Superintendent Neal's

Dear Families and Staff,

As we reflect on 2021 as a year of both memorable achievements and unprecedented challenges, we find ourselves more grateful than ever to work with and for this extraordinary community, and looking forward to a new year of serving Eatonville’s children.

January is School Board Recognition Month. While our school board directors wear many hats in the workday world, our school board directors put on a collective hat when they get down to the business of leading our school district. Our board directors pull together as a team toward a common goal – helping students achieve. I have been impressed by each of our board directors as they consistently strive to bring the very best to all of our 1,886 students.

May you and your families have a happy and healthy 2022!

Wishing you the best,

Gary Neal

Superintendent

As citizens who serve children and represent their communities, school board members face complex and demanding challenges. The month of January is designated as School Board Recognition Month in honor of the critical role our schools board members play in serving our students, our communities, and our state.

The time spent in board meetings represents just a small fraction of the hours school board members devote to leading their districts. They also work hard at seminars and training sessions to keep abreast of the latest trends in educational leadership, are deeply involved in community activities, and spend many hours in the schools and at extracurricular events.

Our five board members are extraordinary people who voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing our school district.

We hope you’ll take this opportunity to help acknowledge the men and women who make the time to share their leadership and voice about the future of Eatonville School District children.

Due to difficulty receiving food service orders and the nationwide supply chain issues, we cannot guarantee we will be able to offer the entree published in the menu.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this matter.

The highlights of highly capable this last month were each group’s field trip to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. Students were led by a docent through the exhibits and learned about different artists and the history of glass art. After the tour, we went into the “hot shop” for a glass blowing demonstration by local artisans. To wrap up the day, each student got to participate in a fusing workshop and make their own piece of art that was fused in a kiln. On our last hi cap day before break, middle school students enjoyed a day of holiday celebration and activities. We started the day with holiday brain teasers. Then, students paired up to work on their creative writing skills. They had to make a story board and wrote a piece about a holiday dilemma. Then, groups used ozobots to code actions that were built into their story. We enjoyed cookies and milk and shared holiday stories filled with ozobot action. It wouldn’t be the holidays without gift giving, so students made a candy gram for our district office staff. We also had a lesson about upcycling and used old jars, candles, and more to make repurposed candles to give as a gift to someone for Christmas. The day ended with a fun white elephant exchange and well thought out bartering and negotiating to claim the prize each student wanted.

~Mrs. Dattilo

Highly Capable Teacher

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr.

Eatonville High School is pleased to announce the names of the 26 students who are now members of the National Honor Society

Tori Boe

Sierra Rogers

Aleksander Lightfoot

Victoria Boren

Liberty Mauritsen

Kennedy Powell

Brodee Allar

Grace Lucas

Riley Storm

Kyleigh Backlund

Victoria Hansen

Trystyn Rogers

Chaeley Loudin

McKenzie Morgan

Calli Hecker

Ashley Villareal

Vincent Marcelynas

Haylie Hetland

Adrienne Redman

Brooke Jacobs

Joey Mueller

Joseph Mykland

Tyson Cornwell

Emily Bennett

Clara Chabot

Alexis Joy Millares

Do you have a child that will be 3 years old by August 31st, 2022? If so, please stay tuned for news regarding preschool registration to be released this March.

👉Wednesday, February 2nd is the last day of Quarter Two and Semester One. There is a half day for all students.

⏰There will NOT be a late start. All schools will begin at normal time and will release three hours earlier than normal.

🚌Buses will drop students off at their bus stops three hours earlier than normal in the afternoon.

On December 16th we released a letter explaining the challenges faced by our Transportation Department and the various actions we have taken to overcome the challenges.

Please take time to login into Skyward Family Access to submit the required forms. Contact your child's school secretary if you need login credentials.

Do you have a recent success or activity to highlight related to students or staff at Eatonville School District?

If so, please submit the form below to see your submission featured on our social media outlets, website or newsletters. We are looking forward to highlighting the great things happening in our district.

The BEST Mentor program in our district is comprised of 11 mentors who support beginning teachers in a variety of ways. The Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) is one way novice educators in Washington are supported through comprehensive induction.

Thank you to each of our mentors for providing support to new teachers!

Eatonville School District is seeking applicants to become substitute teachers.

Our daily rate of pay has increased to $150.

Please apply on this website: https://bit.ly/325f5u6

Join the Eatonville School District Transportation Team.

Eatonville School District is now hiring full time and substitute bus drivers. $23.66-$28.26/HR DOE, substitute at $21.68/HR.

Great benefits and paid medical/dental for full time positions. No experience needed.

Paid training provided, for more information you can contact us at 360-879-1900.

Don't delay, apply today by clicking this link: https://www.edjobsnw.org/

To review all employment opportunities with our district:

1. Visit EdJobsNW.org
2. Click FIND A JOB
3. Choose the appropriate JOB CATEGORY (Administrator, Certificated, Classified, Coaching, Substitute) from the menu on the right-hand side of the page
4. Type "Eatonville" in the filter box to narrow your search results*

*If the posting you are looking for does not show up on the first page of results, scroll to the bottom of the page and filter the next page of job posting results

Eatonville School District #404 will provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities program without discrimination based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged, veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. District programs shall be free from sexual harassment. Auxiliary aids and services will be provided upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Address: 200 Lynch St. W., Eatonville, WA 98328; Telephone: 360-879-1000

Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator & Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Cristin Blaskowitz, Executive Student Services. Email: c.blaskowitz@eatonvilleschools.org

Superintendent: Mr. Gary Neal

Executive Assistant: Mrs. Amanda Smith

District Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Superintendent Neal was selected as the Superintendent of Eatonville School District in Spring 2021.

Email: communications@eatonvilleschools.org
Website: https://www.eatonville.wednet.edu
Location: 200 Lynch Street West, Eatonville, WA, USA
Phone: 360-879-1000
Facebook: facebook.com/eatonville.school.district
Twitter: @EatonvilleSD