| SUPERINTENDENT: On Thursday, April 12, the | | | | |
| district board for Seattle Schools voted 6-0 | | | | -Eckstein Middle School. |
| to offer the position of Superintendent of | | | | |
| Seattle Schools to Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson. | | | | -McClure Middle School |
| "We are delighted to attract such a | | | | |
| high-caliber superintendent to Seattle," said | | | | -Nathan Hale High School. |
| Board President Cheryl Chow. School Board | | | | |
| Director Michael DeBell, who is chair of the | | | | -The New School |
| board's finance committee, had this to say, | | | | |
| "When Dr. Goodloe-Johnson stepped into the | | | | -Whittier Elementary School. |
| superintendent role in Charleston County, she | | | | |
| inherited a budget deficit," said DeBell. | | | | TESTING WATER QUALITY: Seattle Schools |
| "Not only did Maria turn that situation | | | | consider student health and safety a top |
| around, but she also led her team to examine | | | | priority. Over the past several years, |
| all expenditures. This mirrors the work that | | | | Seattle Schools have developed and |
| we have started here in Seattle Schools, and | | | | implemented a national standard for drinking |
| I am confident that Dr. Goodloe-Johnson will | | | | water quality in public schools. This |
| sustain and enhance those efforts." | | | | initiative is driven by a Seattle Schools |
| | | | policy on drinking water. The policy, adopted |
| ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS: The Seattle Schools | | | | in 2004, sets standards for the maximum |
| system has made a major commitment to | | | | levels of lead, copper, iron and cadmium in |
| reducing greenhouse gases. Some of the | | | | all of Seattle Schools drinking water. |
| actions the district has taken to reduce | | | | |
| greenhouse gas emissions include: | | | | THEATER DIRECTOR: Theater Puget Sound |
| | | | honored Roosevelt High School Theater |
| • Changing the heating and cooling set | | | | Director Ruben Van Kempen with the 2007 |
| points to reflect a broader temperature | | | | Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award |
| range. | | | | in a ceremony on June 4 at the Seattle |
| | | | Center. The award honors those who have |
| • Performing mechanical upgrades on | | | | devoted time, energy and talent to Seattle's |
| operating equipment to increase efficiency. | | | | theater community. Recipients also have had |
| | | | careers that demonstrate an influence on |
| • Reducing garbage and recycling | | | | theater, locally and beyond. |
| pick-ups | | | | |
| | | | LONGEVITY: Coe Elementary School celebrated |
| • Adapting the time that computers | | | | its 100th anniversary this year. The school |
| automatically shut off | | | | recently went through a major historic |
| | | | renovation, which was completed in 2002. This |
| • Expanding the student-run composting | | | | Queen Anne Hill landmark was renovated with |
| program | | | | Building Excellence I funds. |
| | | | |
| • More efficient irrigation schedule | | | | ENTREPRENUERS: Students at the Seattle |
| for Seattle Schools sports complexes | | | | Schools Secondary Bilingual Orientation |
| | | | Center (BOC) are learning how to speak, read |
| APPOINTING NEW SEATTLE SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS: | | | | and write English. They are also learning how |
| Before leaving office, former superintendent | | | | to run their own successful businesses by |
| Raj Manhas appointed new principals for 8 | | | | selling greeting cards featuring original |
| Seattle Schools: | | | | artwork that they create. All proceeds go to |
| | | | the school's scholarship fund which aims to |
| -Aki Kurose Middle School Academy | | | | help needy SBOC graduates start their own |
| | | | small businesses. |
| -Alki Elementary School | | | | |
| | | | SBOC is a school for refugee and |
| -The Center School. | | | | newly-arrived immigrant students. |