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Notice of School Board Assembly

Members of the Issaquah School Board plan to attend the WSSDA District Area 2 North Regional Meeting - Bellevue on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM at Puesta Del Sol Elementary School in Bellevue, Washington. 

No action will be taken during this assembly.

FLASH Instruction: 

Under the Federal Hatch Amendment of 1974, all sexual education instructional materials must be available for parent inspection. Parents have the right to exempt their child from sexual health education instruction at any time. The public viewings provide a centralized opportunity to do so.  While it is not required for you to attend the parent preview to exempt your child from sexual education, it is necessary to submit your request in writing to your school principal. This must be done each year. To opt out of FLASH, please email your request to opt out to your student's principal and health teacher.  You may opt out of the entire FLASH unit or individual lessons.  

HIV/AIDS Instruction: Please note – the process of exempting your child from HIV/AIDS education is treated separately from exempting your child from sexual education. 

In recognition of the significant threat that the HIV/AIDS virus presents to the health of the people of our nation, the Washington state legislature passed the Omnibus AIDS Bill in 1988.  This law directs local school districts to provide yearly instruction to students in grades 5-12 about the pathology and prevention of the HIV/AIDS virus.  The law requires that parents/guardians must preview the HIV/AIDS curriculum which is found within the FLASH curriculum, before exempting your child.  This must be done each year. Click here for the opt out form for HIV/AIDS.  

It is not necessary for parents to attend a public review session if they do not intend to exempt their children from HIV/AIDS instruction.  Being familiar with the curriculum will enhance your ability to talk with your children about this serious health threat.  FLASH curriculum can be previewed through the King County Department of Public Health at https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/health-safety/health-centers-programs-services/birth-control-sexual-health/sexual-health-education/flash/about-flash 

Issaquah Schools Foundation - Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase

Notice of School Board Assembly

Three or more members of the Issaquah School Board plan to attend the Issaquah Schools Foundation – Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase on Thursday, May 1, 2025 to be held from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at the Issaquah Community Center (301 Rainier Boulevard South, Issaquah, WA 98027).

No Board action will be taken during this assembly. Any actions resulting from this assembly will be taken during a future board meeting.

Issaquah School District Special Services Department will be convening the Family and Community Partnership Committee again for the 2024 – 25 School Year. This committee is developed to bring together families, staff, and community members from the Issaquah School District Community to work collaboratively to enrich the lives of students with disabilities. We hope you can join us! Please fill out this form to express interest in joining and to provide questions or comments about the work of the committee.

   Time: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

   Dates: Recurring monthly (January 9, February 13 , March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12)

   Location: Mt. Rainier Room

The agenda and meeting details will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

The members of the School Board are hosting a town hall open to everyone in the district. You are invited to share your thoughts.

The town hall is from 5:30 - 7:00 PM on Monday, May 12, 2025 in the library at Issaquah Middle School.

If you are unable to attend the town hall but have an opinion that you would like to share, please submit written comments to the Board at SchoolBoard@issaquah.wednet.edu.

ISD provides an acceleration option for students who are ready to skip middle school math, beginning middle school in Algebra 1. Students must demonstrate mastery of foundational pre-algebra skills on a district-administered assessment.

The Algebra 1 Placement test will be offered to interested students on the following dates:

• Wednesday, May 14^th (2:30-4:30pm)
• Monday, May 19^th (5-7pm)
• Tuesday, May 27^th (5-7pm)

The sign-up form is available through Monday, May 5^th. Details about your student’s testing time and other details will be shared by or before Friday, May 9^th. You can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/E1CSUVcEM1

You may contact Lena Jones, Secondary Math Contact at JonesL@issaquah.wednet.edu with questions.

4-6 p.m.

In person meeting

Tiger Mountain Conference Room at the ISD Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah

The Special Services department is seeking ISD parent and family members of current ISD students that receive Special Education Services to join our Special Services Parent/Family Advisory Group and help us improve Special Education programming in Issaquah School District.

We are excited to work in partnership with families to form a parent/family-driven advisory group which will be co-designed to create a collaborative forum for families to provide input on current special education topics.

Interested family members are asked to fill out the Advisory Group Interest Form to attend. Agenda topics to be discussed will be shared to interested members prior to the meeting date. Meetings will be held monthly with the schedule to be shared when completing the interest form.

ISD provides an acceleration option for students who are ready to skip middle school math, beginning middle school in Algebra 1. Students must demonstrate mastery of foundational pre-algebra skills on a district-administered assessment.

The Algebra 1 Placement test will be offered to interested students on the following dates:

• Wednesday, May 14^th (2:30-4:30pm)
• Monday, May 19^th (5-7pm)
• Tuesday, May 27^th (5-7pm)

The sign-up form is available through Monday, May 5^th. Details about your student’s testing time and other details will be shared by or before Friday, May 9^th. You can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/E1CSUVcEM1

You may contact Lena Jones, Secondary Math Contact at JonesL@issaquah.wednet.edu with questions.