Issaquah School Board president runs for Legislature
January 9, 2012
In a campaign announcement focused on dollars for education, Chad Magendanz, a Republican and the Issaquah School Board president, entered the race Jan. 5 to represent the 5th District in the Legislature.
Magendanz, a Tiger Mountain resident in Issaquah, launched the local campaign season days after state leaders offered a re-contoured legislative district and a little more than a week after the longtime incumbent, GOP state Rep. Glenn Anderson, opted against running for the seat in 2012. Read more
Issaquah School Board supports its own bond issue
January 9, 2012
If voters approve a new bond measure this spring, Skyline could get its long-awaited Spartan Stadium renovation and Sunny Hills Elementary School will get a total rebuild.
The Issaquah School District will ask district residents to do so this April. At its last meeting of 2011 on Dec. 14, the Issaquah School Board unanimously passed a resolution supporting a more than $219 million capital bond issue. If passed, the bond money will provide funding for various building projects and school upgrades around the district for the next eight years. Read more
Issaquah school bond campaign gets an early start
November 23, 2011
Voters will have until April 17 to decide the fate of a $219 million capital bond issue supporting the Issaquah School District.
Still, those running the bond campaign are starting to put the groundwork for it in place.
In the meantime, the Issaquah School Board approved the ballot language for the measure at its regular meeting Nov. 9. Read more
Return Deagle, Weaver to Issaquah School Board
October 25, 2011
The Issaquah School Board is fortunate to have solid, professional, dedicated men and women willing to serve the district.
Brian Deagle and Suzanne Weaver, both incumbents, are still the best choices. Both have been board members through the tough economic times. While the budget for schools has fallen, student performance has not.
Deagle regularly makes his presence felt on the school board, asking the tough questions before casting a vote. In recent months, his probing of the proposed school bond over the course of three months led to some revisions and reduced costs. It’s the kind of challenge that citizens want to see in a representative.
Weaver has creative ideas for schools and is passionate about changes that will promote better education of our students. Her business background has been valuable to the board. She is an articulate, no-nonsense board member. Read more
Anne Moore will join the Issaquah School Board
October 25, 2011
Residents are guaranteed of seeing at least one new face on the Issaquah School Board next year.
Bellevue resident Anne Moore is running unopposed for the District 1 seat being vacated by current board president Jan Colbrese.
“I will always be deeply invested in the Issaquah School District,” Colbrese said. Read more
Forum attracts schools and ports candidates
October 18, 2011
Candidates for local and regional offices offered prescriptions for counteracting the ailing economy and educating a 21st-century workforce at a forum Thursday.
Organized by The Issaquah Press, sister publication to the Sammamish Review, and moderated by Publisher Debbie Berto, the forum attracted candidates for the Issaquah School Board and Port of Seattle Commission.
The candidates, gathered at the King County Library System headquarters in Issaquah, answered questions in 40-minute sections organized by race. Read more
Newcomer Brian Neville runs for Issaquah School Board
October 12, 2011
An accountant by trade, Neville said he grew up in Issaquah and earned his advanced degree at the University of Washington.
“I’m deeply connected to the community,” he said.
Neville spent five years on the volunteer board of the Seattle-based non-profit Community for Youth. The group’s aim is to help struggling or at-risk high school students. Neville he hopes to continue his service to young people but wanted to find an opportunity on the Eastside. That was when he decided to try for the local school board. Read more
Suzanne Weaver wants another term on Issaquah School Board
October 12, 2011
During her four years on the job, Issaquah school board member and Sammamish resident Suzanne Weaver said that board has done a worthy job of keeping its focus on student achievement and success.
“It’s work that I enjoy and I want to continue doing it,” Weaver said of serving on the board.
Holding the District 5 seat, Weaver is being challenged in the November elections by Issaquah resident Brian Neville. Read more
Meet candidates for local and regional offices at forum
October 5, 2011
Hear from the candidates for Issaquah School Board, Port of Seattle and Issaquah City Council, at a candidate forum sponsored by the Sammamish Review’s sister publication, The Issaquah Press.
The forum is meant to offer voters a chance to learn about local candidates as the clock ticks down to Election Day. King County Elections is due to mail ballots to voters in late October. The forum starts at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the King County Library Service Center. Read more
Patrick Sansing wants Issaquah schools to find the next big idea in education
October 5, 2011
Opposing Issaquah School Board member Brian Deagle on the November ballot, Sammamish resident Patrick Sansing insists local schools are not in bad shape.
“I think we have good schools,” Sansing said. “But I think they are not good enough. I really think we can do better.” Read more
