Inclusionary Practices Project and SPS

Date: March 31, 2022 SPS district staff are creating strategies that will help increase inclusive learning experiences for every student.

Balkan Foster Golden Apple Award

Date: March 18, 2022 Boo Balkan Foster ia a 2022 Golden Apple Moments recipient, an award that celebrates educators, programs, and schools making a positive difference. 

Celebrating School Social Workers

Date: March 17, 2022 In honor of Social Work Month, social workers from Cleveland and Chief Sealth share how their work impacts their school community.

Black Studies Classes

Date: March 17, 2022 The Teaching and Learning team worked with educators across the district to diversify its course offerings.

Rainier Beach and Roosevelt Music Educator Awards

Date: March 2, 2022 Roosevelt’s Scott Brown and Rainier Beach’s Katie Lenoue received awards from the Washington Music Educators Association for outstanding contributions

Girls Flag Football

Date: February 14, 2022 Chief Sealth, Ingraham, Nathan Hale, and Rainier Beach all currently have high school girls flag football teams.

Reducing Plastic Water Bottle Waste

Date: February 10, 2022 As of March 1, bottled water will no longer be supplied to staff or students unless on-site water is not available.

State Releases Assessment Results

Date: February 10, 2022 OSPI released assessment data from the Fall 2021 Smarter Balanced Assessment and Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science.

Liberatory Education

Date: February 9, 2022 Liberatory Education Changing the Way Students Learn About History

Rising Star Students Break the Code

Date: January 31, 2022 “Students are able to engage in a lot of STEM work and also do something that most of them have never done before,”