The district fills 16.5 new district resource officer (DRO) positions, replacing security monitors. The jobs are changed to be more professional, with ongoing training required. DROs, both men and women, are a uniformed presence [...]
Full-day kindergarten is offered at 10 locations. Peter S. Ogden, Harney, Washington, King, and Roosevelt elementary schools and Fruit Valley Community Learning Center offer state-funded full-day kindergarten. Thanks to partnerships, full-day kindergarten also is [...]
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) expands. This elective class, which offers rigorous curriculum to promote student achievement, debuts in five schools: McLoughlin, Gaiser, and Jason Lee middle schools, plus Fort Vancouver and Hudson’s Bay [...]
Vancouver Public Schools establishes its second Family-Community Resource Center (FCRC) with support from the Foundation for Vancouver School District. The new FCRC, located at Washington Elementary School, joins the first FCRC established at Fruit [...]
Spanish Immersion Program starts at Harney Elementary. The Spanish Immersion Program is an academically challenging and enriching program for developing linguistic proficiency in Spanish and English. Entry into the program starts at kindergarten. At [...]
Vancouver Public Schools sets its focus on four new strategic priorities, 18 goals, and 70 target objectives. The plan is the result of a year’s worth of email communication, an online survey, symposia, and [...]
The strategic planning process kicks off with a three-day symposium. In attendance are more than 120 people, including parents, students, business leaders, educators, and other community members.
