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 Come join in the fun and help with FIELD DAY at NJH!
LOTS of volunteers are needed!
This is always a super fun day for both students AND parents!
Would love to see lots of Dads there, too! In addition to volunteers,
6 canopies are needed
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We're using Volunteer Spot to organize our volunteers.
Please click on the link to go to Volunteer Spot where you can sign up for your preferred
activity and time. You can sign-up to bring a canopy here as well.
NJH Field Day 6/18 - here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
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Click this link
to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:
http://vols.pt/1dNUQ9
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Enter your email address:
(You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
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Sign up!
Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please reply to
NJHVOLUNTEERS@GMAIL.COM
and we can sign you up manually.
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9th Grade Party Site: www.nsd.org/njh9thparty
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Dear Northshore Families and Community,
After months of careful study, the Northshore School District Board of Directors unanimously voted this week to accept the preferred recommendation of the Enrollment Demographics Task Force to address current and anticipated growth in the north/central corridor of the district. www.nsd.org/edtf
The Board voted to:
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Pursue construction of an additional high school in the north end of the district
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Include funding for that high school as the major component of a February 2014 bond measure
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Reconfigure grade levels district-wide to K-5 elementary schools, 6-8 middle schools, and 9-12 high schools
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Implement associated boundary adjustments to be recommended to the Board at a later date.
With this vote, our attention will now shift to an accelerated planning and permitting process for a new high school to be located on 61 acres north and west of Fernwood Elementary acquired by the District last spring. This property is ideally located in a densely populated area of the district that is expected to see continued enrollment growth in the coming years. If planning and permitting can be completed in advance of the February 2014 bond election - and if voters approve that bond measure - we hope to begin construction in the spring of 2014 and have a new high school ready to open by the fall of 2017. Our plan would be to implement boundary adjustments and district-wide grade reconfiguration at that same time.
In the meantime, we will continue to address enrollment growth in north end schools through restriction of in- and out-of-district attendance waivers, additional portable classrooms, program adjustments and bussing. While certainly not ideal, we believe these measures are preferable to multiple boundary adjustments in advance of a long-term solution. We will continue to work closely with the most impacted schools to assure a high quality learning environment as those schools operate well beyond their enrollment capacity.
This decision and direction by the Board will have significant impacts across our district for years to come. The Board is committed to providing accurate and thorough information throughout the implementation process and involving the community in authentic and meaningful ways. I will continue to provide periodic updates through this letter and on our district website at www.nsd.org/edtf .
Truly,
Larry Francois, Superintendent
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HANG-TIME Information Page
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Our state's whooping cough epidemic is still in full swing with more than 4,000 reported cases, 600 in King County - school-age kids account for most of them. State health officials are concerned that the combination of kids in school and circulating disease could lead to more whooping cough cases. "Now that kids are back in school and around each other for longer periods of time, germs can spread more easily," said State Health Officer Dr. Maxine Hayes, a pediatrician. "It's important for kids and everyone around them, including teachers and other caregivers, to practice good health habits and make sure their immunizations are up to date." For more information: www.nsd.org/whoopingcough .
Healthy Youth Survey
Every two years our 6, 8, 10 and 12th grade students participate in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey. Our schools will be conducting the survey during one class period the week of Oct. 15-19, 2012. The survey is sponsored by OSPI, the Department of Health, the Family Policy Council and other state agencies. The survey is anonymous and students may chose to opt out. A copy of the survey questions is available for parents to preview in the school office. Brochures were mailed to all families with detailed information about the survey. The brochure and other information can be viewed at www.nsd.org/healthyyouthsurvey
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JOIN NJH's PTSA TODAY!
Por favor, hagase miembro de NJH PTSA
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