Greetings Cascade View Families,

Welcome to the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year at Cascade View Elementary! I am looking forward to welcoming our amazing learning community back for the first day of school on Thursday September 1, 2022. The school day will begin at 8:50am. We have two goals this year. Goal 1 is creating a culture of equity, trust, honesty, respect, and positive relationships. Goal 2 is developing a clear focus on engaging students through the design of instruction through curriculum, experiences, work, and supports to ensure student achievement. These are the goals that we as a learning community will be reflective on throughout this school year.

We believe in communication to support all students and families. We recognize that learning is a partnership and we welcome and value your communication and support. We as a school are committed to providing learning opportunities that are engaging for all students to learn and reflect. Our open house will be held on Wednesday September 14th from 5:30pm-6:30pm. We encourage you to share with your student’s teacher their hobbies and interests. You can expect ongoing communication from your student’s teacher updating you about your student’s goals, learning activities, and assessments. We welcome you to volunteer and share your expertise in the classroom or at our PTO meetings. Please contact your student’s teacher or contact us in the front office at 206-901-7700. Please view the Tukwila School District website for important school and district information.

You can expect our learning community to work collaboratively in aligning with the district priorities and actively integrating culturally responsive, social emotional, and anti-racist practices. Our reflection will include the following: How are we implementing student voice? How are we implementing formative and summative assessments? Are the lesson plans allowing equitable student learning? How are we giving timely feedback to students and families? How are we supporting Race and Equity in conversation, lesson planning, assessment, and the learning environment? Calibration on how do we know if we have achieved these goals and what are our next steps if we are not achieving these goals? This work will take place through professional learning communities (PLCs), reading materials, activities, self-care, and weekly lesson planning reflections.

Please join me in thanking the Cascade View staff for all of the preparation to begin the school year. I recognize the dedication in creating the collaborative learning environment to support all students' goals as we welcome our CV Cougars back into the classroom. I appreciate you all and your ongoing commitment to communication and partnership with families. Here’s to an outstanding school year as we as a learning community partner together for Cascade View to be a place of joyful teaching and learning everyday. Go CV Cougars!

In Partnership,

Dr. Tenesha Fremstad

Cascade View Principal

The first day of school for the 2022/2023 school year is Thursday, September 1, 2022.

School start time: 8:50 am

School end time: 3:10 pm

For student safety, students cannot be dropped off before 8:30 am. If you need to pick your student up early or need to change the way your student is going home, please call the office by 2:30 pm. This will ensure that we can get the message to the student before dismissal.

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION:

If your student is in Kindergarten, September 1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th and 8th will be a half day schedule for WAKids conferences. Friday, September 9th they will resume the regular full day schedule.

School start time: 8:50 am

School end time: 12:40 pm

The Tukwila School District has purchased all student supplies for the school year. Parents will not need to purchase supplies. Below is a listing per grade level of supplies purchased:

Kindergarten:

• Ticonderoga Beginners Elementary Pencils
• Pink Pearl Erasers
• Crayola Crayons - Large
• Crayola Colored Pencils
• Crayola Washable Markers
• Dry Erase Whiteboards
• Expo Dry Erase Markers - Black
• Expo Dry Erase Erasers
• 2 pocket Poly Folders w/prongs
• Elmers Glue Sticks
• Fiskars Kids Scissors
• Plastic School Box
• Facial Tissue
• Water Bottles
• Primary Journals

1st Grade:

• Ticonderoga #2 Pencils

• Pink Pearl Erasers

• Crayola Crayons - 24 pack

• Crayola Colored Pencils

• Crayola Washable Markers

• Expo Dry Erase Markers - Black

• 2 pocket Poly Folders

• Elmers Glue Sticks

• Fiskars Kids Scissors

• Plastic School Box

• Facial Tissue

• Primary Composition Journals

• :Storage Bags - Gallon

• Ziploc Storage Bags - Quart

• Blue Copy Paper

• Yellow Copy Paper

• Green Copy Paper
• Pink Copy Paper

2nd Grade:

• Ticonderoga #2 Pencils

• Pink Pearl Erasers

• Crayola Crayons - 24 pack

• Crayola Colored Pencils

• Crayola Washable Markers

• Expo Dry Erase Markers - Black

• 2 pocket Poly Folders

• Elmers Glue Sticks

• Fiskars Kids Scissors

• Plastic School Box

• Facial Tissue

• Spiral Notebooks

• Primary Composition Journals

• Rulers

• Blue Copy Paper

• Yellow Copy Paper

• Green Copy Paper

• Pink Copy Paper

3rd Grade:

• Ticonderoga #2 Pencils

• Pink Pearl Erasers

• Crayola Colored Pencils

• Crayola Washable Markers

• Expo Dry Erase Markers - Black

• 2 pocket Poly Folders

• Elmers Glue Sticks

• Fiskars Kids Scissors

• Plastic School Box

• Facial Tissue

• Spiral Notebooks

• Composition Notebooks

• Rulers

• Blue Copy Paper

• Yellow Copy Paper

• Green Copy Paper

• Pink Copy Paper

• 3-Ring Binder

• Black Ink Pens

• Plastic Dividers

• Flair Pens

4th Grade:

• Ticonderoga #2 Pencils

• Pink Pearl Erasers

• Crayola Crayons - 24 pack

• Crayola Colored Pencils

• Expo Dry Erase Markers - Black

• 2 pocket Poly Folders

• Elmers Glue Sticks

• Fiskars Kids Scissors

• Plastic School Box

• Facial Tissue

• Spiral Notebooks

• Composition Notebooks

• Rulers

• Blue Copy Paper

• Yellow Copy Paper

• Green Copy Paper

• Pink Copy Paper

• 3-Ring Binder

• Plastic Dividers

• Flair Pens

• Ziploc Storage Bags - Quart

5th Grade:

• Ticonderoga #2 Pencils

• Pink Pearl Erasers

• Crayola Colored Pencils

• Expo Dry Erase Markers - Black

• 2 pocket Poly Folders

• Elmers Glue Sticks

• Fiskars Kids Scissors

• Plastic School Box

• Facial Tissue

• Spiral Notebooks

• Composition Notebooks

• Rulers

• Blue Copy Paper

• Yellow Copy Paper

• Green Copy Paper

• Pink Copy Paper

• 3-Ring Binder

• Plastic Dividers

• Flair Pens

• Ziploc Storage Bags - Quart

Schools receive certain federal and state funding (Learning Assistance Program, teacher incentives, etc.) based on the economy of our community. This Family Income Survey provides your child’s school a way to collect household income information. This information makes sure your child’s school receives the full amount of federal and state funding and receives services they are entitled to.

It is important that you complete this survey. Please complete and return the form to your child(ren) school by September 9th, 2022. Forms in Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese can be found below and also on the Tukwila School District website by clicking on the button below.

• Sept. 1: First day of school
• Sept. 1: WAKids Early Release at 12:40 pm - Kindergarten only
• Sept. 2: WAKids Early Release at 12:40 pm - Kindergarten only
• Sept. 5: No School - Labor Day
• Sept. 6: WAKids Early Release at 12:40 pm - Kindergarten only
• Sept. 7: WAKids Early Release at 12:40 pm - Kindergarten only
• Sept. 8: WAKids Early Release at 12:40 pm - Kindergarten only
• Sept. 13: Board Meeting - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (in person or virtual)
• In-Person Location: Admin. Bldg. - Admin. Board Room - 4640 S. 144th Street, Tukwila
• To join virtually: https://tukwila-wednet-edu.zoom.us/j/86438548339
• Sept. 14: Open House - 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
• Sept. 28: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm

• Oct. 10: No School - Teacher In-Service Day
• Oct. 11: Picture Day
• Oct. 11: Board Meeting - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (in person or virtual)
• Oct. 12: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm
• Oct. 26: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm

We are so excited to tell you that the Cascade View website has gone through a transformation and is even easier to use. You will be able to find important dates, updates, announcements, menus, events and news for our Cougar learning community. The website can be easily translated as well. We invite you to check it out.

We in the Tukwila School District acknowledge that the land where we teach, collaborate, learn and play is the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish and Muckleshoot people past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish and Muckleshoot Tribes. As a public school district we have a responsibility for the stewardship of this land and we recognize the Duwamish and Muckleshoot people who have been living and working here since time immemorial.

Visit the Duwamish tribe website to find out ways you can stand with the Duwamish.

In a shelter or transitional housing

In a motel or campground / inadequate housing (lack of water, electricity, heat or overcrowded)

In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or train station

Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship or moving from place to place (couch surfing) / youth living with adult that is not a parent or legal guardian

Your school-age children may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.

YOUR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

• Receive a free, appropriate public education.

• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment.

• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents.
  

• Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference.

• If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your children, then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision.

• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this.

• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children's needs.

If you believe your children may be eligible, contact the local liaison to find out what services and supports may be available. There also may supports available for your preschool-age children.

For help or questions, please contact:

Julie Herdt

Quality Engagement Specialist for Elementary Students and Families

Tukwila School District

206-901-7625

If you need further assistance with your children's educational needs, contact the National Center for Homeless Education:

1-800-308-2145 • homeless@serve.org • http://nche.ed.gov

Every year The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) puts out a report card on every district and school in the state. To view the report card for the district, please click on the link below.

https://washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/100243

To view the report card for Cascade View, please click on the link below.

https://washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/101399

Detailed instructions can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H6drA1OqHTgHeKsFrmIlq8jVaEZDFvYw/view?usp=sharing

Cascade View Elementary School receives federal money to fund a School-wide Title 1 program. Title 1 programs are intended to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments. The program focuses on promoting reform in high-poverty schools (those with 40% or more students from low-income families) and ensures student access to scientifically-based instructional strategies and challenging academic content. Cascade View uses most of Title 1 funds to pay for important staff members, including highly qualified Instructional Assistants and our Literacy and Math Interventionists. Funds are also reserved for professional development for teachers that is designed to raise the achievement of low-achieving students by improving instruction throughout the entire school. If you have any questions about our Title 1 programs, please feel free to speak with Ms. Fremstad at 206-901-7700.

The Tukwila School District complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender, color, national origin, or disability. This holds true for all district students, employees, and district employment and opportunities. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s title IX/RCW 28A.640 officer and/or Section 504/ADA coordinator located at 4640 S 144 Street, WA 98168: Aaron Draganov, Title IX/RCW28A.640 Officer (206.901.8005) and Jennifer Jones, Section 504/ADA Coordinator (206.901.8035) Cascade View Elementary is a Schoolwide Title I School

Title 1 Complaints Process

Here is an overview of the citizen complaint process described fully in Chapter 392-168 WAC, Special Service Programs—Citizen Complaint Procedure for Certain Categorical Federal Programs.

• Find this WAC online: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-168.

A citizen complaint is a written statement that alleges a violation of a federal rule, law or regulation or state regulation that applies to a federal program.

• Anyone can file a citizen complaint.
• There is no special form.
• There is no need to know the law that governs a federal program to file a complaint.

Follow steps 1 through 5 to complete the citizen complaint process.

STEP 1 Use Your Local Process First

If you have followed the citizen complaint process of your school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) and are unable to reach a satisfactory solution, use this citizen complaint process through OSPI.

STEP 2 File a Citizen Complaint Through OSPI

A citizen complaint must be in writing, signed by the person filing the complaint, and include:

• Contact Information of the Person Filing the Complaint. Your name, address, telephone number and email, if you have one.
• Optional: If someone is helping you to file this citizen complaint, include 1) their contact information, and 2) your relationship to them — for example, family member, a relative, friend or advocate.

• Information About the School District, ESD or School Service Provider You Believe Committed This Violation. Name and address of the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) you think violated a federal rule, law or regulation or a state regulation that applies to a federal program.

• The Facts — What, Who & When. Include a description of the facts and dates, in general, of when you think the alleged violation happened.

1. What specific requirement has been violated?
2. When did this violation occur?
3. Who you believe is responsible: names of all the people, and the program or organization involved.

• Optional: Did you file a written citizen complaint first with the school district, ESD or school service provider? Although not required by Chapter 392-168 WAC, it is helpful if we can review a copy of your citizen complaint and the results, if any.

• The Resolution You Expect. A proposed solution, if you think you know or have ideas about how the issue can be resolved.

STEP 3 Mail or Fax Your Written Citizen Complaint to OSPI

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Attn: Citizen Complaint-Title I, Part A

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504

Fax: (360) 586-3305

STEP 4 OSPI Staff Process Your Complaint

Once federal program staff at OSPI receive your written complaint, here is what follows:

1. OSPI sends a copy of your complaint to the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee).
2. The school district, ESD or school service provider begins a formal investigation led by a designated employee.
3. The designated employee provides the written response of the investigation to OSPI — within 20 calendar days.
4. OSPI staff will send you a copy of the results of the investigation conducted by the

school district, ESD or school provider (subgrantee).

Their response must clearly state one of two results:

• Denial of the allegations in your complaint and the reason for denial.
• Proposal of reasonable actions that will correct the violation.

If you need to provide more information about the allegations in the complaint, send that information to OSPI within 5 calendar days of the date of the response from the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee).

STEP 5 Final Decision by OSPI

OSPI will send you the final decision in writing within 60 calendar days of the date federal program staff at OSPI received your written complaint — unless exceptional circumstances demand that this investigation take more time.

Here are the steps OSPI staff will follow to reach a final decision:

1. Review all the information gathered related to your complaint. The review could include the results of an independent, on-site investigation.
2. Decide independently whether or not the district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) violated a federal rule, law or regulation or a state regulation that applies to a federal program.
3. Provide you with the final decision: Findings of fact, conclusions, and reasonable measures necessary to correct any violation.
4. The district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) must take the corrective actions OSPI prescribes within 30 calendar days of the final decision.
5. A citizen complaint is considered resolved when OSPI has issued a final written decision and corrective measures, if necessary, are complete.

Extend or Waive Timelines

If you as the complainant, and the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) named in your citizen complaint agree to extend the timelines, this agreement must be in writing and sent to OSPI within 10 calendar days of the date the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) received notification from OSPI.

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Attn: Citizen Complaint—Title I, Part A

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504

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