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S’crest teacher earns nat’l merit
Shorecrest High School English and language teacher Catherine Archipley recently was named as one of the Washington teachers who have earned their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. The certifications is a “methodical, thought-provoking process for teachers to increase their understanding of the art of teaching while demonstrating the skills and characteristics of excellence in education,” officials said. And the process includes many performance-based assessments including a portfolio, samples of student work, videotapes and other requirements.
Other teachers in the district who have earned this title include Andy Barker, Shorecrest English Teacher, Kate Pankiewicz, Shorecrest Library Specialist, Daniella Schmidt, North City Elementary teacher, and Karen Mikolasy, retired Shorecrest English teacher.
Kinderfest 2004 date set
Shoreline School District’s Kinderfest 2004 is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 in the Shoreline Room at the Shoreline Center, 18560 – 1st Avenue NE. The event provides an opportunity for parents who will be enrolling their children in kindergarten for the 2004-2005 school year to gather information about the various kindergarten programs and services available in the district.
Topics to be covered include kindergarten curriculum, registration procedures, transportation, health and safety issues, before/after school care, immunization requirements, student services that are available and the all-day or half-day programs. Parents also will have an opportunity to visit a kindergarten classroom.
Kindergarten registration for the 2004-2005 school year begins on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. Parents can register their child at the school in their attendance area from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 and on Jan. 28 the registration hours will be between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. any school day. Kindergarten registration packets will be available in all elementary buildings beginning Jan. 20.
For additional information or for the name of the school at which to register, call the Community Relations and District Service Office at 206-361-4412.
Highly capable testing dates set
Screening for the Shoreline School District’s Highly Capable Program for elementary grades will begin in January, 2004. All district and interested private school first grade students will be tested in January. Parents of current district first graders will receive information in the mail about the testing and will have the option of declining the testing of their child by signing and returning a postcard to the Highly Capable Program office. The top 10% of the first graders tested in January will go on for further testing. Students in grades 2-5 not currently being served by the program and private school students will be tested in January and February, 2004. Parents interested in having their child assessed for program eligibility should contact Carolyn Froerer in the Highly Capable Program office at 206-368-4771.
Important dates:
• The deadline for private school first graders to sign up for testing is Jan. 5
• The deadline for second through fifth grade students to sign up for testing is Jan. 16
• Preliminary first grade testing in regular classrooms will be Jan. 5 – 16
• Private School first grade testing at Shoreline Center will be Jan. 14 &15
• First grade (top 10%) testing will be Jan. 31 &Feb. 7: students must attend both dates
• Second and fourth grade testing will be Jan. 31 &Feb. 7: students must attend both dates
• third and fifth grade testing will be Jan. 31 (Private school students also may need to attend on February 7th )
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