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Granite Falls High School
“Starting Monday (last week) it has been the battle of the classes. Each day we have had a different spirit day. Saturday is the best day. Everyone comes. They judge the skits and it’s just a lot of fun to get your school involved. We just had cheer tryouts.”
Kaylee Rainey, 11th grade
Ruling mixed for local districts suing state
A Thurston County Superior Court judge recently upheld the state’s system for funding special education but threw out a lid on the number of students that can draw state dollars.
It was a mixed decision for the Everett and Northshore school districts. They were among a dozen districts that sued the state, claiming it was shortchanging schools by more than $100 million per year in special education funding.
Everett Superintendent Carol Whitehead said the district’s quest for more dollars now turns to lawmakers, who are debating school funding issues following a separate lawsuit over basic education funding.
“It is our hope that legislators will do the right thing during this legislative session and take on our state’s school funding crisis,” she said. “It’s a priority that should not be ignored.”
Brier Terrace principal takes new post
Brier Terrace Middle School Principal Bill Fritz has accepted a job as human resources director in the Shoreline School District.
It will be a homecoming of sorts for Fritz, who left Shoreline to become principal in Brier.
A replacement has yet to be named.
New principal to join Crystal Springs school
Diane Goodwin will take over as the new principal for Crystal Springs Elementary School in Bothell as Richard Ito prepares to retire.
Goodwin currently is principal of an elementary school in the Shoreline School District.
“She seems very sincere, and she has kids so she can relate well to parents,” said Anne Krofchek, a Crystal Springs parent who served on the hiring panel. “She has lots of good ideas and I think she’ll be a good fit for our school.”
Darrington seeks board member to fill vacancy
The Darrington School District is looking for a new board member to replace Kay Brooks who died unexpectedly earlier this year.
Brooks won the position in a 2005, election. The school board will appoint someone to finish her term.
For more information, call the district at 360-436-1323.
MHS to add portable to make room for growth
Monroe High School likely will add a new double-wide portable classroom at an estimated cost of $160,000 to help meet enrollment growth over the next two years.
The school board recently approved the purchase, which will be competitively bid through the King County Directors Association.
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