Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
The Pasco School Board reviewed a recent legislative visit and discussed refining future visits: board members favored brief on-site tours, including student participants, scheduling around legislative calendars, and aligning district priorities with statewide advocacy groups.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
Students from Chiawana High School asked the Pasco School Board to retain third-year UW Japanese offerings while district staff outlined a world language curriculum adoption process that aims to recommend core materials for Spanish, French and Japanese for 2026–27 implementation.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
Several community members urged the Pasco School Board to rethink a proposed levy increase, citing steep property tax growth and district spending trends; parents and a longtime voter said rising levies are pricing out residents while a parent-citizen cited federal pandemic funds as a driver of later local tax increases.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
Capital projects staff reported progress on 2023 bond-funded work including the new Pasco High practice turf and girls varsity softball field, CTE modernizations at Chiawana and Pasco High, and projected construction start and completion windows; board members and community commenters raised equity and turf-safety concerns.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
Pasco School District presented a progress-monitoring report showing modest increases in ninth-grade algebra completion and adopted a tiered standard-deviation system to recognize smaller but meaningful gains. Board members asked for methodological details, clearer visuals and sample-size counts before receiving final answers.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
Pasco School District presented first-year baseline data suggesting students who attended preschool generally outperform peers in early-grade math; staff cautioned the results are preliminary and asked for sample-size breakdowns and further trend data before drawing firm conclusions.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
District staff presented a high-level study of school pickup and dismissal scheduling aimed at improving routing efficiency and on-time performance amid bus-driver shortages; options include unifying early-release windows, zone reconfiguration and adjusted start/end times, with final proposals to be negotiated with labor partners this spring.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
Superintendent Whitney told the Haskell School Board that the district saw statistically significant reading gains in 2024–25 — including an almost 6% STAAR proficiency increase and large kindergarten gains — and noted the district is applying a stricter statistical-significance threshold than the board originally approved.
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
District staff and students told a Pasco presentation that arts classes foster leadership, teamwork, cultural pride and school engagement; speakers included a district director, teachers and a student who offered first-person examples and the phrase “1 voice, 1 pack.”
Washington / School Districts / Pasco School District
The board presented awards to outgoing Director Amy Phillips and recognized Superintendent Michelle Whitney for being named the 2026 Washington State Superintendent of the Year; speakers highlighted Phillips' leadership and Whitney's district initiatives and candidacy for the national AASA award.