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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 GRANITE FALLS Thanks to community, school staff Thank you to the Granite Falls community for a warm welcome. Attending the end of the year award programs, talent shows, poetry nights, concerts and graduation activities was the perfect way to close the school year -- seeing firsthand the highlights of student success! This has been a year of many accomplishments, from small to large. We had individual staff and student achievements inside and outside of the classrooms including local, state and national recognition. We adopted a new math curriculum at the high school, an administrator became a published author and the school board adopted a mission, vision and strategic plan that will keep our focus on instruction. Even with all the good news, it was a very unusual year due to the severe budget issues we faced. Looking back throughout the entire process, I am so thankful for the staff and community support and input. You shared suggestions and concerns; you asked questions and provided solutions. Together, we did the absolute best we could and can now move forward and keep student achievement as our priority goal. I am confident we are on the right path to track student progress, to help staff deliver instruction with fidelity, and to maintain a culture of collaboration with students, staff and the community. It's been wonderful getting to know so many of you this past year. It is a pleasure to be part of a remarkable group of staff members, outstanding students, and involved parents and community members. Karen Koschak Superintendent, Granite Falls School District

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