Announcements

The Issaquah School Board held a regular meeting Thursday, May 12, at the Issaquah School District Administration Building. The meeting was open to the public, broadcasted live on the ISD YouTube channel, and a recording of the meeting is available. Following is a summary of a few of the topics the board and district staff discussed and action the board took at the meeting

We are excited to announce that your school's Weekly Bulletin now reflects the same format as the ISD Weekly Bulletin! This new approach to our weekly community message provides greater accessibility to need-to-know information known as Announcements. Please read on for an overview of how this system works in conjunction with our new website.

We are seeing increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases at our elementary schools, among both students and staff. Sunset Elementary will not have school for students on Monday and Tuesday. If cases among staff continue to rise, it’s possible that at some point we may be unable to provide enough staff at another elementary school building in order to have school the next day.

At the elementary level, masking is now required for close contacts, including classes with a cluster of positive cases. If masking is mandatory for your child, we have sent or will send an email directly to let you know. Due to high levels of exposure, it is strongly recommended, but not required, for all elementary students and staff to wear a well-fitting mask until further notice. 

The Issaquah School District is hosting a Classified Job Fair from 3:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, at the district Central Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave. S.E., Issaquah, WA 98029.

On Friday, May 6, the King County Elections Department certified the results of the April 26 Special Election. The official final election results show that 23,123 ballots were counted, representing 31.31% of the registered voters.

ISD is excited to offer, in partnership with the Issaquah Schools Foundation, access to Learning Ally to all qualified students in ALL our elementary, middle, and high schools. Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that offers access to a large selection of audiobooks, with highlighted text, to students who are having difficulty keeping up with reading at a level comparable to other students in their class.

Special Election results posted Friday by King County Elections show all three of our proposed levy measures passing with more than the required 50% plus one vote. Slightly more than 23,000 ballots have been counted, the elections department reports. The results are scheduled to be certified on May 6. 

The Issaquah School Board held a regular meeting Thursday, April 28, at the Issaquah School District Administration Building. The meeting was open to the public, broadcast live on the ISD YouTube channel, and a recording of the meeting is available. Following is a summary of a few of the topics the board and district staff discussed and action the board took at the meeting.

Each year the district’s budget planning process begins in the early spring, when the Legislature is still in session. This year, district administrators began the process with hope that the Legislature would increase funding in several key areas, including pandemic relief funding. Unfortunately, when the session ended, those changes were not incorporated to the extent that ISD officials had hoped and requested.