School Board vote is unanimous, neighbors worry about impact
The Mercer Island School District has approved a number of curriculum changes for the 2007-2008 term, most notably a reshuffle in the high school and middle school social studies program and the introduction of the state-required culminating project for seniors.
As summer road projects wrap up, more work along East Mercer and Island Crest Way is scheduled to begin next month as students head back to class.
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The Mercer Island School District welcomed 38 new faculty members this week, with teachers from as far away as Boston and Los Angeles.
A tail of some new residents in Town Center
Superintendent Cyndy Simms has seen a lot change in four years. When she arrived on the Island in 2003, moving from Steamboat Springs, Colo., the school district was taut with stress and emotion. It had been a trying few years: three superintendents had come and gone, tension between the community and the School Board was growing and parent complaints about the district were becoming vociferous. Then Simms came aboard with a conflict-resolution workshop, a long-term school improvement plan and a promising smile. Finally, the district could exhale.
An agreement reached late last month between the U.S. Department of Justice and a nationwide retirement community organization aims to change the way senior citizens who rely on a motorized scooter or wheelchair are treated.
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Oversized classes mean community help for local schools
Megan Hamp and her dad love to make videos. In fact, the entire Hamp family does. Whether it’s for work, school projects, archiving memories or simply for laughs, the Island family lights up around the camera. And now, the whole world can watch one of their videos on YouTube.
Now that the city has an application for land-use action, development and lease agreements have been established between the School Board, City Council and Boys and Girls Club, the PEAK project is heading into the development approval process.
Community meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at CCMV