Announcements

Hello, ISD Community! Today I am excited to share my progress on the first half of my First 100 Days as your superintendent. So far, my work has been centered on listening and learning. I’d like to invite all students, families, community members and staff to a Community Forum from 5-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the Administration Building.

While we can work together year round to take care of fellow students, staff, families and community members, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and other mental health organizations recognize September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If someone you know is at risk of suicide, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to get help.

You're invited to "Canvas for Parents and Family Access In-Person Workshop," a help session designed to help families that may need one-on-one support in using Canvas and Family Access. Issaquah School District staff will be available to help families set up their Canvas account and provide tips on using Canvas for Parents.

Last Friday, Sept. 16, we sent an invitation to opt in for text messages to all parent/guardian and staff mobile numbers in Family Access and Employee access. Any parent or guardian who missed this initial invitation text message can still opt in for text messages by sending a “yes” or “Y” to the number 67587 from a cell phone number that is already in Skyward Family Access.

This year, Canvas will be the primary way to access and monitor student grades and feedback. In order to successfully create and access your Canvas account, you will want to first create an account using your preferred web browser. Once you have created your account, you can then follow the additional directions for setting up the app.

Your child’s teacher will be teaching the district adopted FLASH (Family Life and Sexual Health) and HIV/AIDS curriculum during this school year. To allow you an opportunity to examine the instructional materials and view the videos that may be used, there will be 2 public viewings of the materials at the Issaquah School District Administration Center. 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.

This Friday, Sept. 16, we will send an invitation to opt in for text messages to all parent/guardian and staff mobile numbers in Family Access and Employee access. You should receive the text message at about 4:30 p.m., though the timing may vary based on cell phone provider. We cannot send you text messages unless you say that you “opt in” to our new texting system.