More local families need help this year

More local families need help this year

More families than expected are asking for food, toy and teen gift donations from the Shoreline PTA Council’s Holiday Baskets Drive. The drive provides low-income Shoreline School District families with gift and food support.

Over 400 families requested help this year, up from over 150 families last year. There is an urgent need for food donations.

The drive runs through Friday, Dec. 19. Distribution to families is Dec. 20. Any district family in need can contact their school nurse or family advocate.

To help, drop off food, toy or teen gift donations at any Shoreline school through Dec. 19 during school hours, or at the Shoreline Center lobby. Toy donations may be made at any Shoreline Fire Station.

Financial contributions are welcome and can be sent to Shoreline PTA Council at Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

For information, call 206-393-4916.

Nominate Support Person of the Year

Locals can nominate a support staff person in the Shoreline School District to be 2008-09 Shoreline Support Person of the Year. Nominations may be made by staff, students, parents, and other community members.

Nomination forms are at the district Web site at http://www.shorelineschools.org/news/forms

Nomination packets are due in the public information office by Jan. 23. The recipient will receive a $500 award from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation and will be recognized at a reception prior to the March 2 school board meeting.

Call 206-361-4412 for information.

Shoreline teachers get certification

Nine Shoreline School District teachers have received certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The national certification process takes a minimum of 18 months. Teachers must demonstrate in a four-part portfolio an in-depth understanding and application of the national standards for their field of teaching. They also take a six-part examination of their knowledge of their content area. The portfolio is assessed by a national panel of peers.

The teachers, school and areas of certification are:

Donny Ballard, Room Nine Community School, Generalist/Middle Childhood.

Stacey Carr, Shorewood High School, Exceptional Needs Specialist, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood.

Jeanette Derry, Shorecrest High School, English Language Arts, Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

Lisa Faidley, Shorewood High School, Physical Education, Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood.

Tammy Fawcett, Shorewood High School, Science, Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

Vicki Gorman, Shorewood High School, Physical Education, Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood.

Kara Heist, Kellogg Middle School, Exceptional Needs Specialist, Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood.

Maureen Nemeth, Shorecrest High School, World Languages Other Than English, Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood.

Jerica Reyes-Jech, Shorecrest High School, World Languages Other Than English, Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood.

The Shoreline school district now has 29 board-certified teachers.

Created in 1987, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization devoted to advancing the quality of teaching and learning. See www.nbpts.org.