Vea la versión en español del Informe de la Junta Directiva aqui.

This is a summary of the Pasco School District Board Meeting on June 11, 2024.

During the study session, we hosted a special retiree reception honoring our amazing 2023-24 retirees. The following outstanding individuals have dedicated 746 years to serving Pasco students and families, making an incredible impact on our community.

• Judith Klein

• Heidi Nelson

• Katherine Flannery

• Douglas Norby

• Paullette Doyle

• Shellie Hatch

• Juanita Kamphuis

• James Mahoney

• Robin Hay

• Nancy Holton

• John Kulp

• Catherine Laws

• Julie McKeown

• Kari Shrum

• Jodi Larrabee

• Jeffry Lien

• Jeanette Luján

• Amelia Valdez

• Rebecca McLaughlin

• Nokham Cam

• Sheri Mitchell

• Beverly Rada

• Korina Welty

• Michael Bouta

• Gregory Breitenfeldt

• Shane Hope

• Bessie Escalera

• Dennis Lynch

• Kerry Torres

• Robert Colley

• Dorothy Montcalm

• Bruce Robinson

• Jody Hockaday

• Terry Ehlers

• Genive Cash

• Lance McClanahan

• Bonnie Johnson

• Evern Cooley

• Jovonne Lentz

Each retiree receives a Crystal Apple and personalized scroll summarizing their history with the district. We also honored our retirees during the special recognition portion of the board meeting.

Congratulations and thank you for your service to Pasco schools and students!

Jake Stueckle, Director of Secondary Instructional Systems, presented the three boundary scenarios (A, D, and F) to the board, explaining how they align with the district's guiding principles. He also highlighted the district's community engagement efforts to collect feedback through the boundary feedback cycle.

Mr. Stueckle addressed questions from the May 28th board meeting, including current and projected free and reduced lunch student percentages for all of Pasco’s middle and high schools. He discussed the number of students in accelerated pathways at Chiawana and Pasco High Schools, projections under each boundary scenario, and considerations for program implementation. Additionally, he explained potential transportation impacts under each scenario.

The Board discussed various scenarios and moved to approve boundary scenario D as the new boundaries for Chiawana, Pasco, and Sageview High Schools. This change will be effective for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Mira Gobel, Assistant Superintendent of Schools & Social Emotional Learning, provided the Board with updated graduation information for the Chiawana High School, Delta High School, New Horizons High School, and Pasco High School classes of 2024.

Overall, we had 1,208 graduates total, consisting of 601 students from Chiawana High School, 34 from Delta High School, 78 from New Horizons High School, and 495 students from Pasco High School.

Congratulations graduates!

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Carla Lobos, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, provided an overview of the Dual Language Program in the Pasco School District.

Pasco has been a leader in bilingual education for decades and began implementing dual language programs five years ago, transitioning from late exit bilingual programs. These programs serve multilingual learners with Spanish or Russian as their home language and are available in all elementary schools except Livingston. The district offers both one-way and two-way dual language programs, with the latter allowing non-multilingual learners to learn a second language through a lottery system. Currently in its fifth year, the program will be fully implemented for grades K-5 in the next school year.

View PSD's Dual Language video.

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