MTHS Parent Group
Meeting Notes
2/5/2007
Parent Group Meeting with Greg Schwab, Principal and guest
speaker
Nick Brossoit, Edmonds
School District
Superintendent
AP Courses for next school year, 2007-2008
If your student is interested in taking an AP course next
year, they need to turn in an AP and/or CHS Letter of Intent by February 13th
to the Counseling Office. After turning in their request, your student will
attend a specific meeting for each course they plan to take and then will sign
a “Letter of Commitment” for each course. This will allow the school to better
schedule next year’s AP courses and allow students to learn of their important
commitment in taking AP courses. Additional information is available by
contacting your Small
School
counselor or Diane Lashinsky.
Nick Brossoit, Edmonds
School District
Superintendent
Capital Improvements:
The new Lynnwood
High School
is scheduled to open in Fall 2009. The location will
be on the North Road
property near Floral Hills Funeral Home. They are currently getting bids, and
the ground is already being cleared.
Plans are moving forward to replace Meadowdale Middle
School.
The plan is moving forward to lease out the properties on
the current Lynnwood
High School
site and the Bus Barn site. The Lynnwood City Council needs to re-zone the area
in order for plans to move forward. The expected revenue from leasing these
properties has grown from 140 million estimate to
200-400 million estimate, partly because in leasing the properties we are also
getting a percentage of the revenues generated from retail sales. This money
will be very helpful in getting capital projects done, but it does not
eliminate the need for levies and school bonds. The money for other expenses
comes from different sources. If you want more information and details on the Edmonds
School District
budget and plans, go to http://www.edmonds.wednet.edu
Cost of Living Expenses
Mr. Brossoit mentioned the
activity in the legislature in passing a cost of living increase for teachers.
They are talking about a 3.4% increase. If approved this will actually cost our
school district about 2 million dollars. The reason being that the formula that
the legislature uses to calculate number of teachers, based on number of
students, does not include all the additional staff required to make our
schools run. Our school district has to make up the difference of what dollar
amount the legislature approves for staff and the actual number of staff
getting the cost of living increase. Go figure.
With the direction of Mr. Brossoit,
the Edmonds
School District
has set up Math Learning Targets for all grade levels, K-12. To learn more
about how the district is tackling the issue of our kids meeting the testing
requirements in math, including the WASL check out the great information at http://www.edmonds.wednet.edu “Math
Learning Targets”
Snow Make-up Days
Make-Up Schedule for the Six
Days:
- Tuesday, February 20
- Friday, March 16 (District-wide Early Release;
March 15 reverts to a full day for elementary schools)
- Friday, May 11
- Friday, May 25
- Thursday, June 21
- Friday, June 22 (District-wide Early Release)
- If we have any more school make-up days, they
will begin on Monday, June 25.
- Teacher contract days are June 25, 26, and 27.