Show and Tell: Schools and youths in the news
Tacoma, two other districts are tops in certified teachers
The Tacoma, Clover Park and Federal Way school districts are in the top nine districts around thestate this year with new National Board Certified Teachers. Meanwhile, Washington state has the largest group of new National Board Certified Teachers for the third consecutive year, according to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
A total of 329 Washington teachers achieved their certification this year; the state ranks fourth nationwide in the total number of certified teachers (8,614).
Washington invests in the National Board program by helping candidates pay for the cost of certification through loans that are later repaid with the bonuses teachers earn after becoming certified.
Eatonville makes North American AP honor roll
The College Board has recognized the Eatonville School District as one of 425 districts in the U.S. and Canada on the AP District Honor Roll.
The honor is for increasing access to advanced placement course work while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams. Inclusion on the honor roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data across 34 AP exams, including world language and culture.
Eatonville is one of 10 honorees in Washington, and the only one from Pierce County.
UP School Board grabs state honor
The University Place School Board, along with two others outside Pierce County, has been named a 2015 school Board of the Year by the Washington State School Directors’ Association. The winners were chosen from a field of 15 boards that applied.
The Puyallup School Board was named a Board of Distinction. Both awards recognize school boards that demonstrate effective use of the Washington School Board Standards, which promote research-based governance practices leading to high levels of student and district achievement.
Two districts receive farm-to-school money
GRuB, in Thurston County, has received a $99,770 grant to partner with Eatonville and Tumwater school districts to support the creation of new farm-to-school youth programs. Eatonville will be planning programs on the newly acquired historic farm in the Ohop Valley.
The projects increase local food, help district nutrition staff work with fresh produce, give students an education in growing and processing vegetables, and allow students to take leadership roles in local food systems.
This story was originally published December 7, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Show and Tell: Schools and youths in the news."