WMS PTO

If you don’t want OSD to close schools - please consider taking this short/fast survey and giving feedback on policy 6883 - closure of facilities - suggest they don’t remove the requirement for a defined 90 day wait period.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjl100rc92AuMcic7GZgXj2kgNZUfo_5GVfUmJM7jZl0NrrA/viewform

McKenny Hawks PTOMadison Elementary Parent Teacher OrganizationOSD4AllReeves Middle School PTA

OSD Feedback Form: 6000 Policy Series in Review The Olympia School Board welcomes your feedback about the 6000 'Management Support' Policy Series that is currently being reviewed by the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) - Policy Review. The board will accept feedback for policies currently in review. Feedback will be accepted for ten (10 days) a...

A student enrollment count will be conducted by ALL SCHOOLS
in the Olympia School District on October 1st.

The data collected is used by OSD to aid in building the district budget for school year 2025-2026. Doing our best to prevent absenteeism on October 1st will help ensure that our district is making the most accurate projections for enrollment figures.

Just to keep everyone informed. OSD revised a policy to make it easier to close schools by removing the 90 day wait period. They vote on this revision on 9/26. Sign up for public comment here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZhQ8P6TCuHqnqhDE38LJ8KW16RRIJl5j_0KW-DpA2pCoMTg/closedform

Hopefully you have gotten an email from OSD or a Parent Square message regarding the open comment period for us to give feedback regarding proposed changes to OSD policies in the 6000 series.

POLICY 6883 was broken by the Olympia School District Board in 2024, and they are looking to make this policy to become less specific in the analysis they provide and the community engagement ahead of the 90 day decision period. The comment period for policy changes is open.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2uliubYkDzpGeQ9SEXQEXaTiRs1QUOgkn1kzd-PoXjo5ntg/viewform

Please take a moment and give feedback regarding 6883 specifically. The proposed changes will make it easier for the board to close schools in the future. McKenny Hawks PTO Madison Elementary Parent Teacher Organization WMS PTO

FEEDBACK FORM: POLICIES IN REVIEW - Olympia School District The Olympia School Board welcomes your feedback about policies that are currently being reviewed by the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) - Policy Review. The board will accept feedback for policies currently in review. See below for the review schedule. Feedback will be accepted for ten (10 days)....

2024-25 WMS Orientation is next Tuesday, 8/27. Here is a link to sign up for PTO: https://tinyurl.com/wmspto2425

Here is a link to buy your student store card for your respective students online: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/10-00-wms-student-store

You can still do these sign ups at orientation on Tuesday as well!

First PTO meeting of the year, open to all, 6pm on 10/2/24 in the school library!📚

WMS PTO Membership Form 2024-25 School Year Thank you for your interest in WMS PTO! Please fill out the following form to receive communications and be connected to volunteer opportunities. Please donate to help support our students and staff through the PTO. You may donate any amount with your credit card through this link https://my.cheddar...

For those interested in hearing about the OSD budget - schools may not have closed - but the how the funding is spent is always worthwhile for the community to be informed about!

There is a $596K deficit for our district related tk timber revenue.

There is also talk from OSD board members in a recent meeting regarding redistributing some of our levy funds to other communities like Yelm, where levies did not pass.

The Olympia School District Board of Directors has scheduled a Public Hearing, pertaining to the 2024-2025 budget, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, livestream via Zoom and in-person in the boardroom. Visit the link below for more information or to join the livestream.

https://osd.wednet.edu/news/announcements/public_hearing__6_p_m__on_june_27

Sorry, should have shared this sooner! Survey is closed but still good to be aware of if you have future OHS students.

FYI

This summer free lunches will be available at two Olympia School District schools. Lunch will be available to anyone 18 years old and younger. Meals will be served in the school cafeteria and signage will be posted directing visitors to the cafeteria entrance.

Monday, June 24, through Friday, August 16, 2024, lunches will be available on-site at Garfield Elementary School and at Roosevelt Elementary School from 12 to 12:30 p.m. No pre-order of lunch is necessary. Meals must be eaten on-site, and no grab-and-go meals will be prepared.

- Roosevelt Elementary School: 1417 San Francisco St. N.E., Olympia, WA, 98506
- Garfield Elementary School: 325 Plymouth St. N.W., Olympia, WA, 98502

Visit the link below for additional summer meal resources and locations:
https://tcfb.org/services/food-services/summer-lunch/

Parent volunteers are needed for the Band Bash on 6/12 at 730pm to hand out popsicles after the show. If interested, please contact Rylee: [email protected]. Thanks!!

Have you wanted to give back? Are you looking to get involved? We have open positions next year we’re looking to fill! We have a meeting tonight at 6pm and the last meeting of the year June 5th at 6pm. Both in the WMS library. Come join us!!

Free for under 18! May 10th is last day to register. Run is 6/9. Come reunite with other McKenny Hawks and Madison Lions or just come to celebrate these schools remaining open!! Link in comments to register and pay for those over 18.

Tonight’s School Board Meeting agenda includes a review of two four-year budget plans with the Olympia School Board. The plans outline suggested cuts for the board to consider to balance the budget.

Plan 1: Administrative Plan to Get to a Balanced Budget Without School Closures (which the superintendent recommends) would allow for all schools to remain open “for the next few years while enrollment is closely monitored and increased revenue streams are explored and pursued.”

Plan 2: Get to a Balanced Budget By Closing Madison and McKenny elementary schools.

To review both plans (including areas of budget cuts) visit:https://osd.wednet.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_61540/File/Communications/Board%20Meeting%202024%20April%2025.pdf

If you would like to provide a public comment, be sure to sign up by today at 4:00 p.m.: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jShiUQt7DqutgUUAJ1jilHeVPIrOkcc8J766lMDuMIM/viewform?edit_requested=true

You're also invited to join the We love ALL OSD Schools Rally from 4:30-6:30 p.m. outside the Knox Administrative Building

5/1 - screen talk for middle and high school!

School consolidation is actually on the board meeting agenda tomorrow night. It also lists possible action on the consolidation proposals. Make sure your voice is heard and sign-up for public comment over Zoom or in-person. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3yRivRj

Join us for a celebration of ALL our wonderful schools before the meeting across from Knox between 4:30pm-6:30pm. See you tomorrow, Olympia!

Middle school artists!! 🧑‍🎨

Calling Olympia middle school students! Help us highlight an important stormwater pollution prevention tool. Olympia’s new street sweeper needs artwork to convey how it keeps pollution out of our waterways. Six designs will be chosen for display on the sides of the new street sweeper. The entry deadline is May 15.

For full details, visit https://cms7files.revize.com/olympia/Document_center/Services/Water%20Resources/Storm%20&%20Surface%20Water/Pollution%20Prevention/Decal-Contaest-Entry-Form.pdf. Questions? Contact [email protected] or 360.570.3794.

The community is overwhelmingly unhappy with our District leadership. More than 300 community members responded to our recent survey, with representation from each school in the district. A quarter of the responders identified as OSD staff, bringing in a new set of voices that have been underrepresented.

Community Survey Thank you for completing this OSD4ALL Community Survey. About OSD4ALL OSD4ALL is a group of like-minded community members working to ensure all of our schools remain open, the OSD budget is balanced, and no programs or services are diminished. For more information on OSD4ALL, please visit https://ww...

Payne vows to engage with education leaders on school closure - The JOLT News Organization, A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization While acknowledging the Olympia School District Board's autonomy over educational decisions, Mayor Dontae Payne said the city would continue engaging with district leaders on the school closure …

We need the community!! Please do it for the children 🦁🦅🐾

Saw this on Capital High School Parent Organization

Useful information made available by Olympia Education Foundation ~ mark your calendars

we are excited to announce the first of three presentations in a yearlong parent education series that is open to all Olympia School District families at no cost! emily mcmason of evolving parents will be leading the series. the first three will be focused on anxiety. you do not need to have a student attending the school where the presentation is being held. please note: the events at olympia high school and washington middle school are meant for middle and high school families (tween and teens welcome); the event at garfield is meant for k-5 families (no-cost child care provided).