Schools

The Edmonds School Board of Directors voted unanimously at last week’s business meeting to adopt a $343.3 million budget for the 2019-20 school year. The approved budget includes program cuts, layoffs and use of district reserves to address a $17.7 million deficit.  The 4-0 board vote (Director Anne McMurray was absent) Aug. 13 came after…

After a week of honing their leadership skills at the Association of Washington Student Leaders’ (AWSL) annual summer camp, Edmonds School District high school students are ready to bring what they learned back to their schools. Every year, more than 3,000 middle school and high school student leaders participate in one of the many leadership…

In an effort to reduce significant meal debt across the district, the Edmonds School District Board of Directors approved a proposal from district staff at its June 25 business meeting to implement a $15 charge limit for students’ meal accounts for all schools in the district. At the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, the…

For those Edmond School Board positions with three or more candidates, the Aug. 6 primary election will narrow the choices to the top two vote getters. The winners of the primary election will then square off in the Nov. 5 general election. To help voters learn more about the candidates, including those who are running…

The Aug. 6 primary election includes multiple people running for Edmonds School District Board of Directors positions. To help voters learn more about the candidates, the My Neighborhood News Network sent a questionnaire to each candidate appearing on the primary ballot. We will post these as we receive them. Note that while each school board position represents a…

The Aug. 6 primary election includes multiple people running for Edmonds School District Board of Directors positions. To help voters learn more about the candidates, the My Neighborhood News Network sent a questionnaire to each candidate appearing on the primary ballot. We will post these as we receive them. Note that while each school board position represents a…

The Aug. 6 primary election includes multiple people running for Edmonds School District Board of Directors positions. To help voters learn more about the candidates, the My Neighborhood News Network sent a questionnaire to each candidate appearing on the primary ballot. We will post these as we receive them. Note that while each school board position represents a…

Paprika Fahrenwald, Mountlake Terrace Elementary’s office manager, has been named May’s Rotary Club of Alderwood Terrace Educator of the Month. Fahrenwald began at the school as the office assistant in 2012 and has managed the office since 2017. “Packing up and moving a school is an unbelievable massive task but Paprika successfully guided us through…

The Edmonds School District Board of Directors has approved a budget increase for an environmental clean-up project on a piece of land the district hopes to sell. At its June 11 business meeting, the school board voted 4-0 to OK a $200,000 increase in the capital projects budget to remove methane contamination from the site’s…

The Edmonds School District has announced the following new elementary school principals for the start of the 2019-20 school year. The new principals are expected to begin their positions on July 1. College Place Elementary: Stacy Crum Crum is an assistant principal in the Seattle School District and has been an interim principal there as…

The Foundation for Edmonds School District reintroduced the Living Legend Award program honoring current or former district staff for their exceptional contributions to education in our community. Dr. Ted Neff, a Living Legend Award recipient in 1984, presented this year’s awards to Dr. Stephen Fink, James Sullivan and Linda Fitzgerald at the foundation’s annual Awards…

Madrona K-8 School students made a splash at the school’s Water Day event last week, with the goal of raising money to help people in Ethiopia access clean water. The event was a partnership between Madrona and the WE Charity organization, which helps bring resources like food and water to countries in Africa, Asia and…

Students from College Place Middle School’s inaugural leadership class came before the Edmonds School District Board of Directors Tuesday to present what they learned this year from the Character Strong Curriculum. The Character Strong Curriculum promotes leadership development by teaching students commitment, patience, humility, selflessness, kindness, respect, honesty and forgiveness, said Jennifer Haugen, who taught…

High school seniors across the Edmonds School District are preparing to graduate in the next few weeks. If you want to join in the festivities, here are dates, times and locations for the commencement ceremonies. For additional information — including whether tickets are required — contact the school. Edmonds Heights K-12 Graduation Date: Friday, May…

The Foundation for Edmonds School District has awarded more than $35,000 in 2019 Creative Classroom and Schoolwide Grants to 28 educators. The grants will fund enrichment projects in all subject areas and across all grade levels at more than 15 schools. In addition, 23 schools received Celebrate Schools 5K funds, and districtwide grants were awarded…