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These are great resources that focus on giving our kids the best education they can.

Sunset Site Council

Issaquah Schools Foundation

Issaquah School District

Issaquah PTSA Council

Washington State PTA

National PTA

Calling For Kids Campaign

We’re asking the community to help us raise $300,000 to accelerate implementation of Project GLAD which is a ‘best practices’ program that has raised achievement in every District in which it’s been adopted. See project GLAD in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMMoTHqAUKA

Nourish Every Mind 2007 Sets New Record

The 10th Annual Nourish Every Mind Benefit Luncheon gave Issaquah Schools Foundation much to celebrate. At the end of the day, the foundation’s largest annual event raised a record $356,000—a figure that put smiles on the faces of event co-chairs Elizabeth Brown (Cougar Ridge PTSA) and Leslie Patten (Sunset PTA) and their small but mighty committee of dedicated volunteers. The luncheon’s success puts the foundation well on track to reach a lofty $1 million dollar 2007-2008 fundraising goal.

DONATE NOW TO ISF CALLING FOR KIDS. This month, you will receive asking you to make a donation to the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s Calling for Kids campaign. The goal of this year’s campaign is to raise $300,000 to help the District implement Project GLAD training. The campaign’s goal is to have at least 1,500 donors make an average donation of $200. You can donate right now online. Go to www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org and click on the “Donate now” box in red at the top. Or, you can wait to be called on April 1st and 2nd by one of Issaquah’s charming high school students and donate over the phone.

TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE TOUTS TEACHER TRAINING. If you’ve been wondering whether teacher training is indeed the best way to boost student achievement, you’ll want to read the February 25th edition of TIME. In it, an article by Stanford professor Linda Darling-Hammond talks about how the highest achieving countries – Finland, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada – have tackled the problem of boosting student achievement. Her findings? Each of these countries has poured resources into teacher training and support. According to Darling-Hammond, they “routinely prepare their teachers more extensively…and give them lots of time for professional learning.” It’s a brief article and is worth taking a look at. Go to How They Do It Abroad – TIME. THANK YOU PTSAs! Issaquah Schools Foundation thanks all of our PTSAs for their support of the Calling for Kids campaign. To date, every single one of our local units has hosted or scheduled presentations for their members about the campaign and Project GLAD. Calling for Kids is truly a community effort. We couldn’t do it without you!

The Issaquah Schools Foundation is the only organization within the Issaquah School District that can raise large amounts of money to help support curriculum purchases. But we need your help.

Quick and Easy Holiday Fundraising
Raise money for ISF while shopping. Enter Amazon.com through the portal on the ISF website, www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org. Shop as usual, and when you check out, up to 8% of your total will be contributed to ISF. Happy Shopping!

Grant Alert
Applications for Kateri Brow Big Idea/Biggest Need and Classroom Enrichment Grants are now available at the ISF website, www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org. Parents…you are eligible to apply. If you have thoughts about creative programs that could benefit your student’s classroom, join forces with your school’s staff and submit your idea.

Both Kateri Brow and Classroom Enrichment Grants fund projects that encourage the continuous improvement of education in our community. Kateri Brow Grants are awarded for projects with budgets of $1,001 to $10,000. Classroom Enrichment Grants are for smaller projects with budgets of $1,000 or less. The deadline for submission is February 1, 2008. For more information, please contact Randy Nevin at 425-392-3827 or rnevin@issaquahschoolsfoundation.org.

	Issaquah School District #411 565 North West Holly Street Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 837-7000
Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the Issaquah School District is an economically sound community and aesthetically pleasing region in which to live. More than 73,000 residents of Issaquah, Preston, Newcastle, portions of Renton, Bellevue, Sammamish, and unincorporated King County live within the district's 110 square miles. Almost 2,000 staff work in the classrooms and in school support roles within the District's 23 schools, serving nearly 16,000 students. The District also oversees the educational program at Echo Glen Children's Center, Washington State's juvenile detention facility. Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus for ninth graders who will ultimately attend Issaquah High and Skyline High opened in September 2005 to alleviate crowding at those two high schools. Grand Ridge Elementary, the District's 14th elementary school in the Issaquah Highlands opened in September 2006.
View Information about Math Curriculum Adoption at Issaquah School District

Issaquah PTSA Council 2.6

Leading Through Change

Sunset's own Jody Mull was surprised with a Golden Acorn Award from the Issaquah PTSA Council for her tireless efforts as the Issaquah Schools Foundation President & Past Luncheon Chair, Past Sunset PTA Co-President and member of the Sunset Site Council.
Congratulations, Jody!!!

Sunset Elementary Site Council

Connie Zue, ECE-Gr. 2 parents Sandy Ruggles, Gr. 3-5 parents Pam Zollers, Community/at large Jody Mull , PTA Amy Hallberg, ECE-Gr. 2 teachers Wendy Heider, Gr. 3-5 teachers Shelley Engelstone, specialists Corinne Marques, classified staff Wayne Hamasaki, principal. Meetings: Oct. 24, Nov. 28, Jan. 23, Feb. 27, March 27, April 24, May 22, June 19 8:00-9:00 AM Library Open to the public.

National PTA