Announcements

In today's Community Update video, Superintendent Heather Tow-Yick shares about the district's strategic planning process, including: what a strategic plan is, how a strategic plan can help us align our spending with our priorities, utilize our strengths, and bring cohesion to the district's direction and choices; and more.

At this week's School Board meeting, board directors will review an updated draft of the Budget Development Guidelines, including a budget timeline. District staff members and School Board directors have been reviewing key information to prepare to make decisions about how best to align district spending with revenue. The district is facing a deficit of at least $17.5 million.

Families of current third graders: Are you interested in enrolling your student in the Issaquah School District’s Science Technology Magnet Program? This two-year program for fourth and fifth grade students is located at three elementary schools: Briarwood, Cascade Ridge and Clark. More information about the program and the application process is available on our website.

Kindergarten registration for fall 2023 is now open and available on the ISD website! If your child will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2023 and if you live in the Issaquah School District boundary, they are eligible to be registered to start school this fall. To learn more about the registration process please visit our Kindergarten Registration webpage. Links to your school’s kindergarten information are also available on this website.

Presented by the ISD Equity and Family Partnership teams, the Student Intervention – Counseling departments and WANIC staff, join us for WANIC and Running Start Information Night for ISD High School Families on Feb. 15, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on zoom. WANIC presentation is at 6:30 p.m. and the Running Start presentation is at 7:30 p.m. Additional information and registration link enclosed.

District staff and members of the School Board continue their collaboration to create a budget that will bring the district’s expenditures in line with its revenues. At the board meeting last week, the board received reports and had discussion about several budget-related topics.

If your family requires financial assistance with school meals and you would like to apply for free or reduced-price lunches please visit MySchoolApps.com to fill out an online application. If you prefer a paper application, you may print one from the district website on the Lunch programs webpage under Free & Reduced Lunch Program.

Current members of Molina Apple Health (Medicaid) are eligible for an incentive program related to keeping children up to date on the flu vaccine, health officials shared last week. To learn more about who is eligible and how to redeem the incentive, visit the public health website and scroll to the section titled “Flu shot options for the 2022/23 season.”