Issaquah School District prepares to pass annual budget

August 21, 2010

New: Aug. 21, 1:13 p.m.

The Issaquah School District is one step away from approving its 2010-11 school year budget. If passed, the budget would absorb large state cuts, but make up for them temporarily by raising the levy lid. Read more

Issaquah School and Sammamish officials reach agreement on Skyline fields

July 27, 2010

Issaquah School Board members voted unanimously to approve a newly negotiated agreement with the city of Sammamish for use of Skyline High School’s turf athletic fields. Read more

Issaquah schools revise attendance policy

May 29, 2010

New: May 29, 2:38 p.m.

Families who schedule tutoring or other appointments during the school day will feel some changes under a new Issaquah School District attendance policy.

“We want our kids at school,” said Marilyn Holm, director of special education. “We are pleased to have our parents work with us. If there are special circumstances, we will consider those on an individual basis.” Read more

Issaquah school board got it right

May 18, 2010

The Issaquah School Board knows how to have a retreat. Like most every elected government agency, the board wanted to get together for an in-depth, wide-ranging discussion and goal setting. Read more

Issaquah School Board, superintendent hold retreat

May 18, 2010

Board stays in Issaquah, discusses districtwide issues

Issaquah School Board members finished up a their annual retreat with Superintendent Steve Rasmussen May 4.

The meeting was held at the district administration building and was open to the public.
Rasmussen met with board members and other district officials to review district policies to ensure they are meeting the needs of the district. Read more

Public meetings calendar April 28

April 27, 2010

May 3

  • City Council Office hours with Council Members Don Gerend, Nancy Whitten and Mark Cross, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
  • Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District holds its regular meeting at 3 p.m., 1510 228th Ave. S.E.
  • Eastside Fire & Rescue’s regional and personnel subcommittee is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m at 175 Newport Way Northwest in Issaquah.
  • The Lake Washington School Board will hold a work session at 5 p.m., followed by a regular business meeting at 7 p.m. at the Resource Center, 16250 N.E. 74th St. in Redmond.

May 4

  • The Sammamish City Council will hold its regular business meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

May 6

  • The Northeast Sammamish Sewer and Water District will meet at 3 p.m. at 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.
  • The Sammamish Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

May 12

  • The Issaquah School Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at the Administration Building, 565 N.W. Holly St. in Issaquah.

May 13

  • Eastside Fire & Rescue’s Board of Directors is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. at 175 Newport Way Northwest in Issaquah.

May 17

  • The Lake Washington School Board will hold a work session at 5:30 p.m., followed by a regular business meeting at 7 p.m. at the Resource Center, 16250 N.E. 74th St. in Redmond.

Public meetings April 14

April 13, 2010

April 14

The Issaquah School Board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at the district Administration Building, 565 NW Holly St. in Issaquah.

April 15

The Northeast Sammamish Sewer & Water District Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.m. 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.

April 19

April 20

The Sammamish City Council holds its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

April 21

The Sammamish Youth Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

April 22

The Northeast Sammamish Sewer and Water District will meet at 3 p.m. at 3600 Sahalee Way N.E.

Issaquah School Board approves controversial math curriculum

April 1, 2010

New: April 1, 9:36 a.m.

After a nearly two-year process, Issaquah School Board members voted 4-1 March 24 to adopt Key Curriculum Press’ Discovering Mathematics algebra and geometry books for high schoolers.
The books will replace the district’s aging College Prep Mathematics algebra and geometry books, which no longer align with state requirements for mathematics. Read more

Controversial math choice for Issaquah School Board

March 16, 2010

Issaquah School Board members got their first look at the superintendent’s recommendation to adopt a new high school math curriculum March 10.
After nearly two years of review and analysis by district officials, Superintendent Steve Rasmussen recommended Key Curriculum Press’ Discovering Mathematics books to be adopted for high schoolers. Read more

Sammamish Forum January 20

January 19, 2010

Support the libraries

The people of Sammamish are very excited and pleased with our new library that opened Jan. 9. This beautiful, “green” building was paid for with King County Library System capital funds.
Now we need to pass Proposition 1 to keep it and the other 43 libraries in the system operating up to capacity.
Proposition 1 will restore the property tax levy to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for collection in 2011, one year only. Read more

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