As a resident of Marysville, I vote yes for our schools each year. I am the parent of a graduate from Marysville Pilchuck High School and a seventh-grader at Totem Middle. I see the passion our school staff have for the kids in our community. They work incredibly hard despite tough circumstances and, in some cases, unsafe buildings. The support staff, faculty and administration do the work they do because they know that they are serving young people who truly need them.
As an employee of the Marysville School District, I know it to be a vibrant school community with engaged families and passionate, knowledgeable staff. The teachers and all staff members and volunteers work hard together to ensure that students’ academic needs are met in a nurturing school setting.
As a native of the state and long time resident of Snohomish County, living in the Marysville School District, my foster children have attended Marysville schools and more recently, so have their children.
Growing up, my mom always told us to vote “yes” for schools. She instilled in us the importance of supporting the next generation of children through funding public education. Even once her kids all graduated from school, she still voted “yes” on any school funding measures that were put on the ballot. My mom understood that it is the community’s responsibility — our responsibility — to support future generations of students who will go on to lead our country. It is our responsibility to give them the best opportunities to succeed in this world, and that means supporting funding measures that keep our schools operating. The upcoming Educational Programs and Operations Levy in Marysville must pass, otherwise the future of the Marysville School District is at stake.