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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: February 19, 2021
Superintendent Gustavo Balderas
After weeks of negotiations, the Edmonds School District announced Friday its bargaining team struck a tentative agreement with teachers that would bring more students back to classrooms by the end of March.
In a letter to families, District Superintendent Gustavo Balderas said the district’s bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the Edmonds Education Association which represents the district’s certified teaching staff to open classrooms to kindergarten, first- and second-grade students as well additional special education and early childhood programs. According to Balderas, this Stage 2 re-entry plan will begin March 22 with second graders.
Edmonds School Board Feb. 9 scheduled to vote on set lunch time, discuss waiving ASB fees for low-income students Posted: February 8, 2021 374
Aiming to provide all students with adequate time to eat in-school meals, the Edmonds School Board will vote Tuesday whether to ensure 20 minutes of seated lunch, and to schedule elementary recess before lunch.
At its Feb. 9 business meeting, the Edmonds School Board of Directors will address the district policy regarding nutrition, health and physical education. The policy title has also changed, replacing the word “fitness” with “education.”
Under new business, the board is scheduled to discuss a proposed revision to the district’s Associated Student Bodies (ASB) policy that would waive fees for students from low-income families. In 2020, the Washington State Legislature passed House Bill 1660, which aims to increase participation in extracurricular activities by addressing barriers to extracurricular activities, such