supporting the Achievement of all students at TMMS By Ginger Callison The City of Black Diamond, Enumclaw School District, BD Village Partners LP and BD Lawson Partners LP have jointly developed an agreement that provides for adequate schools to support planned growth from the Developers’ projects in the City of Black Diamond. The agreement mitigates the impacts of two proposed Master Planned Developments on school facilities through a combination of land conveyance for school sites and the payment of mitigation fees Upcoming Events November and December When What November 18 Elementary Report Cards sent home November 19-21 EHS Drama Presents The Elephant Man November 19, 20, 23, 24 K-12 Parent Confernce Days, Early release for students NoN- November 23 Board Meeting at district office board room 7:00 p.m. November 25 K-12 Early Release November 26 & 27 Thanksgiving Break - Schools & District Office Closed November 30 SEPAC meeting in the district office board room at 6:00 p.m. December 3 Magic Strings Concert at the EHS Auditorium 7:00 p.m. Sunrise 4th & 5th Grade Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. December 4 Staff Collaboration- Students dismissed one hour early December 5 EHS Band performing in Christmas Parade December 7 Board Work Study at district office board room 7:00 p.m. December 8 Byron Kibler Craft Sale Family Night 6:30 p.m. in gym EHS Band Winter Concert at 7:00 p.m. December 10 Byron Kibler Holiday Reading/Math Family Night at 6:30 p.m. Black Diamond Holiday Concert grades K-2 at 7:00 December 11 Staff Collaboration - Students dismissed One hour early DECA Fashion Show at 7:00 p.m. December 14 EHS Choir Holiday Concert at 7:00 p.m. December 15 Thunder Mountain Winter Concert 7:00 p.m. Happy November ! For the past several weekends,I have raked leaves .... OK, A LOT of leaves! I have used this time to reflect upon some EHS seniors who have asked me to write letters of recommendation for their college applications. I want so badly to craft a message that will be meaningful for the student and stand out when the college evaluators read the letter. We have many transitions in our school system for students (and parents! ). I have heard from sev- eral families that the first day of kin- dergarten is a very emotional one. Parents share how much they will miss not having their child at home all day. ere’s another transition as students move from elementary school into middle school. Many parents fear these years as they are full of emotional and physical chang- es. Another transition occurs as stu- dents move into our high school. Independence arrives as students be- gin driving themselves to school and activities. Yikes! After high school transition used to begin in the middle of a student’s senior year or for some in the sum- mer after graduation! As a school system, we are attempting to provide increasing opportunities for the post high school conversation to occur throughout high school and even in middle school. For the past couple of years, we have invited EHS stu- dents returning from colleges, tech- nical schools and the military to come for a luncheon during winter break to share information with stu- dents. is year we will be hosting this luncheon on Tuesday, Decem- ber 29th in our EHS library from 12:00 – 1:00. All high school and middle school students and families are welcome to come and listen to our former students share their jour- neys. is fall, our high school host- ed a beyond high school fair featur- ing booths from colleges, technical schools and the military. Our EHS commons was packed! Britt and I are working with our daughter Anna on her applications for transition beyond EHS. Here are a few things that we have found helpful in preparing her to make an informed decision about her future: • Make visitations to college cam- puses and technical schools. Like reading to your child, I don’t think it is ever too early to start. Make a day trip to walk around a campus, go to their bookstore and have lunch in their student union center. • Conduct web searches on schools and/or military organizations and search their offerings, degrees and certifications. Often you are able to put your child’s name on a mailing list. • Find out any prerequisites that your child will need in order to be accepted into a school or the mili- tary. What entrance tests need to be taken? Are their certain course re- quirements (for example: number of years of a foreign language)? Some of these decisions need to occur far before a senior year. • If you are looking outside the state of Washington, make a contact with the school’s or military’s regional rep- resentative. Make sure they have contact information about your child. • Often, to be considered for aca- demic scholarships, a student must apply early in his/her senior year. Deadlines vary with schools, but usually fall in November. • If you are applying for college, explore what the “common applica- tion” looks like. More and more universities are using this single ap- plication form that can be easily looked at by our underclassmen so they can see what is being asked. Our desire is that all of our students find incredible success upon leaving our system. We will continue to seek ways to connect students and fami- lies with opportunities to learn what is available after Enumclaw High School! In partnership with you, JUST THINK how many people that will feed! WRHS collected 4840 to make that total 13866 food items for local families! Do you know what 9000 nonperishable food items looks like?! Mountains of ramen and towers of canned veggies met my Key Clubbers Fri- day night. It was an overwhelming task to move so much grub but well worth it in the end. Here are some of the details: It took about a dozen Key Clubbers, two Kiwanians, and one wimpy advisor 6 hours to load, count, and transport all of the food! It was a truckload and a half hand- delivered to Black Diamond’s food bank (which, by the way, is located down two flights of stairs - whew! We got sweaty!) and about 3 truckloads and a vanload to the Ki- wanis food bank downtown in Enumclaw. Our middle schools ROCKED the competi- tion since EMS required the enormous food bank van and TMMS required 2 truckloads with an extra trip! (We even heard that one class at TMMS collected almost as much as our whole high school!) EHS col- lected enough cans in one short week to fill the food bank’s auxilia- ry shed to the top. What does this all mean? It means that as we head toward the Holidays and colder weather, hundreds of our neigh- bors will have access to more food than they otherwise would have in these tough times. You may never see them eat that meal, but know your contribution did not go unnoticed. Blessings on you all. Key Club is proud to have had the privilege to facilitate your generosity!! Amy Ihde, EHS Key Club Advisor Well it’s hard to imagine considering this economy and our tremendous suc- cess last year, but our total district food drive numbers beat our own numbers from last year!!! 2nd Annual District Food Drive Sponsored by Key Club Transportation: 37 Westwood: 52 Kibler: 109 District Office: 135 Sunrise: 189 Black Diamond: 217 Southwood: 410 EHS: 1301 EMS: 2141 TMMS: 4435 Here's how it broke down by numbers of items: THE ELEPHANT MAN Enumclaw High School Drama Team Presents 7:30 PM November 19-21 "Sometimes man is the animal" “Superintendent Mike Nelson presents the School Mitigation Agreement to the community on November 5 th , 2009 at Black Diamond Elementary School.” to the Enumclaw School District. As a result of this agreement, the future locations for schools are secured while flexibility regarding when and where to build each school is maintained. For more information about the school mitigation agreement, please visit our website: http:// www.enumclaw.wednet.edu Maintenance and Operations Levy: February 9, 2010 The Enumclaw School District will run a four-year replace- ment maintenance and operations levy on February 9, 2010. This replacement levy represents 18-19% of the school district’s annual operating budget. This levy is not a new tax. It will replace a levy approved by Enumclaw School District voters in February 2006. The Enumclaw School District Board of Directors will formally adopt a resolution for this levy election at their business meeting on November 23, 2009. Each year, we give our K-4 students the opportunity to take the qualifying assessment for placement into the Individual Achievement (I.A.) Program. is year's test for students in second through fourth grades will be held on Saturday, February 5,2010 from 9:00-12:00 at Southwood Elementary School. Kindergarten and first grade assessment will take place during regular school days. First grade students will be tested during the week of January 11 and kindergartners during the weeks of January 18th and Janu- ary 25th. ose interested in having their child assessed for the Individual Achievement Program can register at the office of their child's school beginning December 1,2009. e deadline for signing up kindergarten and first grade students will be January 4, 2010. e deadline for signing up second through fourth grade students will be January 22, 2010. Susan Arbury, Principal Southwood Elementary School
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Superintendent Message
2929 McDougall Avenue, Enumclaw • 360-802-7100 • Fax 360-802-7140 • www.enumclaw.wednet.edu
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CONNECTIONNovember 2009
Serving Enumclaw and Black Diamond
Contact UsEnumclaw School District2929 McDougall AvenueEnumclaw WA 98022360.802.7100
Enumclaw High School (Grades 9-12)226 Semanski Street SouthEnumclaw WA 98022Jill Burnes, [email protected] Hatzenbeler, Assistant [email protected] Iacobazzi, Assistant [email protected] Smith, Assistant Principal & CTE [email protected] Smith, Athletic Directorkevin_smith @enumclaw.wednet.edu360.802.7669Fax: 360.802.7676
Enumclaw Middle School (Grades 6-8)550 Semanski Street SouthEnumclaw WA 98022Steve Rabb, [email protected] Patrick, Dean of [email protected]: 360.802.7224
Thunder Mt. Middle School (Grades 6-8)42018 264th Avenue SEEnumclaw WA 98022Virginia Callison, [email protected]
Marci Shepard, Dean of [email protected]: 360.802.7500
Black Diamond Elementary (Grades K-5)25314 Baker StreetBlack Diamond WA 98010Gerrie Garton, [email protected]: 360.802.7610
Byron Kibler Elementary (Grades K-5)2057 Kibler AvenueEnumclaw WA 98022Julene Miller, [email protected]: 360.802.7300
Southwood Elementary (Grades K-5)3240 McDougall AvenueEnumclaw WA 98022Susan Arbury, [email protected]: 802.7374
Sunrise Elementary (Grades K-5)899 Osceola StreetEnumclaw WA 98022Chris Beals, Principal [email protected]: 360.802.7427
Westwood Elementary (Grades K-5)21200 SE 416thEnumclaw WA 98022Keri Marquand, [email protected]: 360.802.7622
Administration Of� ce2929 McDougall AvenueEnumclaw WA 98022Mike Nelson, [email protected] Stocker, Business [email protected] Parker, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment [email protected] Lockyer, Human Resources [email protected] Stanton, Student Support Services [email protected] Marlow, Technology [email protected]: 360.802.7140
Transportation450 Semanski Street SouthEnumclaw WA 98022Everett Cunningham, [email protected]: 360.802.7243
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Personalized Support
School Mitigation Agreement
Individual Achievement Program
Mike
This year, staff members at Thunder Mountain Middle School are working hard to ensure that struggling stu-dents receive personalized support to help them suc-ceed in school. This work is occurring on Wednesday mornings and Friday after-noons, when teachers meet in teams to examine student performance data and de-termine the kinds of support that might be needed for each child to be successful in school.
Every Wednesday morning, the teachers review student grades and identify students who need an extra boost in order to achieve passing grades in all of their classes. Individual plans are devel-oped for each of these stu-dents to provide them with
assistance that is matched to their particular needs. For example, students who need additional time to catch up on their homework may be assigned to work with the principal at lunch, or to work with instructional assistants during silent read-ing time. Others work with the Dean of Students to im-prove their attendance or with the guidance counselor if there are emotional bar-riers that are making it dif-� cult for them to achieve in school. At the same time, teachers are working with parents to coordinate efforts between school and home so that all of the adults in a student’s life have the infor-mation they need and can provide the student with the extra support for his or her success.
In addition to their Wednes-day meetings, teachers are also meeting on Friday af-ternoons to review student performance data on class-room assessments. Teachers are able to use this informa-tion to identify students who are struggling to understand important concepts in Math, English, Science and Histo-ry. Students who are having diffi culty receive extra help from their teachers during si-lent reading time. Nearly all staff members, including of-fi ce personnel, the counsel-or, kitchen staff, instructional assistants, administrators, teachers, and the librarian play an important part in these efforts. It is hoped that this targeted attention will al-low each student to be con-� dent and prepared when entering high school.
Supporting the Achievement of all students at TMMS By Ginger Callison
The City of Black Diamond, Enumclaw School District, BD Village Partners LP and BD Lawson Partners LP have jointly developed an agreement that provides for adequate schools to support planned growth from the Developers’ projects in the City of Black Diamond. The agreement mitigates the impacts of two proposed Master Planned Developments on school facilities through a combination of land conveyance for school sites and the payment of mitigation fees
Upcoming Events November and DecemberWhen WhatNovember 18 Elementary Report Cards sent homeNovember 19-21 EHS Drama Presents The Elephant ManNovember 19, 20, 23, 24 K-12 Parent Confernce Days, Early release for students NoN-November 23 Board Meeting at district of� ce board room 7:00 p.m. November 25 K-12 Early ReleaseNovember 26 & 27 Thanksgiving Break - Schools & District Of� ce ClosedNovember 30 SEPAC meeting in the district of� ce board room at 6:00 p.m.December 3 Magic Strings Concert at the EHS Auditorium 7:00 p.m. Sunrise 4th & 5th Grade Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. December 4 Staff Collaboration- Students dismissed one hour earlyDecember 5 EHS Band performing in Christmas ParadeDecember 7 Board Work Study at district of� ce board room 7:00 p.m. December 8 Byron Kibler Craft Sale Family Night 6:30 p.m. in gym EHS Band Winter Concert at 7:00 p.m.December 10 Byron Kibler Holiday Reading/Math Family Night at 6:30 p.m. Black Diamond Holiday Concert grades K-2 at 7:00December 11 Staff Collaboration - Students dismissed One hour early DECA Fashion Show at 7:00 p.m.December 14 EHS Choir Holiday Concert at 7:00 p.m.December 15 Thunder Mountain Winter Concert 7:00 p.m.
Happy November!
For the past several weekends, I have raked leaves . . . .OK, A
LOT of leaves! I have used this time to re� ect upon some EHS seniors who have asked me to write letters of recommendation for their college applications. I want so badly to craft a message that will be meaningful for the student and stand out when the college evaluators read the letter.
We have many transitions in our school system for students (and parents! ). I have heard from sev-eral families that the � rst day of kin-dergarten is a very emotional one. Parents share how much they will miss not having their child at home all day. � ere’s another transition as students move from elementary school into middle school. Many parents fear these years as they are full of emotional and physical chang-es. Another transition occurs as stu-dents move into our high school. Independence arrives as students be-gin driving themselves to school and activities. Yikes!
After high school transition used to begin in the middle of a student’s senior year or for some in the sum-mer after graduation! As a school
system, we are attempting to provide increasing opportunities for the post high school conversation to occur throughout high school and even in middle school. For the past couple of years, we have invited EHS stu-dents returning from colleges, tech-nical schools and the military to come for a luncheon during winter break to share information with stu-dents. � is year we will be hosting this luncheon on Tuesday, Decem-ber 29th in our EHS library from 12:00 – 1:00. All high school and middle school students and families are welcome to come and listen to our former students share their jour-neys. � is fall, our high school host-ed a beyond high school fair featur-ing booths from colleges, technical schools and the military. Our EHS commons was packed!
Britt and I are working with our daughter Anna on her applications for transition beyond EHS. Here are a few things that we have found helpful in preparing her to make an informed decision about her future:• Make visitations to college cam-puses and technical schools. Like reading to your child, I don’t think it is ever too early to start. Make a day trip to walk around a campus, go to their bookstore and have lunch in their student union center.• Conduct web searches on schools and/or military organizations and search their o� erings, degrees and certi� cations. Often you are able to
put your child’s name on a mailing list.• Find out any prerequisites that your child will need in order to be accepted into a school or the mili-tary. What entrance tests need to be taken? Are their certain course re-quirements (for example: number of years of a foreign language)? Some of these decisions need to occur far before a senior year.• If you are looking outside the state of Washington, make a contact with the school’s or military’s regional rep-resentative. Make sure they have contact information about your child.• Often, to be considered for aca-demic scholarships, a student must apply early in his/her senior year. Deadlines vary with schools, but usually fall in November. • If you are applying for college, explore what the “common applica-tion” looks like. More and more universities are using this single ap-plication form that can be easily looked at by our underclassmen so they can see what is being asked.
Our desire is that all of our students � nd incredible success upon leaving our system. We will continue to seek ways to connect students and fami-lies with opportunities to learn what is available after Enumclaw High School!
In partnership with you,
JUST THINK how many people that will feed! WRHS collected 4840 to make that total 13866 food items for local families! Do you know what 9000 nonperishable food items looks like?! Mountains of ramen and towers of canned veggies met my Key Clubbers Fri-day night. It was an overwhelming task to move so much grub but well worth it in the end. Here are some of the details: It took about a dozen Key Clubbers, two Kiwanians, and one wimpy advisor 6 hours to load, count, and transport all of the food! It was a truckload and a half hand-delivered to Black Diamond’s food bank (which, by the way, is located down two fl ights of stairs - whew! We got sweaty!) and about 3 truckloads and a vanload to the Ki-wanis food bank downtown in Enumclaw.
Our middle schools ROCKED the competi-tion since EMS required the enormous food bank van and TMMS required 2 truckloads with an extra trip! (We even heard that one class at TMMS collected almost as much as
our whole high school!) EHS col-lected enough cans in one short week to fi ll the food bank’s auxilia-ry shed to the top. What does this all mean? It means that as we head toward the Holidays and colder weather, hundreds of our neigh-bors will have access to more food
than they otherwise would have in these tough times. You may never see them eat that meal, but know your contribution did not go unnoticed. Blessings on you all. Key Club is proud to have had the privilege to facilitate your generosity!! Amy Ihde, EHS Key Club Advisor
Well it’s hard to imagine considering this economy and our tremendous suc-cess last year, but our total district food drive numbers beat our own numbers from last year!!!
2nd Annual District Food DriveSponsored by Key Club
Transportation: 37Westwood: 52Kibler: 109District Offi ce: 135Sunrise: 189
Black Diamond: 217Southwood: 410EHS: 1301EMS: 2141TMMS: 4435
Here's how it broke down by numbers of items:
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Enumclaw High School Drama TeamPresents
7:30 PMNovember 19-21
"Sometimes man is the animal"
“Superintendent Mike Nelson presents the School Mitigation Agreement to the community on November 5th, 2009 at Black Diamond Elementary School.”
to the Enumclaw School District. As a result of this agreement, the future locations for schools are secured while fl exibility regarding when and where to build each school is maintained. For more information about the school mitigation agreement, please visit our website: http://www.enumclaw.wednet.edu
Maintenance and Operations Levy: February 9, 2010
The Enumclaw School District will run a four-year replace-ment maintenance and operations levy on February 9, 2010. This replacement levy represents 18-19% of the school district’s annual operating budget.
This levy is not a new tax. It will replace a levy approved by Enumclaw School District voters in February 2006. The Enumclaw School District Board of Directors will formally adopt a resolution for this levy election at their business meeting on November 23, 2009.
Each year, we give our K-4 students the opportunity to take the qualifying assessment for placement into the Individual Achievement (I.A.) Program. � is year's test for students in second through fourth grades will be held on Saturday, February 5,2010 from 9:00-12:00 at Southwood Elementary School. Kindergarten and � rst grade assessment will take place during regular school days. First grade students will be tested during the week of January 11 and kindergartners during the weeks of January 18th and Janu-ary 25th. � ose interested in having their child assessed for the Individual Achievement Program can register at the o� ce of their child's school beginning December 1,2009. � e deadline for signing up kindergarten and � rst grade students will be January 4, 2010. � e deadline for signing up second through fourth grade students will be January 22, 2010. Susan Arbury, Principal Southwood Elementary School
Each year, we give our K-4 students the opportunity to take the qualifying assessment for
