New High School Schedule Committee Process
New High School Schedule – Superintendent’s High School Scheduling Committee
In February of 2018, voters approved the Issaquah School District’s Programs and Operations Levy, paving the way for the District to pursue expanded opportunities for high school students within a new high school schedule.
A high school scheduling committee has been chartered and tasked with developing and recommending a common schedule for all comprehensive high schools in the Issaquah School District that provides students with opportunities for enrichment, exploration, acceleration, and remediation. The final recommendation and report of this committee will be provided to the Superintendent, Ron Thiele, by Wednesday, November 21.
Public Input Survey Deadline June 30, 2018 https://goo.gl/forms/UMUljQBtFOJiulbq1
Meeting Minutes and Agendas
Meetings are scheduled for the following dates: June 4, September 24, October 8, October 29 and November 13 (if needed.) All meetings will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the ISD Administration Office at 565 NW Holly Street, Issaquah.
| Agendas | Minutes | |
| June 4 | June 4 | |
| September 24 | September 24 | |
| October 8 | October 8 | |
| October 29 | October 29 | |
| November 13 (if needed) | November 13 |
Committee Charter
The Committee Charter includes the goals and parameters set forth by the Superintendent for the committee as they develop their recommendation.
Questions or Comments? Please Email to HSSchedule@issaquah.wednet.edu
Authorization
Superintendent Ron Thiele
Purpose
To support the District Mission and Ends for students as established by the ISD School Board and to advise the Superintendent as he prepares a recommendation to the School Board for a new high school schedule beginning in the 2019-20 school year.
Time Frame
- June 2018 – November of 2018
- Meetings are scheduled for the following dates: June 4th, September 24th, October 8th, October 29th and November 13th (if needed) All meetings will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the ISD Central Office
- Final Committee Report to the Superintendent by Wednesday, November 21st
Goals
Recommend to the Superintendent a common schedule for all comprehensive high schools in the ISD that provides students with appropriate opportunities for enrichment, exploration, acceleration and remediation. The schedule must also address meeting the new minimum Washington State Core 24 graduation requirement.
Parameters
- Maintain the same length of the student school day within reason and without substantially altering the current school start and end times
- Maximize student contact time and meet the 1080 BEA hours requirement per school year
- Achieve consistency across the high schools in both student contact time and classroom teacher preparation time
- Do not exceed current high school classroom teachers’ student caseloads
- Common high school schedule that improves the ability to share staff across high schools especially for small and/or specialized programs (music, world language), improve our capacity to monitor student achievement, progress and interventions
- Consider student, staff and community input in this process
Committee Members
| Andrea McCormick | Principal | Issaquah High School | ||
| Sean Martin | Principal | Liberty High School | ||
| Alicia Mitchell | Assistant Principal | Skyline High School | ||
| Jen Martinson | Counselor | Issaquah High School | ||
| Henry Level | English Teacher | Liberty High School | ||
| Ami Williams | Math Teacher | Skyline High School | ||
| Mark Buchli | IEA Representative | |||
| Stacy Heller | Parent Representative | Issaquah High School | ||
| Mitzi Widdows | Parent Representative | Liberty High School | ||
| Shawna Borichewski | Parent Representative | Skyline High School |
Technical Team
| Josh Almy | Deputy Superintendent | |||
| Donna Hood | Principal, Skyline High School; incoming Executive Director of High School Education | |||
| Martin Turney | Executive Director of Finance and Support Services |