Cougar Paw Newsletter

Welcome January 2023. Happy New Year to you all. We are so happy to continue with the students learning and creativity. This month the second window for the i-Ready diagnostic will be ready for students to take. i-Ready includes reading and mathematics that help your student's teacher determine and support your student's needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. This school year there will be three i-Ready diagnostics that will be given. The goal is for students to score at least 10 more points from the first diagnostic. Your student’s score will be added to the Student Academic Growth Goal sheets for math and literacy that were shared during the fall conferences. As the month of January continues students will continue to learn, create, and engage in their learning in a variety of ways. If you are interested in volunteering please let us know. We welcome you to be a part of the learning. You can be a guest speaker or chaperone a field trip. We appreciate our partnership with you because it allows us to support your student’s learning. Below are some examples of activities that your student can participate in. Go CV Cougars!

Phonics: Phonics is simply the relationship between letters of the alphabet and the sounds that those letters stand for in written words.

Emphasize spatial language: Model the use of spatial words in the home environment. For younger children, this language will include words related to location, distance, orientation and direction (i.e. left, right, over, under, above, below, parallel, tall and short). For older children this language will include geometrical rotations (i.e. rotations, translations, and transformations)

Writing: Have your student draw a picture illustrating a favorite part of a book they read. Students write a recipe of something they would like to eat.

Playful opportunities for your child to exercise their spatial reasoning: Some examples

are jigsaw puzzles, many board games, block playing with geometric shapes.

Visualization Skills: Provide opportunities for your child to use their visualization skills to better
understand solutions to problems. Try asking your child to explain what they are seeing in their
mind or what they visualize when solving a problem.

In Partnership,

Dr. Tenesha Fremstad

Cascade View Principal

In Fall 2023 Tukwila School District will welcome Kindergarten students into our Dual Language Program at Cascade View Elementary. This is the result of a years' long effort to support our students and families. To that end we will convene a Dual Language Advisory Team. During monthly meetings, the TSD Dual Language Advisory Team will provide feedback and input on the implementation of Dual Language programming using the Center for Applied Linguistics' Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education. We are looking for staff, students, families, and community members to participate on this important team.

The Dual Language Advisory Team will meet at the district office from 5pm - 6:30pm on the following dates:

• January 9, 2023

• February 9, 2023

• March 9, 2023

• April 13, 2023

• May 11, 2023

• June 8, 2023

If you have questions or are interested in joining the advisory team please email Silvia Dicus Mora at dicusmoras@tukwila.wednet.edu or via phone by calling 206-901-8028.

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En otono de 2023 Tukwila School District dara la bienvenida a las estudiantes de Kindergarten al Programa de Lenguaje Dual en Cascade View Elementary. Esto es resultado de anos de gran esfuerzo par apoyar a nuestros estudiantes y familias. Con este fin, queremos crear un Consejo Consultive del Programa de Lenguaje Dual. Durante nuestras reuniones mensuales, el Consejo Consultive del Programa de Lenguaje Dual de TSD proporcionara su recomendaci6n y perspectiva para la implementaci6n y planificaci6n del programa usando el manual 'Principios Gufa de Educaci6n de Lenguaje Dual' creado par el Centro de Lingufstica Aplicada. Estamos reclutando personal, estudiantes, familias y miembros de la comunidad para participar en este importante Consejo Consultive.

El Consejo Consultive del Programa de Lenguaje Dual se reunira en las oficinas del distrito, con horario 5pm - 6:30pm las siguientes dias:

• 9 de enero, 2023

• 9 de febrero, 2023

• 9 de marzo, 2023

• 13 de abril, 2023

• 11 de mayo, 2023

• 8 de junio, 2023

Si tiene alguna pregunta o esta interesado/a en participar en el Consejo Consultive del Programa de Lenguaje Dual, par favor, envfe un correo electr6nico a Silvia Dicus Mora,

dicusmoras@tukwila.wednet.edu o via telefonica al numero 206-901-8028.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., there will be no school on Monday, January 16, 2023. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Come work for the Tukwila School District. To see what positions are available and to apply, please go to https://tukwilajobs.hrmplus.net/JobOpenings.aspx or scan the QR Code.

• Substitute Para Educator: $28.05/hr
• Substitute Office Assistant: $25.41/hr
• Substitute ELL/SpEd Para: $28.95/hr

We can't wait to work with you!

• Jan. 16: No School - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Jan. 24: Board of Directors 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
• Jan. 25: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm
  
• Jan. 30: No School - Teacher In-Service

• Feb. 9: Dual Language Advisory Team - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the TSD Admin. Building located at 4640 S. 144th Street, Tukwila
• Feb. 14: Board of Directors Meeting - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (in person or virtual)
• In-Person Location: Thorndyke Elementary - 4415 S. 150th Street, Tukwila
• Feb 15: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm
• Feb 20: No School - Presidents' Day
• Feb. 21: No School or Snow Make-Up Day (if needed)
• Feb. 28: Board of Directors 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

Before School

• Monday through Friday: Zero Hour Tutoring - 8:00 am to 8:30 am

After School

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: Zero Hour Tutoring - 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm
• Tuesday and Thursday: Disney Musical - 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
• Tuesday and Thursday: Dance Crew - 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm
• Tuesday and Thursday: IRC Ready to Read - 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm
• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: Basketball (4th and 5th graders only) - 3:30 pm to 5:15 pm Program starts January 9, 2023
• Wednesday: Parkour (4th and 5th graders only) - 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

*All menus subject to change

*All menus subject to change.

With the clocks being set back one hour, it is much darker in the mornings now. Please drop students off no earlier than 8:40 am to support staff being available to supervise.

If your child will be absent from school, please remember to call the office at 206-901-7702. It is very important that we get this information so we can update the attendance record accurately.

If your child is sick, please keep them home. If they have a fever, they will need to stay home until they are without a fever for 24 hours.

A: This fall, there have been many RSV and flu cases requiring emergency room visits – especially for young children. We might also see more COVID cases and hospitalizations this winter as people gather indoors and new COVID variants spread.

These diseases can make young children, older adults, and other vulnerable people very sick, and overload hospitals and clinics.

A: RSV is a common respiratory virus that spreads every winter. Anyone can get RSV, but this year we’re seeing a lot of cases in young children.

For healthy adults and older children RSV can feel like a cold, with symptoms like runny nose, less appetite, coughing, and fever. But it can be a very serious illness for babies, older adults, and others.

A: Stay home if you’re sick—even if you’ve tested negative for COVID-19—because you may have flu or RSV.

Wear a high quality, well-fitting mask in public indoor spaces and wash your hands often to help protect against all three viruses.

A: Yes! Getting your flu shot and updated COVID booster now will help protect you and avoid needing to visit the hospital. People ages 5 years and older who had their last COVID shot at least 2 months ago can get the updated COVID booster.

Everyone ages 6 months and older should get a flu shot every year. Unfortunately, there is no RSV vaccine available yet.

Find a COVID vaccine clinic: kingcounty.gov/vaccine

Find a flu vaccine clinic: kingcounty.gov/findaclinic

Tukwila Weekend Snack Pack program is looking for more volunteers every Wednesday at 9:30 am:

Where: Riverton Park United Methodist Church

3118 S 140th St, Seattle. WA 98168

It's really fun with amazing community participation.

If you're interested, please email stillwatersfamilyservices@gmail.com or call/text 206-717-4709.

Thank you,

Abigail Tabason

Interim Executive Director

Still Waters - Services for Families in Transition

Home of Tukwila Weekend Snack Pack

If you are interested in volunteering at Cascade View, please go to our website https://www.tukwilaschools.org/get-involved/volunteer or click the button below to get started with the volunteer application process. Becoming an approved volunteer allows you to chaperone field trips, volunteer in your child's classroom and at various activities throughout the year. The Tukwila School District has an all online volunteer clearance process. Paper applications are no longer accepted and it can take up to 3 weeks for process applications.

The Tukwila School District is recruiting Parent/Guardian volunteers from Cascade View Elementary to represent and be a voice for students and families, Grade K-5. Meetings are monthly and you must be able to serve a one year term.

Purpose:

The intent of the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is to promote transparent and open communicative partnerships between families, students, district and schools in order to support student learning success and positive child/youth development in school, at home and in the community.

Goals:

The Tukwila School District recognizes that Parents are the first and lifelong teachers of our students and as such are valuable partners. We recognize that family and community engagement in education is essential to student success and is an important strategy to close achievement gaps. In creating a Parent Advisory Committee, the District wishes to promote respectful partnerships between educators, administrators and families in order to support students academically.

The main duties of the Parent Advisory Council will be:

• Advise on a variety of school district policies and practices (school climate, Title 1, attendance, dual-language, extracurricular activities, parent-student-school compacts, etc.)
• Recommend culturally responsive practices to promote and encourage open communication between Parents, schools and the district.
  
• Identify the concerns of Parents, Students and Community Members and assist in developing solutions in a positive and a safe environment, as well as ensuring confidentiality of committee discussions.
  
• Represent their school families and students in their input and feedback by actively participating in the process through listening and sharing information.
  

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please contact the Parent Advisory Committee Lead, Ava Anderson

at avalupher@gmail.com if interested in becoming part of the PAC or with any inquiries

Go Cougars!

We're excited that students are receiving free meals during the 2022-2023 school year. In order for Tukwila Schools to gather the same information we previously had gathered from the Free & Reduced Lunch Forms, please fill out the Family Income Survey. The survey can be found at https://www.tukwilaschools.org/services/food-services or at your student's school. Please return the completed survey to the main office at your student's school.

Questions? Call 206-901-8000 or email foodservices@tukwila.wednet.edu.

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. 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.

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.

And don't worry about missing a newsletter, you can find them all under the ABOUT tab on our website.

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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