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South Kitsap School District Superintendent Tim Winter and North Mason School District Superintendent Dana Rosenbach are finalists to replace Art Jarvis as Peninsula School District superintendent.
PSD’s Board of Directors announced the names of five finalists Wednesday evening. In addition to Winter and Rosenbach, Eatonville School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr, Auburn School District Assistant Superintendent Heidi Harris and Bellevue School District Chief of Staff John Harrison are also in the running to replace Jarvis, who is retiring at the end of June.
Finalists are scheduled for interviews with PSD board members on Saturday. Three candidates will participate in further interviews the week of March 15 and the board expects to announce its choice for superintendent March 19. The selected individual will officially assume duties July 1.
February 25, 2021
A social distancing rule will likely mean the Clarkston School District will be unable to return to traditional in-person classes this year.
The Lewiston Tribune reports the district would need to add 43 teachers and 34 extra classrooms to bring its K-6 students back to full-time in-person learning under the current requirement to maintain 6 feet of social distance while in school buildings.
Superintendent Thaynan Knowlton says the school district’s classrooms average around 700 square feet, which limits each room to about 11 students.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently advocated for more in-person learning. He said school districts considering face-to-face learning should require masks, continue social distancing and have proper ventilation in the buildings.
February 9, 2021
Students in Clarkston will likely continue in a hybrid learning model through the end of the school year because of a social distancing requirement within school buildings in Washington. During Monday night’s school board meeting, Brady Woodbury, the administrator of the Asotin County Health Department, said the district’s buildings are not large enough to house students 6 feet apart, something that’s needed to return to a full-time in-person learning experience. Woodbury was joined by Dr. Bob Lutz, the health officer for Asotin County, as the duo fielded questions from patrons of the school district about vaccines, the current hybrid model of education and what is expected when the 2021-22 school year begins. When the Clarkston School District is able to offer more face-to-face learning to its students, Woodbury said students in kindergarten through sixth grades will likely be first in line. He also said he hopes full-time in-person learning will be able
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Community volunteer Chelsea Blewett lifts turkeys from the bed of a truck Friday morning while fellow volunteer Traci Greco climbs up to get the potatoes as they distribute Christmas foods to families in the Clarkston school system. The women handed out 150 meals in Clarkston and 200 in Lewiston; they are made up of turkey, pie and potatoes among other things. âNo matter which side of the river you are on, the community is extraordinarily generous,â said Rebecca Lockhart, executive director of student services for the Clarkston School District.
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