Port Angeles School District

We at the Port Angeles School District hope your year is off to a good start!

With the start of the new year and a look toward our future, we want to provide you with a financial update from your school district. The video below is from a recent school board meeting where Superintendent Marty Brewer and Kira Acker -Director of Finance and Operations, presented what could be in store for our school district if we do not receive additional funding for education from our State legislatures.

The State's Legislative Session has started, and the Port Angeles School Board has highlighted these areas and is asking our legislators to prioritize and support education funding in our district and other districts across the state:

1. Address Regionalization, Salary Enhancements, and Fully Fund Employee Benefits
2. Fully Fund Special Education
3. Revisit the Methodology of the Property Tax Structure
4. Support Simple Majority for School Capital Bonds
5. Continue the Permanent Return of Timber Tax at the State and Federal Level

To learn more about these legislative priorities, click here.

The Port Angeles School District is located in State District 24, and our legislators are Senator Kevin Van De Wege, Representative Mike Chapman, and Representative Steve Tharinger. You are a vital part of the legislative process, and your voice matters. If you are inclined to reach out to your representatives regarding these priorities or any other areas that matter to you, you can click here to find your legislator and send an email: app.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Port Angeles School District AmeriCorps will host a community art project on January 16th.

Join us at Port Angeles High School anytime between 10am and 2pm to make some art and celebrate our community in the spirit of serving together.

All art supplies and snacks will be provided. Hope to see you there!

Please join us in recognizing our board of directors and thanking them for their extraordinary service in helping Port Angeles students thrive!

We appreciate their time, dedication, and heart for our school district. Thank you, thank you!

What does a school board do?

School directors are elected volunteers who work together to oversee the school district. As a board, their primary responsibilities are:

• Hire, supervise, and evaluate the superintendent
• Set the vision, mission, and strategic goals for the district
• Review, revise, and adopt policies
• Establish and oversee the budget
• Serve as community representatives
• Monitor the district’s progress toward its goals

Our goal is to have a website that is easier to navigate and find information. Once the website launches, if you have any feedback or comments, please reach out to cgeyer@portangelesschools.org!

Supporting Projects of Innovation, Creativity, and Excellence (SPICE) grants are awarded for enrichment opportunities for students in the classroom and beyond. Click here to read the full article in the PDN.

Winners are announced at the Awards Gala on January 28th. Congrats and good luck, Crystal!

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In this class, students sorted and cleaned marine debris while discussing the environmental impact of waste items. Together, they learned about sculptures and generated ideas around creating three-dimensional collaborative pieces using wire and/or glue.

Students enjoyed thinking up different ways to create three-dimensional pieces that could be worn, hung on the wall, or placed as sculptures! Using recycled and waste items as media raised consciousness about the items we use and throw away. What a great lesson for our students!

Did you know Sodexo offers a new app where you can check out what is served for breakfast and lunch at all of our schools? Check it out!

https://portangelessd.sodexomyway.com/k12news

Taping tables are used for treatment and athletic taping in sports and the hi-lo tables are treatment tables that offer maximum flexibility and ergonomic comfort for both the patient and examiner. The Sports Whirlpool Tub will help student-athletes by applying the positive thermal effects of hydrotherapy to sports-related injuries. Sports injuries are usually accompanied by inflammation and a limited range of motion. Whirlpool therapy tubs used in sports medicine can relieve both symptoms via hot/cold therapy baths.

Thank you to the maintenance team for installing this equipment and to Shaunna Olson, the Sports Medicine Teacher, for making this possible for our students to learn real-life skills in an ever-changing world!

• January 12 - Board Meeting - 6pm at Lincoln Center
• January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No School
• January 26 - End of Semester and Treaty Day
• January 27 - No School, Non-Student Day
• February 9 - Board Meeting - 6pm at Lincoln Center
• February 21 - President's Day - No School

Port Angeles School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Port Angeles School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinators, Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators: Scott Harker, 905 W. 9th Street Port Angeles, WA 98363, (360) 457-8575, sharker@portangelesschools.org, for Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Dr. Rachel Summers, 905 W. 9th Street Port Angeles, WA 98363, (360) 457-8575, rsummers@portangelesschools.org.