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Read about what’s happening in our schools.

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A C H I E V E M E N TSuperintendent Hewins provides graduation rate information and shares his thoughts on public education.

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IMPORTANT DATES2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR November 3: First Quarter ends

November 8: Ballots are due!

November 11: Veterans Day, No School November 23 Half Day, (3 hrs.) November 24-25: Thanksgiving Break, No School

November 30: 1st Trimester Elem. Report Cards, Half Day, (3.5 hrs.), ELEM. ONLY

December 19-30: Winter Vacation, No School

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QUARTERLYNEWSLETTER

B O N D I N F O .Read about the bond measure that will be on the November 2016 General Election ballot.

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‘16-’17 and ‘17-’18 calendars now available at www.fpschools.org

District named Seahawks’ Champions of SustainabilityMcKinstry, a full-service,

design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) firm that specializes in energy and facility services, announced its full lineup of Se-ahawks’ Champions of Sustain-ability for the 2016 season, and Franklin Pierce Schools was a week one honoree.

In partnership with the Seattle Seahawks, the annual Champions of Sustainability program recog-nizes organizations during each regular-season home game that exhibit a forward-looking ap-proach to innovative energy and waste reduction in the built envi-ronment, which accounts for one-third of the world’s energy usage and more than 15 percent of car-bon emissions.

Other 2016 home-game hon-orees will include Eastern Wash-ington University, the Vancouver Clinic, Sabey, the Pacific Tower project team, Ivanhoe Cambridge, the WSU Everett project team, and the 2nd and Pike Tower project team.

“For the seventh consecutive season at CenturyLink Field, we’re delighted to spotlight organiza-tions committed to raising the bar for sustainability in the built envi-ronment,” said Dean Allen, CEO of McKinstry. “This year’s roster of honorees are leaders who in-novate, cultivate positive behavior

changes, and act as community stewards.”

Franklin Pierce SchoolsIn late 2015, Franklin

Pierce Schools debuted the 20,000-square-foot Franklin Pierce Early Learning Center in Parkland inside a building once home to a church before its reno-vation and energy retrofitting. By partnering with McKinstry on an Energy Savings Performance

new center include an energy ef-ficient variable refrigerant flow HVAC system, LED lighting, and upgrades to the insulative value of the building’s envelope. In ad-dition to creating a comfortable learning environment, the project helped create local jobs by deploy-ing local consultants and contrac-tors.

About McKinstry’s Champi-ons of Sustainability program

conservation, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and community involvement within CenturyLink Field and Event Center, as well as in terms of its impact on the city. For further information on the Defend Your Turf campaign, please visit, www.centurylinkfield.com/defendyourturf.

Over the past decade, McKin-stry has implemented a number of facility-wide energy conserva-tion initiatives at CenturyLink Field and Event Center, includ-ing the installation of one of the largest solar arrays in the state of Washington, mechanical system upgrades, high-efficiency lighting ,and ultra-low-flow water fixtures. These upgrades make the stadium a national model for sustainable sporting facilities. McKinstry and the Seahawks developed the an-nual Champions of Sustainability program to celebrate clients who have committed to similar green standards in the built environ-ment.

Contract (ESPC) procurement mechanism, the district’s capital expenses were partially covered by the center’s future energy savings.

Sustainability measures at the

McKinstry’s Champions of Sustainability program is part of the Defend Your Turf campaign. The campaign has a four-pronged approach to sustainable water

L to R: McKinstry’s Melissa Pendleton, FP District’s Superintendent Hewins, Seahawks’ Blitz, and FP District’s Public Information Officer Willie Painter.

James Sales students receive their grant-funded iPadsThe 485 students at James Sales

Elementary received new iPads during a celebration on Tuesday, October 4, thanks to a federal ini-tiative known as ConnectEd. The grant, which was awarded a year ago, earned the entire school a one-to-one computing device en-vironment.

Funded by the Apple Corpo-ration, James Sales received iPads for every student and teacher, wireless access points throughout the school to support all the new devices, servers and security mea-sures to store content and protect students from accessing non-ed-ucational content, Apple TVs for every classroom, and significant training for the school’s staff by Apple employees.

More than two dozen employ-ees from area Apple stores helped form a human tunnel to cheer and lead kids into the assembly. Af-terward, they fanned out to class-rooms to help students set up their

new devices.Students started with the ba-

sics. They first learned how to turn the device on and off, how to car-

ry the device, how to use the flip cover, and how to recharge it. And then they learned more complex functions, such as how to enable

fingerprint access, installing edu-cational apps, and how to use the photo and video features.

In the coming days and weeks

of the school year, they will use their iPads to supplement learn-ing activities that support reading, writing, mathematics, science, and

other subjects. Students will learn how to research their favorite in-terests. Fourth-grader Tony Jimi-nez-Sanchez is interested in learn-ing more about volcanoes with his iPad. Students will also get to express their creativity by making movies, and embedding photos in the writing exercises they com-plete using their new devices.

The school’s principal, Brandy Nelson, and her staff are excited about all the learning opportuni-ties the new technology provides. “These iPads will further strength-en our work in providing an en-gaging educational experience for our students,” said Nelson.

Students won’t initially be able to take their iPads home, but that may change in the future. Further, the iPads will serve students for a number of years to come.

And if all goes well, as expect-ed, more district schools could receive one-to-one computing de-vices in the future.

L to R: Lynae Hamilton and Jaiciana Butler learn basic features of the iPads moments after the devices were issued to them.

SUPERINTENDENT’S CORNER: Frankly SpeakingFPS CORE BUSINESS

Engage all students in rigorous, relevant, high quality work.

VISION

Every student graduates from high school prepared to suc-ceed in post-secondary educa-tion.

MISSION

To provide students with an engaging educational envi-ronment, built upon proven academics and high standards, resulting in successful and con-tributing citizens.

BELIEFS

Every student can learn to think, reason, and achieve at high levels.

Every student can learn more every day.

Every student has the potential for educational and economic success beyond high school.

Every teacher is a leader of learning, whose primary job is to engage students in meaning-ful experiences that result in desired learning.

Our ability to build positive re-lationships with students con-tributes to learning.

Every school principal is a leader of leaders.

Every staff member has the re-sponsibility to support the core business.

GOALS

1. Increase the academic achievement of all stu-dents.

2. Prepare students for suc-cess beyond high school.

3. Maintain safe and caring schools.

4. Promote family and com-munity involvement in our schools.

IMPROVEMENT

Dr. Frank HewinsSuperintendent

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The staff and students of Franklin Pierce Schools have been hard at it since our opening day on August 30. Without interrup-tion or distraction, our schools have remained focused on what we are paid by our public to do – educate our kids. We are not with-out our challenges, but as you will see throughout this publication, Franklin Pierce Schools are on a continuous cycle of becoming the best they can be - one day and one child at a time. In a period of much economic distress and turmoil throughout the world, our nation, state, and local community, I am hoping that it is comforting to you that our schools continue to do the best possible job of providing a quality education for all of our children. There is no better long-term economic investment for our state and country than ensuring strong schools.

The caring and hard-working FPS staff do whatever it takes to maintain safe, secure, and well-kept facilities, stay abreast of and use the most effective instruction-al strategies, efficiently feed and transport our students, work col-laboratively to determine and pro-vide the necessary support for stu-dents who need it, and stay within the annual budgets allocated. I can assure you that you can be as proud as I am of the work being accomplished by the students and staff throughout the school district in which you reside.

Using a cycle of continuous improvement, each of our schools has completed and presented their annual School Improve-ment Plans to the School Board. The plans describe the specific strategies and action plans school staff will employ to increase aca-demic achievement, maintain safe schools, and enhance parent and community involvement to real-ize the FPS vision of having every student graduate from our high schools prepared to succeed in post-secondary education. It is a tall order and according to author Jamie Vollmer, “. . . a feat that no society in the history of the world has even contemplated, let alone accomplished.”

Throughout the U.S., the per-

centage of citizens who actually participate in the democratic pro-cess (i.e., vote) generally is low in all categories. Unfortunately, Pierce County and more specifi-cally, Franklin Pierce School Dis-trict residents are no exception. The responsibility to reverse this withdrawal from civic duty lies more heavily than ever on our schools. After all, education is the one public institution that in-cludes 90 percent of the next gen-eration of adults, is governed and financed by public authority, and has the explicit mission of educat-ing for democratic citizenship.

You have an incredible oppor-tunity in the coming general elec-tion on November 8th to positive-ly influence the future of our local community and schools over the next 20-30 years by casting your ballot for the FPS Bond Measure (Proposition 1). It is time for our community to step up on behalf of our most important asset – our students – and show them that we believe in them and they deserve to attend school in updated, safe, and healthy facilities in which to learn and grow. I cannot stress to you enough how important this measure is for our greater com-munity. Not only is it incredibly important to our schools, it is es-sential to improving the quality

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FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LEGISLATORS OF THE 25th & 29th DISTRICTSSEN. BRUCE DAMMEIER

Republican, 25th District

PO Box 40425Olympia, WA 98504360-786-7648Bruce.Dammeier@leg.wa.gov

Leg. Asst. - Briana Fagan

SEN. STEVE CONWAY

Democrat, 29th District

PO Box 40429Olympia, WA 98504360-786-7656Steve.Conway@leg.wa.gov

Leg. Asst. - Kimberlie Lelli

25th

29th

REP. MELANIE STAMBAUGH

Republican, 25th District

PO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504360-786-7948Melanie.Stambaugh@leg.wa.gov

Leg. Asst. - Shelbi Hogenson

REP. HANS ZEIGER

Republican, 25th District

PO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504360-786-7968Hans.Zeiger@leg.wa.gov

Leg. Asst. - Sarah Pollock

REP. DAVID SAWYER

Democrat, 29th District

PO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504360-786-7906David.Sawyer@leg.wa.gov

Leg. Asst. - Olgy Diaz

REP. STEVE KIRBY

Democrat, 29th District

PO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504360-786-7996Steve.Kirby@leg.wa.gov

Leg. Asst. - Christel Mason-Gillespie

of life in our community – and we can do this, at this particular time only, for no additional tax in-creases! Please do your civic duty and cast your ballot on or before November 8th!

Just to show you the success our schools are having beating the odds and overcoming the achieve-ment gap you hear about so often in the media, here are two charts displaying our most recent data regarding our graduation rates. As you can easily identify, when it comes to graduating our students who are prepared for future post-secondary success, we not only exceed State (80%) and National (82%) averages, we have essen-tially eliminated the achievement gap between white students and students of color. There are very few (if any) school districts in the entire country that are as diverse as we are that can make this claim.

It has been a fantastic fall and a wonderful start to a great school year! Please join us in the many activities taking place at all of our dynamic schools. Bundle up, take your umbrella, get a flu shot, re-turn your ballot, and I’ll see you around the district!

Board Members (left to right): Melanie Morgan (Director District 1); John Harstad (Director District 2); Mark Baumgarten (Director District 3); Mary Sherman (Director District 4); Cole Roberts (Director District 5).

Implement all components of the FPS 2016-17 District Im-provement Plan.

Snippets . . . News from around the district

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37 students receive Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Awards

Brookdale Elementary Principal: Connie Holman253-298-3100 Central Avenue Elementary Principal: Tonya Middling253-298-3200 Christensen Elementary Principal: Tim Enfield253-298-3300 Collins Elementary Principal: Dr. Barb Mondloch253-298-3400 Elmhurst Elementary Principal: Dr. Carrie Adrian253-298-3500 Harvard Elementary Principal: Paul Elery253-298-4100 James Sales Elementary Principal: Brandy Nelson253-298-4200

Midland Elementary Principal: Paula Dawson253-298-4500

Ford Middle SchoolPrincipal: Heather Renner253-298-3600

Keithley Middle SchoolPrincipal: Dr. Tom Edwards253-298-4300

Franklin Pierce High SchoolPrincipal: Ronald Hartley253-298-3800

Washington High SchoolPrincipal: James Hester253-298-4700

GATES High SchoolPrincipal: Valinda Jones253-298-4000

New PathwaysPrincipal: Valinda Jones253-298-4080

Early Learning CenterDirector: Carol Miller253-298-4675

Transportation Office253-298-3865

FPS District Office253-298-3000

Keithley wins $100,000 of fitness equipment

At a ceremony on September 17 at Clover Park Technical College, 37 high school students from Franklin Pierce Schools were among 280 stu-dents in Pierce County to receive Elizabeth Wesley awards. Further con-grats go to FPHS’s Tarisa Ross, WHS’s Azurae Hargrave, and WHS’s Kath-erine Burgess! These three students won additional college scholarships!

The Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Award identifies African American students that have both academic and leadership potential to receive this annual award. Recipients are able to add this recognition to their resume, and will also receive a $350 incentive award. More infor-mation about the Elizabeth Wesley awards can be found at http://www.ewesleyaward.org. Award winners include:

This past spring season, Keithley won a grant from the National Foun-dation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC). In late June, the district received news that Keithley was one of three schools in the state that won the $100,000 worth of fitness equipment the grant provided. The school has been designated as a “National Champion School” by the NFGFC. By late August, the fitness equipment arrived and was installed!

WHO has done something that YOU want to RECOGNIZE?

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District receives clean audit from State Auditor

The Washington State Auditor’s Office recently conducted an audit of the school district’s financial statements and federal grant compliance for 2014-2015.

There were no findings in the audit.Great job, Business Office staff and all other personnel with budget/

finance responsibilities!

Franklin Pierce High SchoolAlora Fuller

Annalicia BingAnnalycia Matthews

Anwar HassanAriell McCain

Christopher ClayGhane Buze

Jordan WorrellLaylah Goodrum

Malcolm GlayTarisa RossWesley Mba

Washington High SchoolAlyssa Arreola

Anna Maria BushAuricia Johnson

Axexis ReeseAzurae Hargrave

Briana HarrisBright Owusu Adjei

Cheyenne BellEva Curtis

Jalynne HudsonJessica Rice

Joshua AdamsonKalysha White

Katherine BurgessKeyonjanae Henderson

Kiarra QuickKrystal Nelson

Lexie Brewster SimmonsNevan Gamboa

Raja DrahRimaujhia Greenlee

Savannah HauensteinStartasia Cavalier

Victoria ManibusanZaujanae Ponton

FPHS Band and Cheer perform at University of Washington

Franklin Pierce High School’s Band and Cheer Squad performed at the University of Washington Huskies football game against the University of Idaho Vandals at the 64th Annual Husky Band Day. FPHS was joined on the field by the Husky Marching Band and 34 other high school bands from across Washington and Canada.

WHS Boys Soccer wins referees’ sportsmanship award

The Washington High School Boys Soccer team has been chosen as the recipient of the Mike Schmidt Pierce County Referees’ Sportsmanship Award. Five schools in the county were nominated, and Washington High was chosen to be this year’s winner! They were recognized on September 29th at 6:45 p.m., just before the girls varsity soccer match at the Franklin Pierce Stadium.

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WHAT WILL THIS BOND DO?• Improve student safety

• Prepare students for the future

• Replace five worst condition schools

• Maintain or lower current tax rates

• Preserve small class sizes

• Improve learning environmentsBOND FACTS & INFORMATIONAll 8,000 of our students need safe, modern schools that prepare them for the jobs of the future.

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FULL SCHOOL REPLACEMENTS• Only old/worn out schools replaced• Average age of FP schools is 60 years• Only 15% of FP schools built after 1980• Space for small class sizes in every elementary school• Modern health and safety standards met• Replacement cheaper than renovation

SECURITY & SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS• Main access points controlled• High-quality monitoring systems installed• Improved parking lot lighting• Enhanced emergency communications• Separate carpool and bus drop-off locations

TECHNOLOGY/STEM LABS• Tools to teach 21st century skills for 21st century jobs• Replace makeshift labs with full science, technology,

engineering, and math (STEM) labs• Outfit labs with high-quality technology and tools• Helps us meet new lab-science course-load rules

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS• Replace buildings with structural and health concerns• Build new facilities to meet modern education standards• Safe, modern playground equipment• Exterior school renovation where most needed• Covered areas for fresh air even on rainy days• Update aging sports facilities

NO TAX INCREASE

20-YEAR2016 BOND

5-YEAR2012 CAPITAL LEVY

20-YEAR1998 BOND

Compared to what voters have paid in any year since 2013

Learn more at fpschools.org/bond

Bond Vote November 8, 2016

Let’s prepare our students for the future.

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Willie Painter, Public Information Officer(253) 298-3087

wpainter@fpschools.org

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Why does our school district need a school bond now?

Voters last approved a bond measure in 1998, and the district completed all of those projects on time and within the budget. Since then, proposed bond measures in 2008 failed.

As a result, the School Board of Directors created a long-range facility planning committee comprised of parents, staff, students, and non-parent adults from the community. The committee—called “FPS 2030”—began meeting in 2010. In 2011, FPS 2030 made a recommendation to the School Board to place a 5-year capital levy on the 2012 ballot to address overcrowding at the middle school cafeterias, learning walls in classrooms across the district, and replace the most worn out air handling systems in the district. The capital levy was approved by voters. It will expire in 2017.

However, the capital levy was never intended to address the longer-term, most-pressing facility needs in the district. The FPS 2030 committee recon-vened in the 2014-2015 school year to come up with a bond recommendation for the School Board.

At their March 8, 2016 regular meeting, the School Board unanimously voted to adopt a bond resolution that is consis-tent with the recommendations of the FPS 2030 committee.

What project are designated for in the 2016 school bond measure?

• Security upgrades at all schools

• School replacements at:• Brookdale Elementary School• Central Avenue Elementary School• Collins Elementary School• Harvard Elementary School• James Sales Elementary School• Ford Middle School Gymnasium

• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) labs at:• Washington High School• Franklin Pierce High School

• New playgrounds at:• Christensen Elementary School• Elmhurst Elementary School

• Covered areas at:• Elmhurst Elementary School• Midland Elementary School• GATES High School

• 500-seat performing arts center at Franklin Pierce High School

• Grandstand and concession improvements at District Stadium

• Infrastructure upgrades at Christensen Elementary School

• Digital readerboards at all schools

How did the school district deter-mine which schools to replace?

The district’s Support Services Department maintains an ongoing program of assessment of district facilities. In addition, as technology and educational programs evolve, the facilities demand change. The proposed replacement schools were recom-mended to the School Board by the FPS 2030 committee due to a variety of factors, including:

• Condition of the school• Safety• Needs of the educational program

DISTRICT MAP & PROPOSED UPGRADES

FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS

FULL SCHOOL REPLACEMENTS

SECURITY & SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

TECHNOLOGY/ STEM LABS

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

School bonds provide immediate funds for large long-term capital projects such as modernization of buildings, new school construction or acquisition of property. A bond is financed over a long period of time, generally 12 to 30 years, and is comparable to your home mortgage.

How much will this bond measure cost taxpayers?

If approved in November 2016, the bond measure would cost an esti-mated $2.82 per thousand dollars of assessed property per year. However, this bond will not increase taxes. The bond would not be a tax increased compared to any year since 2013 because two prior voter-approved measures (the 20-year 1998 bond and the 5-year 2012 capital levy) will expire at the time the 2016 bond takes effect.

FPS Public Information Office 253-298-3087 fpsschools.org/bond

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) labs.

For more information:

www.fpschools.org/bond

To request a speaker:

Willie Painter, Public Information Officer(253) 298-3087

wpainter@fpschools.org

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Why does our school district need a school bond now?

Voters last approved a bond measure in 1998, and the district completed all of those projects on time and within the budget. Since then, proposed bond measures in 2008 failed.

As a result, the School Board of Directors created a long-range facility planning committee comprised of parents, staff, students, and non-parent adults from the community. The committee—called “FPS 2030”—began meeting in 2010. In 2011, FPS 2030 made a recommendation to the School Board to place a 5-year capital levy on the 2012 ballot to address overcrowding at the middle school cafeterias, learning walls in classrooms across the district, and replace the most worn out air handling systems in the district. The capital levy was approved by voters. It will expire in 2017.

However, the capital levy was never intended to address the longer-term, most-pressing facility needs in the district. The FPS 2030 committee recon-vened in the 2014-2015 school year to come up with a bond recommendation for the School Board.

At their March 8, 2016 regular meeting, the School Board unanimously voted to adopt a bond resolution that is consis-tent with the recommendations of the FPS 2030 committee.

What project are designated for in the 2016 school bond measure?

• Security upgrades at all schools

• School replacements at:• Brookdale Elementary School• Central Avenue Elementary School• Collins Elementary School• Harvard Elementary School• James Sales Elementary School• Ford Middle School Gymnasium

• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) labs at:• Washington High School• Franklin Pierce High School

• New playgrounds at:• Christensen Elementary School• Elmhurst Elementary School

• Covered areas at:• Elmhurst Elementary School• Midland Elementary School• GATES High School

• 500-seat performing arts center at Franklin Pierce High School

• Grandstand and concession improvements at District Stadium

• Infrastructure upgrades at Christensen Elementary School

• Digital readerboards at all schools

How did the school district deter-mine which schools to replace?

The district’s Support Services Department maintains an ongoing program of assessment of district facilities. In addition, as technology and educational programs evolve, the facilities demand change. The proposed replacement schools were recom-mended to the School Board by the FPS 2030 committee due to a variety of factors, including:

• Condition of the school• Safety• Needs of the educational program

DISTRICT MAP & PROPOSED UPGRADES

FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS

FULL SCHOOL REPLACEMENTS

SECURITY & SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

TECHNOLOGY/ STEM LABS

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

School bonds provide immediate funds for large long-term capital projects such as modernization of buildings, new school construction or acquisition of property. A bond is financed over a long period of time, generally 12 to 30 years, and is comparable to your home mortgage.

How much will this bond measure cost taxpayers?

If approved in November 2016, the bond measure would cost an esti-mated $2.82 per thousand dollars of assessed property per year. However, this bond will not increase taxes. The bond would not be a tax increased compared to any year since 2013 because two prior voter-approved measures (the 20-year 1998 bond and the 5-year 2012 capital levy) will expire at the time the 2016 bond takes effect.

FPS Public Information Office 253-298-3087 fpsschools.org/bond

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) labs.

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SPYA Spring Season Baseball Registration The Summit-Parkland Youth

Association (SPYA) offers a va-riety of youth sports programs throughout the year, including: flag football, basketball, girls vol-leyball, and baseball. Coming up next is youth basketball for boys and girls ages 4 years through 6th

grade. Registration is now open through October 28th. Youth baseball registration for the spring will be open February 1 through March 3, 2017.

We are also seeking volunteers to assist with the community Daf-fodil Parade Float in 2017!

For more information on a variety of programs or to get in-volved, please go to the SPYA web-site at:www.summitparklandsports.org, call 253-298-3026, or email Justin Luckman, SPYA Recreation Man-ager at:

jluckman@fpschools.org .

Franklin Pierce School District is seeking qualified applicants for the following substitute positions:

Paraeducator – Bus Driver – Custodian – Teacher –

Clerical Assistant – Food Services

These positions offer the op-portunity to make a real differ-ence in the educational experience of students in the Franklin Pierce School District.

The position of substitute

paraeducator is wide-ranging and includes assisting teachers in the classroom, providing one-on-one assistance to students, and super-vising recess periods at school buildings. The rate of pay for sub-stitute paraeducator positions be-gins at $12.67 per hour.

Substitute bus drivers safely transport district students to and from school in district buses. The district provides mandatory paid training for bus drivers. The rate of pay for substitute bus driver po-sitions begins at $16.50 per hour.

The Maintenance and Opera-tions department, including cus-todian substitutes, help keep the learning environment safe and clean for our students. The pay rate for substitute custodian posi-tions begins at $13.39 per hour.

Substitute teachers instruct students in classrooms through-out the district when the building teachers are unable to be in the classroom. In addition to certifi-cated substitute teachers, the state of Washington allows for emer-gency substitute teaching certifi-

cates to successful applicants with the state. A Bachelor’s degree is required by the district for an emergency substitute teacher cer-tificate request. The rate of pay for these positions begins at $132.00 per day.

Clerical assistant substitutes perform office duties in a school setting when the regular office workers are absent. The rate of pay for these positions begins at $12.87 per hour.

The Nutrition Services team, including food service assistant

substitutes, prepares and serves nutritious meals to district stu-dents. The rate of pay for food service assistant substitute posi-tions is $11.21 per hour.

Successful candidates will have a sincere interest in working with student(s) in regular education and special education programs in a positive manner. Please see the job postings on the Franklin Pierce District website (Departments/Human Resources/Job Openings) for complete job descriptions and requirements. Hours are varied.

Substitutes needed!

Year Two of AVIDThis fall, our five second-

ary schools are continuing with year two of our implementation of AVID (Advancement via Indi-vidual Determination). AVID is designed to enable schoolwide im-plementation of proven instruc-tional methodologies and content area best practices to improve out-comes for all students. AVID has two strands – the AVID elective and AVID Schoolwide.

The AVID Elective is the core. It targets students in the academic middle––with the desire to go to college and the willingness to

work hard. Typically, they will be the first in their families to attend college, and/or come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. These are students who are capable of com-pleting rigorous curriculum, but are falling short of their potential. This year, we offered 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders an oppor-tunity to apply to be in the AVID elective. As we move forward, we will add 12th and possibly 6th grade.

AVID places these students on the college track, requiring them

to enroll in their school’s tough-est courses, such as Honors and Advanced Placement. To support them in the rigorous coursework, AVID students learn organization-al and study skills, develop criti-cal thinking, learn to ask probing questions, receive academic help from peers and college-age tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities to make their college dreams a reality.

AVID goes beyond the AVID Elective course to affect an en-tire campus or district by creat-ing a college-going culture that

increases the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and their lives beyond. Teachers beyond the AVID elec-tive teachers are trained in the same high quality strategies, inte-grate many of the AVID methods into all their courses, and support all students, whether enrolled in AVID elective or not, toward achieving post-secondary success.

AVID is not just another pro-gram. At its heart, AVID is a phi-losophy: Hold students account-able to the highest standards, provide academic and social sup-

port, and they will rise to the chal-lenge.

For more information, or if you would consider being a tutor, please contact Carolyn Treleven, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, at ctreleven@fp-schools.org

By: Carolyn Treleven, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning

Keithley students participate in Artist Mentoring Program This past summer, more than

20 Keithley students participated in a free music camp ran by Artist Mentoring Program (AMP). This four (4) week summer camp invit-ed students of all grades at Keithley Middle School to participate in a music camp where they learned a new stringed instrument. Students also participated and performed in choir, bucket band, and other

various music classes.This camp is unique in that not

one student was charged tuition (free to students) and it was staffed by AMP employees who were all either very recent Pacific Luther-an University (PLU) graduates or current PLU students. Students received free lunch, snacks, and AMP t-shirts, which they wore at the final student concert.

AMP will host its first 30-stu-dent after-school string program at Keithley Middle School this year, starting October 18. This up-coming summer AMP will invite 50 students to a five (5) week sum-mer camp starting in late June.

Midland 5th graders visit the district farmMidland Elementary School

5th graders visited the district farm at 96th and Waller Road on September 27. They learned about farming, harvested potatoes and carrots, and even got to taste some of the carrots after the carrots were washed in the new washing sta-tions that were installed over the summer using grant funds.

Additional produce recently harvested includes peppers, toma-toes, beets, peas, and apples.

Three district elementary

schools have recently visited the farm to learn about agriculture. Over 1,500 pounds of fresh fruit and produce, harvested by stu-dents and volunteers, will be in-corporated into school meals from today’s “produce pick-up.”

Also, some of this season’s har-vest will be donated to the seniors at the Mid-County Community Center behind Central Avenue El-ementary School.

The district farm is now setup to grow produce throughout the

year. In partnership with Pierce Conservation District’s Veggie Co-op program and other part-ners, the farm has been trans-formed into a vibrant educational facility for students throughout the Franklin Pierce School Dis-trict and interested community members. To learn more about the programs at the farm, contact Matt Price at mprice@fpschools.org or 253-298-4087.

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Employment Opportunities

Franklin Pierce Schools is looking for positive people who are interested in supporting our students by working in schools or district departments.

To find out more information about substitute or regular em-ployment opportunities, please refer to the Franklin Pierce web-site at www.fpschools.org and click on “employment.”

You may also call the Human Resources office at 253-298-3085 for more information.

We look forward to working with you!

Child Find Screening

Free screening for children ages 3 to 5 is provided for chil-dren living in the Franklin Pierce School District through the Child Find program.

The purpose of the screen-ing is to determine if your child is in need of special education services. Please call Kathy Bolte at 253-298-3051 for more in-formation or to schedule an ap-pointment.

Non-Discrimination

Franklin Pierce Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation includ-ing gender expression or iden-tity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal ac-cess to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged dis-crimination:

Title IX Coordinator, Wendy Malich, 253-298-3023, wmalich@fpschools.org;

Section 504/ADA Coordina-tor, William Rasplica, 253-298-3051, wrasplica@fpschools.org;

Compliance Coordinator for RCW 28A.640 and 28A.642, Shaun Carey, 253-298-3082, scarey@fpschools.org

Franklin Pierce School District #402 (aka “Franklin Pierce Schools”) is a public school district located in Tacoma, WA. It is comprised of 14 schools, with an enrollment of 8,000 students and a staff of 1,000 dedicated educators and support personnel. The district is located in unincorporated Pierce County and shares boundaries with the communities of Parkland, Midland, Clover Creek/Collins, Waller, parts of Summit, and parts of Spanaway.

Hosted by Dr. Frank Hewins, Superintendent Franklin Pierce Schools

Tour three schools within the district. Ride a school bus in-between schools. Principals and students will be your tour

guides. Observe strong instructional practices and

engaged students. Learn about the district’s facilities: present

condition, current projects, and future proposals.

Hear a briefing on the district’s budget, curriculum, and human resources.

Enjoy a lunch catered by the district’s Nutrition Services Department.

Please RSVP to: Ms. Brooke Finnigan, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

bfinnigan@fpschools.org or 253-298-3010

Friday, October 21, 2016 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

You Are Invited to Attend

A day for community members to learn

about the educational

programs, unique challenges, and

great successes of Franklin Pierce

Schools.

Tour begins and ends at Franklin Pierce High School· 11002 18th Ave E· Tacoma, WA 98445

Free entry to national parks and lands for 4th gradersWe’re so pleased to let you

know that the Every Kid in a Park program will continue this year!

This program lets your 4th grader get a FREE pass to all na-tional parks and federal lands and waters, and he/she can take the whole family along!

It’s seriously such an easy pro-gram. Just go to:

www.everykidinapark.com, then click, “Get Your Pass.” Homeschoolers are eligible, and teachers can get passes for their classes. It includes entrance for 4th graders and others in their ve-

hicle, and it covers national parks and millions of acres of other fed-eral lands and waters. It’s good all the way until August 31 of 2017, so you can plan some spring and summer adventures!

District receives “One in a Melon” awardOur district has won the pres-

tigious “One in a Melon Award” from the United States Depart-ment of Agriculture for our “farm-to-school” program. Our Nutrition Services department has worked with our College and Career Readiness department to incorporate produce grown at the district’s farm on 96th and Waller Road into student meals through-out the district.

Over 18,000 pounds of pro-duce were harvested in summer/fall of 2015, and this year’s harvest

is on-pace to exceed that of last year! Furthermore, the addition of a 100 ft. hoop house, washing sta-tions, and on-site cold storage will allow for year-round growing and harvesting of fresh produce.

This award is given to one school district per state every two years!

L to R: Midland’s Austin Cracknell, Nathan Mapp, Kohen Packard, Brandon Tillet, and Miguel Domingo Herrera taste fresh apples from the farm.