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SCHOOL CONNECTIONS: Tukwila School District update, pages 9-11

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BY DEAN A. RADFORDD R A D F O R D @ T U K W I L A R E P O R T E R . C O M

Th e Tukwila Police Department opened its new Community Resource Center Sept. 3 at Westfi eld Southcenter, helping to bring the community and police closer together.

Th e center is in the foyer of the southern entrance (the garage side) to the mall. A large sign hangs over the front door.

Volunteers will staff the resource center, providing information to visitors and an-

swering their questions. Offi cers who daily walk the mall and offi cers who patrol the broader Southcenter area will work from this offi ce.

“One of our goals in the last couple years has been to be more accessible and visible within the community,” said Tukwila Po-lice Chief Mike Villa. “Th is Community Resource Center is really going to help us to do that.”

Th e Police Department also staff s the Neighborhood Resource Center on Tuk-

wila International Boulevard. It’s designed to serve the neighborhood, while the West-fi eld center will reach the broader commu-nity, Villa said.

Mayor Jim Haggerton said at the ribbon cutting the resource center is a milestone in the partnership between the mall and the city.

Becky Smith, Westfi eld Southcenter’s general manager, also participated in the ribbon cutting.

Th e resource center has a conference room available for community meetings.

Th e goal is to have the resource center staff ed by volunteers in the front offi ce when the mall is open, said Tukwila Of-fi cer Zack Anderson, part of the depart-ment’s community policing team and the city’s crime-prevention offi cer.

Citizens can report crimes there, but Anderson stressed that citizens should call 911 fi rst to report most crimes and espe-cially an emergency.

Offi cers will use the resource center to run special emphasis operations, including for car prowls during the holidays, he said.

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Cascade View Elementary School fi fth-grader Alexia Phillips, left, and Principal Jeff Baker show off the school supplies and backpacks collected at Bellevue’s Meyden-bauer Center this summer. Dean A. Radford/Tukwila Re-porter


Students attending Cascade View Elementary School are the benefi ciaries of a school-supply drive in Bellevue that fi lled a “school bus” many times over.

Th e Meydenbauer Center convention center hosted the supply drive this summer, prompted by employee Mickey Phillips of Tukwila, whose daughter Alexia is a fi ft h-grader at Cascade View.

Last year, the family was involved in a clothing drive for the school.

Phillips, Meydenbauer’s technical services supervisor, and Alexia delivered the school supplies the Friday before school started into the hands of Principal Jeff Baker.

“My company wanted to so some community outreach and this was the perfect opportunity,” Phil-

lips said.Th e supplies are needed, as about 90 percent of the stu-

dents live below the poverty level, according to Baker. Th e school buys some supplies but also relies on donations and what teachers can provide themselves, he said.

“Th e supplies really help out the teachers, the kids. It’s great,” Baker said.

Supply donations help schools run


Th e fi rst day of school Sept. 3 in the Tukwila School District went off like clockwork – and with the usual tears of parents and the bewilderment of kindergartners.

Principals at the district’s fi ve schools reported no problems during the day, according to Sara Niegowski, the district’s spokeswoman.

Th e district was expecting about 2,900 students this year, about the same as last year. Th e offi cial student count comes in early October.

Th is year, elementary students will see something diff erent AFTER school.

Anticipating to start in October, the City of Tukwila, YMCA and the Tuk-wila School District will provide the aft er-school program for students in the district’s three elementary schools – Cascade View, Th orndyke and Tuk-wila.

Th e Community Schools Collabo-ration has provided the aft er-school programming for many years, but other providers were sought, accord-ing to city offi cials, because of fi nan-cial issues and changes in staffi ng in the nonprofi t organization and the school district.

Community Schools Collaboration will continue to provide the aft er-school, academic-support programs

at Foster High School and Showalter Middle School.

For the elementary program, the school district will identify candidates for the program based on the aca-demic needs of individual students and notify parents of the opportu-nity, according to Rachel Bianchi, a spokeswoman for the City of Tukwila.

Th e programs will take place at the schools, with the YMCA provid-ing the academic and enrichment programming and the city providing recreation, through its parks and rec-reation staff .

Parents wishing to enroll students in other city-sponsored, aft er-school programs not based at the schools can contact Parks and Recreation at 206-768-2822 for information.

But not much has changed for the fi rst day of school.

Cascade View Elementary School Principal Jeff Baker has nine fi rst days under his belt at Cascade View. A sea of kids behind him, he said the school has the routine down pat.

But there were still bewildered looks for some students, especially the kindergartners. For many students at Cascade View – and not just the kindergartners – this is the fi rst time they’ve attended a school in America as many are immigrants.

Sangam Khadka and his brother Bal arrived in the United States with their family from their native Nepal

in July 2012.Sangam is a kindergartner in Doris

Dittmore’s class and Bal is in Maureen Poston’s fourth-grade class.

Sangam took his time getting off the bus that Wednesday morning, his brother Bal right behind him for sup-port.

Still at the top of the bus steps, he leaned over, hands on his knees, and looked out the front of the bus. He grabbed the handle bar and looked down the steps, his brother’s hand on his arm.

He paused at the bottom of the steps, looked down and looked up and saw Katrina Dohn standing there. She reached out, he reached back, and she helped him take his fi rst step to school.

Dohn, a math specialist, came in specially for the fi rst day as a volun-teer because she’s taking a leave of absence.

Some fi rst timers took the whole morning in stride.

Beccah Walden arrived with her parents William and Sarah and sister Sandy.

What do you think about going to kindergarten?

“It’s great,” Beccah said.Are you scared? “No.”Are you happy? “Yes.”What did her big sister tell her?“It’s going to be fun and you are go-

ing to have lots of friends.”

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Katrina Dohn extends her hand to help Sangam Khadka off the school bus. Behind him is his brother Bal. Dean A. Radford/Tukwila Reporter


Nothing beats the excitement of the fi rst day of school, and the opening of the 2014-15 school year was no exception. New clothes, new teachers, new friendships, new learning — it’s a whole new year with unlimited expectations . . . One student at a time.

As I visited each school on the fi rst day, the words of a fi rst-time kindergarten mom came to me again and again: “You are taking care of — you are educating — my heart and soul.” A child is a parent’s most precious gift , and I am humbled when I realize that, despite all of our diff erences in culture and background, we are all fi ercely united in one goal: To make sure students receive the best education pos-sible, in the most nurturing environment possible. All the hugs, the tears, the laughter, and the love I saw on the fi rst day of school — they transcend any language. Th is is why we call Tukwila home to every corner of the globe.

Here’s the take away for me as the leader of the Tukwila School Dis-trict: Nobody knows their children better or cares for their children

more than parents, which means they must be our equal partner in the schoolhouse. Th ey need to be “co-producers” in their child’s educa-tion. Th ere are countless studies that show fami-ly engagement positively infl uences student suc-cess. It is undeniable. So now is the time to get to work building capacity in both our schools and our families to work together in meaningful

ways. “Strong relationships with families and community” is not only a main area of focus in our new strategic plan, it’s a moral imperative.

During summer training with principals and school leaders, I chal-lenged them to look at their own core beliefs, and to take stock of where their staff members are at. In Tukwila, our engagement work needs to center on four concrete beliefs:

• All parents have dreams for their students and want the best for them.

• All parents have the capacity to support their children’s learning.• Parents and school staff should be equal partners.• Th e responsibility for building and sustaining partnerships be-

tween school, home, and community rests primarily with school staff , especially school leaders.

If we believe deeply in these tenets, it will guide all of our work and interactions. Th is is a multi-year process, but here are just a few of the things we are doing now to build capacity for stronger partnerships in the future:

• Th rough a Road Map Region grant, a team of education, city, and parent leaders went to Harvard this summer to learn from the experts about family engagement.

• Th e district and each school are developing family engagement plans.

• We are working with our community liaisons to make sure they have an accessible, parent-friendly space in each school.

• We are planning a series of community listening sessions to hear

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Th is school year marks some-thing very special for Foster High School, it’s 100th anniversary.

Foster, the community and Fos-ter alumni will mark the anniver-sary throughout the year, includ-ing at a special event on March 21 for alumni and anyone else who feels a special connection to Foster.

Besides a chance to so-cialize, the March event is a chance to learn more about Fos-ter’s history, dat-ing back to the 1914-15 school

year.Memorabilia is being collected

for the March event, such as pho-tographs, to be on display at the school.

Th e Tukwila Historical Society will help by becoming a collection point for Foster memorabilia.

Th e society is looking for pho-tos, especially older ones, and the treasures – even diplomas – we all kept from our high school years that decades later are now pieces

of history.Th ose treasures will help tell

Foster’s story through the decades.Th e historical society wants to

take the items on loan, rather than as a donation, so that it can return them. Th at means you need to in-clude a name and phone number.

More information is available by contacting the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center at 206-244-4478 or email, [email protected].

Details of centennial events are being worked out by committees.

Th e Tukwila Reporter will have special features throughout the year. In October, in time for Home-coming on Oct. 31, Foster graduate Ron Lamb will write about Foster’s fi rst graduate, Eva Sophia Adams.

Ron and fellow Foster graduate Ed Ziolkowski took a road trip last summer to beyond the Rockies to learn about Ava from relatives.

Ron is quick to point out the sto-ry is the work of many people who did extensive research to trace the life of woman whose diploma will grace the cover of October’s Tuk-wila Reporter.

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Have you noticed that there are no re-tail marijuana stores in Tukwila? Don’t hold your breath. You are not likely to see any for a long time.

Th e mayor and City Council have made it virtually impossible for these business-es to locate in Tukwila. Th e zoning is far more restrictive than detailed in Initiative 502, approved by close to 60 percent of Tukwila voters in November 2012. Two years later, we have the same restrictive

zoning and nothing on the legislative ho-rizon to suggest that it will change. It was reasonable to add zoning restrictions for residential areas. It was not reasonable to make it unfeasible.

Ignoring what voters have approved is the sort of thing that frustrates people. Why vote if that is how it is? We elect people to represent us on matters that don’t require a public vote but do require action. However, when voters approve

a particular issue, then the council and mayor should “make it so.” Th ey should not be substituting their judgment for that of the voting public.

And so it goes. Nothing will happen unless Tukwila voters make it happen. Contact your elected offi cials and insist on more reasonable zoning.

Public spoke, so find place for marijuana store

Tukwila Reporter columnist Chuck Parrish can be reached via email at chuckpar-

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Zaid Kidane pours Eritrean coffee on a stand that has been in her family for decades. Dean A. Radford/Tukwila Reporter


It may sound daunting to serve 400 sips of coff ee to a big crowd.

But the prospect doesn’t faze Zaid Kidane of Tukwila, who is providing just some of the tastes of the world at the Taste of Tukwila Friday, Sept. 19, at Foster High School.

Kidane is working with Project Feast, which is provid-ing much of the food for the celebration. She took classes through Project Feast’s cooking program based at the Tuk-wila Community Center.

Is she sure she can make 400 servings?“Why not? I am going to do it,” she said.Kidane is a native of Eritrea in eastern Africa, where she

was born in 1968. She came to the United States in 1990.In preparing the coff ee, she’ll demonstrate the Eritrean

coff ee ceremony, a tradition that includes coff ee, popcorn and bread.

Her mother taught her how to prepare everything when she was a child in Eritrea. She has passed on the tradition to her four daughters.

Th e ceremony is a casual aff air, a way to serve coff ee for a wedding or other special occasion with the bread, popcorn and candy added. Th e bread has a slightly sweet taste.

Coff ee beans – she gets hers at local ethnic stores – are roasted and then ground. Th at’s when the aroma is most dramatic.

Hot water is poured over the grounds and allowed to steep. Sugar is oft en spooned into a small cup, then the coff ee is poured. It has a rich delicious fl avor.

A taste of tradition in TukwilaTh e Taste of Tukwila, a community heritage and culture

celebration, is 2:30-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at Foster High School., 4242 S. 144th St., Tukwila.

Th e celebration will showcase music, dance, art and food of Tukwila’s diverse cultures. A highlight is the sam-pling of food from around the world.

Heritage festival is Sept. 19

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TUKWILA CITY PAGESMAYOR: Jim Haggerton COUNCIL PRESIDENT: De’Sean Quinn

Don’t forget: Tukwila Citizens’ Police Academy starts Sept. 24, and the Bulky Waste Collection Event is Saturday, Sept. 27 – TukwilaWA.gov

Meeting agendas, City programs, recreation activities, publications and more… get the most current information at TukwilaWA.gov!

Tips from Tukwila Police for walkers and driversAs the days get shorter and chil-dren are back in school, here’s a timely reminder to think about what to wear for visibility when walking, and for drivers to re-member to “look sharp” for pe-destrians.

Here are a few driving tips for giv-ing pedestrians a break:

◗ Always look twice for move-ment; pedestrians can be hard to see. This is especially true when the pedestrian is not very tall and the driver is in a large vehicle.

◗ Even when the weather is too foul to wash the car, try to clean the headlights and turn signals on the car.

◗ Always use your turn signals so that pedestrians know which way you are going.

◗ Pedestrians ALWAYS have the right-of-way at intersections without crosswalk lights; you MUST yield to them.

Pedestrians can also do their part to stay visible:

◗ Always wear something that is reflective; a grey or tan coat can blend into the mist and make you hard to see.

◗ Keep an eye out for cars; with the increasing use of electric and hybrid vehicles, you can-not always hear a car coming.

◗ Carry a cell phone with you and call 911 if someone is fol-lowing you or tries to get you to approach or get in their ve-hicle.

◗ For students walking to school or to a bus stop, try to create a neighborhood “walk club” – that is, a group of students walking together.

Lower winter water rates to return in OctoberAs summer draws to a close, summer water rates do as well. These higher rates, in effect annually from June through September, are a pass-thru cost from the City’s water supplier. Beginning with October’s bill (mailed on October 31), the less costly winter rates will take effect.

Your water bill is comprised of a flat meter charge plus a consumption fee. The flat meter charge is $15.00 per unit for single-family resi-dences or multi-family housing units. For commercial and industrial accounts, the charge varies from $40.00–$575.00 per month based upon the size of the meter.

The consumption fee is based on usage of cubic feet of water. One CCF is 100 cubic feet, which equals 748 gallons of water.

Summer and winter water rates are compared below.

CONSUMPTION RATE BY CATEGORY

Summer Rate, per CCF

Winter Rate, per CCF

Price difference

Single Family Residence $3.90 $2.80 $1.10

Multi-Family $4.28 $3.06 $1.22

Commercial/Industrial $5.72 $4.18 $1.54

Billpayers who have qualified as senior low-income or disabled low-income are charged 50% of the single-family residential rate.

Customers can pick up a rate sheet at City Hall. It can also be found on the City’s website at TukwilaWA.gov, by clicking “Utilities Informa-tion” under the “Residents” tab. For more information, please call 206-433-1835.

Police open new Community Resource Center at mallOn Wednesday, September 3, the City of Tukwila, Tukwila’s Police De-partment and Westfield Southcenter held the grand opening of the Community Resource Center (CRC). The Police Department and the mall have a long history of collaboration, and this new facility allows of-ficers to have functional workspace, while increasing the Department’s visibility in the community. Such visibility and enhanced accessibility al-lows officers to further strengthen key community relationships – a win-win solution for Tukwila’s officers, residents, business owners and guests.

Under the purview of the Commu-nity Policing Team and staffed by volunteers, the CRC will allow of-ficers to continue to forge relation-ships with stakeholders and be a visible resource to the community. The new CRC is located inside the southern entrance of the mall (just past Duke’s Chowder House but before Kay Jewelers).

The City of Tukwila is undertaking a 20-year needs assessment for improving East Marginal Way, from the Boeing Access Road Intersection to – and including – the South 112th Street In-tersection. This study will involve a consultant analyzing the current and projected growth of traffic and development over the next 20 years. If the study indicates that projected growth over 20 years warrants roadway infrastructure improve-ments, the consultant will then develop a list of improvement alternatives. Input is encouraged from the public, adjacent property and business owners, other stake-holders, and users of East Marginal Way South. This study is projected to be complete by December 2014.

The goals of the East Marginal Way Needs Assessment are to:

feasibility study to identify pos-sible surface transportation infra-structure enhancements to im-prove the roadway by reducing congestion and increasing levels of service for motorized and non-motorized travel modes.

-torized modes of transportation within the study corridor.

For comments, questions, or more information about this project, please contact: David Sorensen, Project Manager 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188 Phone: 206-431-3653 Email: [email protected]

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Next Chat: October 11

The City of Tukwila Fire Department and Office of Emergency Man-agement are again offering their popular FEMA-sponsored Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training at no charge. The next CERT class starts on Saturday, October 4, 2014.

Following a large scale emergency, professional responders may not be immediately available as they are tasked with multiple priorities. Through CERT training, individuals and organizations learn life-saving response skills to help each other until professionals arrive.

CERT includes 21 hours of training plus a simulated disaster drill. Topics covered include the following:

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Classes will be held three Saturdays in a row, October 4, 11 and 18, from 8:00 to 5:00pm, and will include a Final Drill on the last day. Lunch will be on your own. Participants must attend all classes and the final drill in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.

To register, please contact the Tukwila Office of Emergency Manage-ment at 206-971-8742, or send an email to [email protected].

The City of Tukwila’s budget season is upon us. Over the next two months the City Council, in partnership with the City’s Administration, will deliberate on the 2015/2016 biennial budget. Budget season is a critical time for any city. It is when we determine the road map for the next two years, cement our priorities, and create a work plan for our future. My colleagues and I on the City Council strongly encourage residents, business owners and other stakeholders to get involved in the budget process. This ensures that your opinions are heard as we make these important decisions.

While fall represents the busiest time for the City’s budget activities, it’s actually a process we began a year ago. Through joint work sessions of the Council and key administrative staff, we developed a list of priori-ties that align with our Strategic Plan for the next biennium that were then refined and finalized this spring. Feedback was solicited from the public at Council meetings, and the Administration began working on the Mayor’s proposed budget.

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Tukwila’s Budget: Your city, your opinions

Tukwila receives grant to help fight obesity in youthKing County’s Parks & Recreation Division has teamed up with seven south King County cities, including Tukwila, to add outdoor fitness equipment for youth, teens and their families. These agencies are encouraging healthy liv-ing and exercise as part of the “I” CANN healthy living initiative to combat childhood obesity.

Through the South King County Community Activity Nutrition Network initiative (“I” CANN), local south County cities, King County Public Health, King County Parks, local hospitals, schools, businesses and organizations are working to help educate children and families about this chronic health issue and promote healthy activity opportunities and nutritional information.

A $100,000 King County Youth Sports Facilities Grant provided funding for outdoor fitness and pulse equipment in parks around King County, includ-ing Tukwila’s Foster Memorial Park. Equipment – including a cardio stepper, chest/back press, Plyometrics, and pull-up/dip – was recently installed there.

According to Public Health – Seattle & King County, youth obesity has many serious consequences and can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, and breathing and joint problems. Obesity in childhood is likely to continue into adulthood, increasing the risk for serious health condi-tions such as diabetes and heart disease. South King County has the highest obesity rate, with 25% of youth being overweight or obese.

The City of Tukwila continues its work of planning for the future of City facilities, along with the help of our Citizens’ Advisory Board. We are currently going out into the community, mak-ing presentations to a variety of organizations and audiences. We explain the process and steps we are taking, and share some of our findings so far.

If you are interested in having someone come speak to your group about the City’s facilities study, contact [email protected]. In addition, a narrated version of the presen-tation can be accessed on the City’s website: TukwilaWA.gov/FacilitiesStudy.html.

City Facilities Study

Presentation of Mayor’s Proposed 2015–2016 Budget

at the Regular Council meeting on Monday, October 6, in

Council Chambers at Tukwila City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard

As the next step, the Mayor will present his proposed budget to the Council on Monday, October 6. After that meeting, Council will continue to deliberate on the various compo-nents of the budget. Everything from investments in our streets to our parks are a part of this conversation. While the numbers may be dry, the policies aren’t; they determine our plan for the next two years.

We believe that you should be involved in this process. The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our priorities, values and aspirations for the City of Tukwila.

Please join us in our efforts to ensure we are meeting the goals of the City’s Adopted Strategic Plan, as well as addressing the priorities we have set forth for the next biennium. This is your city, and your voice is important as we plan for the future.

The Police Department invites you to drop by the new office.

Police Chief Mike Villa and Mayor Jim Haggerton are joined by Becky Smith and Michael Grossman representing Westfield Southcenter, to announce the opening of Tukwila’s new Community Resource Center.

Come discuss what’s on your mind

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You can’t predict, but you can prepare… sign up for no-cost emergency training

Wed, Sept. 24 – Senior Programs trip to Fort Lewis Army Museum

Fri, Sept. 26 – Teen Fear Factor Friday Only the strong will survive…

Fri, Oct. 3 – Parents Night Out – while we watch your kids

Wed, Oct 8 – Senior Programs trip to Earth Sanctuary on Whidbey Island

Fri, Oct. 10 – No School Day Camp Jam-packed with activities for K–6

Sat, Oct. 18 – Antique Appraisal Fundraiser benefitting our H.E.R.O. scholarship fund

Sat, Oct. 18 – Tukwila Pool Birthday Party from 3:00 to 5:00PM – free!

Add these great Parks & Rec events to your calendar!For details, pricing or registration info, call 206-768-2822, or check out the current recreation brochure on our website at TukwilaWA.gov.



Th e Foster Bulldogs are off to a running start on their new fi eld turf this season, with 16 returning starters and a new quarterback who’s ready to fi ll some big cleats.

Under fi rst-year football coach Matt Leonard, the Bull-dogs last year went 2-4, for fi ft h place in the Seamount League. Foster lost its home opener 20-12 against Interlake High School on Sept. 5.

Th e Bulldogs play non-league Cleveland High School at home Friday (Sept. 19). Th e league opener is against Ha-zen on Sept. 25 at Renton Memorial Stadium.

Th e returning starters include 13 seniors and under-classmen who got plenty of play time and experience last season.

“We believe in what we do and know that when we ex-ecute, we are a very good football team,” Leonard said.

Th e coach has made a few adjustments to his staff with which he’s “really pleased,” he said. And he’s made a few “minor” scheme adjustments.

“But in general we laid the foundation last season, and this season we should take off ,” he said.

Starting quarterback is Zane Jacobson, a junior at Mountain View Academy in Des Moines, a school in the Kent School District. He received an all-league honorable mention last year as a defensive back.

“We have complete confi dence in him,” said Leonard.

Last season, Jacobson (No. 16) played backup to Randy Tippins, who earned a spot on the Seamount all-league fi rst team. Jacobson started a 2A crossover game against Sequim last November (the Bulldogs won 27-13) and dur-ing the season “gained plenty of experience,” Leonard said.

“He was voted captain by his teammates and has worked extremely hard to get himself up and ready to go this sea-son,” Leonard said.

Besides Jacobson, the team captains are Zane Galoia, Keith Hill and Patrick Saau.

Foster soccer player Jalal Haji is the team’s kicker and will kick off . A senior, he was one of the state’s top soc-cer scorers last season and received an all-state honorable mention.

Key returning players this year are running back/line-backer Alvin Noa, tackle and defensive end Keith Hill, center and nose tackle Zane Galoia, guard and defensive end Justin Satele, running back and linebacker Anthony Noa and three wide receivers, Patrick Straight, Aries Fer-nandez and Patrick Saau.

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• We are starting an In-tercultural Speaker Series with a new speaker each month to lead our commu-nity in a conversation about diverse topics related to so-cial justice and equity. Th is kicks off at 6 p.m. Sept. 24, at Foster High School with renowned family engage-ment expert Joyce Epstein to include her workshop on parent and community partnerships.

Yes, we are working on our capacity in our schools to welcome and work with parents and community

members. I believe that schools need to link parent engagement to increasing student achievement as this is the ultimate goal. Just as importantly, I would like to call on you to keep our feet to the fi re. Please join the conversation. Coming to Dr. Epstein’s talk next week is a wonderful place to start.

Our schools can only be as strong as our part-nerships. If you don’t al-ready, please consider every school in the Tuk-wila School District your

school, for you truly do own them. We want you to feel welcome, and, further-more, we need you in lock-step with us to educate chil-dren to the highest levels.

On my part, I promise to do everything I can to care for and educate your “heart and soul” when they enter the schoolhouse doors.

In service, NancyDr. Nancy Coogan is su-

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school connectionSeptember 2014Tukwila School District #406

Renowned expert on family partnerships to kick off

Intercultural Speaker SeriesJoin us for Dr. Joyce Epstein’s workshop

on Sept. 24Parents, civic leaders, and community members are

invited to spend an evening with family-engagement expert Dr. Joyce Epstein. She will lead a workshop called “How All Schools Can Organize Multicultural Partnerships to Involve All Families.” It includes strate-gies to help schools strengthen family engagement and community engagement to ensure that everyone feels welcome and valued in children’s education. The work-shop will cover key concepts, essential structures, and exemplary practices for partnership programs that con-tribute to student success.

Details: “How All Schools Can Organize Multicultural Partnerships to Involve All Families,” 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Foster High School Performing Arts Center, 4242 S. 144th St.

Dr. Joyce Epstein has a doctorate in sociology from Johns Hopkins University, and is director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships and the National Network of Partnership Schools, and Principal Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. She has more than one hundred publication on family and community involvement and is widely considered a leading expert in the subject. She has recently been named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and has received the Elizabeth Cohen Award for Applied Research.

Dr. Epstein’s workshop kicks off the district’s new Intercultural Speaker Series, which will provide a speak-er each month in a community conversation about diverse topics related to social justice and equity.

UP NEXT: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 9, Showalter Middle School: Tukwila Hip Hop Green Dinner. Free food and fun with live performances! By breaking bread and sharing infor-mation in a relaxed and entertaining environment, the Hip Hop Green Dinners help youth and their families make the connection between diet, lifestyle, health, and educational achievement. For more information on the series, go to http://tinyurl.com/TSDSpeakersSeries

Big kudos to individuals and organizations that

donated school suppliesMany students had a great start to the school year—

equipped with everything they needed to be successful in the classroom—thanks to individuals and organizations that donated school supplies. Instead of worrying about backpacks and pencils, these students have been able to fully concentrate on learning. What a gift!

“We serve a very low-income population made up of primarily immigrants and refugees,” said Ann Marie Littleton, social worker at Cascade View Elementary. “Most of our students’ families work minimum-wage jobs and are struggling to cover basic survival needs. They can’t provide school supplies so teachers often bridge the gap with their personal resources to the extent they are able. Community donations are tremendously appreciated to make sure every student has what they need.”

Many, many thanks to:

• City of Tukwila

• Costco

• Meydenbauer Convention Center

• Sewa International’s Seattle team

• Tukwila Police

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Headed by Cascade View Elementary parent Mickey Phillips, Meydenbauer Center hosted a community-wide supply drive this summer that brought a “busload” of much-needed items to the school.


Tukwila School District #406 SEPTEMBER 2014

Keep your children healthy and safe!

Free immunizations, flu shots, and physicals for studentsThe Tukwila School District is partnering with HealthPoint to offer FREE fall medical clinics for students including:

• Immunizations (required for attending school)• Flu shots (to stay healthy in the upcoming flu season)• Physicals (for kindergartners, 6th-graders, and student athletes)The free clinics are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11,

and Oct. 18 at HealthPoint Tukwila, 13030 Military Road South, Suite 200.

Immunization and flu shots are available on a walk-in basis. Physicals require an appointment; call 206-439-3269 to schedule.

Bonus: The first 50 students each week will each receive a free backpack!

Preschool children with suspected

disabilities may qualify for free services

Come in for an upcoming Child Find screening The Tukwila School District is proud to participate in

Child Find, a legally-required process to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities to ensure they receive services to which they are entitled. If you suspect your child—ages 3 to 4—has a disability that has not been evaluated by the school district, please make an appointment to do so. We want your child to receive the full range of services he or she needs to be successful in school!

Child Find evaluations are held at Cascade View Elementary, 13601 32nd Ave. S., Tukwila. Contact the school psychologist, 206-901-7719, to make an appointment on one of these dates during the 2014-15 school year: Sept. 17, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, March 11, April 1, May 6, or June 3.

If you believe your school-age child has a disability that may qualify for special-education services, please contact your school’s counselor or psychologist to discuss next steps.

Questions? Call the Tukwila School District special-education department at 206-901-8033.

Look for Foster students’ poems on Metro buses

and stationsCongratulations to our Poetry on Buses winners!

Buses and high art? While the two might not typically go together, that’s about to change this fall. Thanks to the Poetry on Buses contest, King County Metro’s RapidRide fleet and stations will soon transform into an easily accessible showcase of poetry.

Out of hundreds of entries, six of the selected poems were authored by Foster High School students. They wrote their poems as part of an annual project at Foster called Stories of Arrival, which pairs immigrant students with a professional poet to write about their experiences leaving their homeland. Because this year’s Poetry on Buses theme is “Writing Home,” it was a perfect fit with the Stories of Arrival project.

For the 2014 Stories of Arrival edition, student authors came from Bhutan, Burma, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Somalia, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, and more. By featuring these students’ poems on Metro buses, King County transit riders will not only get to read incredible verse, they will learn about cultures and immigrant experiences from across the globe!

The winning Foster poets are: (Poems will appear on a RapidRide bus or station)• Van Ro Ceu• Obsa Seid

(Poems will appear for a one-day showcase at www.poetryonbuses.org)• Abyan Arab• Cing Zam Lun• Thla Tin Uk• Warda Omar

Please be on the lookout for these students’ poems in the coming months!

To hear all of the 2014 Stories of Arrival—recorded by each student at Jack Straw Studios—visit www.jackstraw.org/programs/ed/youth/foster.shtml.

Winning Poetry on Buses entries

“My Life in My Country”By Obsa SeidI remember my life in Oromiya,The day when I sat with my grandpaTelling me his stories about the history of my ancestors,Telling me about their farm and the life they spent,Telling me that they were laborious at their work,Telling me about their habitat and their fieldCovered with mangoes and oranges and a vast tree to rest under,Telling me about the day when my ancestors perished,And from this story, I learned I could persevere like they did.

And I wish I could see Oromiya and I miss my grandpa,With his white blanket like the color of fresh, silvery snowAnd his long walking stick that stretched to the sky.

“Colors”By Van Ro Ceu

When I think of the red colorI remember the Chin National ArmyWho worked for freedom for our country, our Chin land of BurmaAnd I think of how they dropped their blood for usLike a red juice drips into the ground

When I think of the black colorI remember the storm of war in BurmaDarkness in every villageMany people were deadThe villagers’ tears were falling down like a water fall.

When I think of the gold colorI remember the Kyeihthiyo Pagoda in MyanmarFrom the top of the mountain looking down to the groundI saw the river flowing, the birds flying around,The land was full with green fruit trees,I felt like I had the most freedomIn my life when I was on that mountain.

When I think of the yellow color, I rememberThe fruit from my grandfather’s garden,The smell of fresh mangos and pineapplesSweet, the juice of God’s glorious giftsAnd life giving.


Tukwila School District #406 SEPTEMBER 2014

FIRST DAY: School begin with many smiles—and just a few tears from students and parents alike—on Sept. 3. Here are a

few scenes from around the Tukwila School District.

Students Azeb Tuji (left) and Angela Mia Madrid caught up before the beginning bell at Foster High School.

Kindergartner Kelty

Heringlake needed one

more hug from mom Lisa

before going to class.

Tukwila Elementary’s Abdulqadir Guled Ali was the lucky student chosen by teacher Jodi Wicks to enact “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” with finger puppets.

Teacher Theren Hayes at

Thorndyke Elementary

spent time getting to

know each of his new

third-graders.

Show you CARE by donating clothes A significant event in Tukwila schools is CARE (Clothes Are Really Expensive) Night, where families come to receive free new

and gently-used apparel, including warm coats and shoes for winter. Hundreds of children rely on this service! Please help us by donating any unwanted clean clothing in your household (hats, shirts, pants, socks, gloves—you name it, we can use it)—with a priority on children’s clothing for our students. CARE Night donations are needed by mid-October. Please bring donations to any Tukwila elementary school: Cascade View, 13601 32nd Ave. S., Thorndyke, 4415 S 150th St., Tukwila, 5939 South 149th St.

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Th e Rainier Symphony kicks off its new season Oct. 11-12 with classics by Men-delssohn, Mahler and Rachmaninoff at Foster High School.

Th is is the fi rst season in about a dozen years without music director David Walt-man conducting the orchestra.

Waltman retired aft er the last season; he’ll be replaced by a se-ries of guest conductors this season while the symphony searches for a new music director.

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Guest conductor for the fi rst concert is Nikolas Caoile, who is a music director for a number of Northwest orchestras and di-rector of orchestras at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.

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Felix Mendelssohn, “The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)

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Gustav Mahler, “Songs of a Wayfarer”

Sergei Rachmaninoff , “Symphonic Dances”

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• Classical Concert II

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Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8, 3 p.m.

• Classical Concert III

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Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m.

• Classical Concert IV

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Sunday, May 17, 3 p.m.

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Guest artist for the Mahler piece is mezzo-soprano Melissa Schiel, an assis-tant professor of voice at Central Wash-ington University.

Initially, the symphony had hoped to replace Waltman by year’s end, but that timeline proved unrealistic, according to Eric Tishkoff, president of the Rainier Symphony Board of Directors.

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Besides searching for a new music di-rector, the symphony will reach out to the community more. It wants to collaborate with students in the Tukwila School Dis-trict at a performance, Tishkoff said. The students would provide a multi-media backdrop to the music.

The symphony board is also recruit-ing members from the community as possible board members. Now, all board members perform with the symphony. Anyone interested in serving on the board can email the board at [email protected].

[ SYMPHONY from page 11] Online services on the City of Tuk-

wila website were expected to be com-pletely restored this week following a “critical failure” Sept. 5 of information technology infrastructure.

No data was lost when the Storage Area Network failed at about 3 a.m., but for a time the city’s website and email, as well as online services such as utility billing, weren’t available.

Mayor Jim Haggerton declared a state of emergency Sept. 10 so he could sign a $73,979 contract for re-trieval data from the failed system.

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