Aiming to address overcrowding at both Sherwood and Westgate elementary schools, the Edmonds School District Tuesday announced its plans to repurpose the former Woodway Elementary School campus to house kindergarten students from both schools. The district’s Capacity Advisory Committee recently voted to recommend that the superintendent approve the creation of a kindergarten campus in the…
After weeks of negotiations, the Edmonds School District announced Friday its bargaining team struck a tentative agreement with teachers that would bring more students back to classrooms by the end of March. In a letter to families, District Superintendent Gustavo Balderas said the district’s bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the Edmonds Education…
With possible snow in this week’s forecast, Edmonds School District staff announced it is preparing to cancel in-person activities and return all students to remote learning in the event of a snow event. The district regularly monitors weather forecasts and the potential impacts it could have one student learning, safety or operations within the district….
After taking the first steps to reopening school buildings, the Edmonds School District is still working toward returning more students to in-person learning, the district’s superintendent says. In a letter addressed to district families, Superintendent Gustavo Balderas updated families on plans to move into Stage 2 of the staff’s four-stage plan to reopen schools. Under…
As Edmonds School District leaders prepare to reopen school buildings to students, they are facing concerns about disruptions to student learning and educators’ health that make parents hesitant to return kids to classrooms for the remainder of the school year. Since schools closed last March, district staff have been juggling how to create methods for…
Nearly a dozen Edmonds School District student musicians will join others across Washington who will participate in one of the 2021 WMEA All-State and All-Northwest performing groups. These WMEA All-State musicians were selected through auditions to participate in the event, which is sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association. “We had far fewer students audition…
Aiming to support those who have not completed high school, the Edmonds District Board of Directors will vote at its Jan. 26 business meeting on a proposal to partner with an organization that works to help those who dropped out of school get their high school diploma. Under miscellaneous consent items — which are agenda…
A proposed partnership between an Everett non-profit organization and the Edmonds School District could mean affordable housing for some of the district’s hundreds of students experiencing homelessness. Housing Hope and the Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO) are in talks with the district to develop a 40- to-50-unit affordable housing complex to house homeless students…
Plans for the Edmonds School District to bring more students back into classrooms currently hinge on negotiations between the district and teachers’ union, according to a message sent by Superintendent Gustavo Balderas to district families Wednesday. As the district prepares to move into Stage 2 of its school building reopening plan, Balderas said that the…
Mountlake Terrace High School Principal Greg Schellenberg announced Monday that outdoor conditioning sessions for students will begin later this week, amending a previous statement from the school’s athletic director that the school would wait. In a letter to MTHS parents and students, Schellenberg said the school will begin offering conditioning pods Thursday, Jan. 21. Schellenberg’s…
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Parents who missed the deadline to sign their student up for highly capable testing will be able to do so until January 2021. Registration has been re-opened until 4 p.m. on Jan. 4. The first page of the registration packet must be delivered to the district office by 4 p.m. on Jan. 4 in order for…
Before recessing for the winter holidays, the Edmonds School District Wednesday updated families on plans to return more students to in-person learning in 2021. In a statement signed by Superintendent Gustavo Balderas, the district announced plans to bring more special education programs back into school buildings in January. Returning programs fall under Stage 1 the…
An Edmonds School District teacher and Edmonds resident is helping students celebrate their culture through photography after she was selected to take part in a new teaching program from The New York Times. The New York Times Teaching Project, 2020-21 brings together U. S. teachers to share ideas and work to develop imaginative ways to…
With COVID-19 cases increasing in Snohomish County, the Edmonds School District is scrambling to decide when and how to transition students from remote to in-person learning. For weeks, district leaders and staff have been discussing how students would be able to safely return to school buildings after starting the 2020-21 school year learning remotely. One…
Edmonds-Woodway High School has reached a significant milestone — 100 years as an accredited institution. Cognia — a non-profit, non-governmental organization that accredits primary and secondary schools throughout the United States and internationally — has recognized the school with a 100-year banner and framed certificate commemorating a century of accreditation. “In today’s world of overnight…
The Rotary Club of Edmonds has chosen Meadowdale High School uunior Austin Seals as the October Student of the Month. Here’s what Lora Schwartenzenberger, Meadowdale’s career center specialist, wrote about him: “In the classroom, Austin’s teachers appreciate his engagement and contributions to class time, and his willingness to go out of his way to help…
Edmonds Heights K-12 School Nebil Fetwi Mother’s Name: Hiwot Woldu Father’s Name: Fetwi Teklai GPA: 3.7 Current Employment: Walgreens Educational Goals: To enroll in nursing school. Career Goals: To become a Registered Nurse. Edmonds-Woodway High School Merriam Al-maiahi Mother’s Last Name: Nahla Abdulshaheed Father’s Last Name: Ahmed Al-maiahi GPA: 3.8 Clubs & Activities: ASB, Sports…
Students in the Meadowdale High School automotive program will have more opportunities to do hands-on work during COVID-19 restrictions, thanks to help from a Seattle non-profit. Earlier this month, students in the school’s automotive program who completed the necessary safety course requirements received a special kit courtesy of Foundry-10 enabling them to participate in a…
The Edmonds School District is offering Natural Leader training this fall aimed at helping families learn how to navigate the education system. Natural Leaders are multicultural families who want to learn more about the education system to support partnerships between families, community and schools. They are leaders in their community that work as a team…
The Edmonds School District is offering a free preschool program at Mountlake Terrace and Lynndale elementary schools for eligible families during the 2020-21 school year. The Snohomish County Early Childhood Education and Assistance (ECEAP) Program’s pre-kindergarten program aims to prepares3- and 4-year-old children in the district — from families who are income eligible — for success…
Edmonds School District bus drivers are looking to the community for support as they continue to appeal the district’s decision to cut off their health benefits while they are out of work. Rows of yard signs shaped like school buses — representing the district’s 175 out-of-work drivers — decorated a patch of grass on 204th…
The Edmonds School District last week unveiled its proposed plans for reintegrating students into the classroom when officials give their OK for in-person learning. At the Edmonds School Board’s Sept. 22 business meeting, staff detailed a draft four-stage model to phase students back into classrooms. According to the draft, the distinct proposed prioritizing students in…
Goodwill will have a 28-foot truck in the parking lot of Edmonds Lutheran Church on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. They accept everything except for mattresses. Goodwill will make a donation of $600 to Edmonds’ Chase Lake Elementary for each truck that is filled. Edmonds Lutheran Church is located at 23525 84th Ave….
The Edmonds School District 2020-21 Student Artwork Calendar is complete and is currently being printed. Copies will be sent to each district family. The printed calendars are scheduled to arrive within the next week. For planning purposes, a PDF version of the calendar has been posted online in case families would like to print it…
An unknown suspect hacked into a Mountlake Terrace High School Zoom lesson Tuesday and posted racial slurs during the meeting, according to school administrators. In a statement sent to parents Tuesday, Principal Greg Schellenberg said an unknown non-student accessed the meeting’s messaging function and repeatedly posted the N-word during the online lesson. “The teacher and…
