All timeline stories.
May
2018
Flexible Learning Environments
The first weLearn Technology Showcase demonstrates how students and teachers use technology in the classroom.
May
2018
Flexible Learning Environments
Vancouver Public Schools implements one-to-one technology pilots, including laptops, iPods, and Mobi tablets. Over the next two years, the district also installs wireless networks and standard technology, including projectors, laptops, and interactive whiteboards, in [...]
May
2018
Programs of Choice
Discovery becomes an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for the Middle Years Programme (MYP). Similar to the IB program for high school students, MYP offers a rigorous academic program for middle school students. Students [...]
May
2018
Early Learning
Jump Start, a kindergarten-readiness program that had existed in the district since 2005, expands to 16 Title 1 schools. Kids who participate in Jump Start are nearly twice as likely to be at the [...]
May
2018
Family Engagement/Family-Community Resource Centers
The Family-Community Resource Center network expands to Martin Luther King, Peter S. Ogden, and Eleanor Roosevelt elementary schools.
May
2018
Family Engagement/Family-Community Resources Centers
Read and Play programs offered by Educational Service District 112 increase partnerships with families with children ages 5 and under.
May
2018
Instructional quality
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) begin. Teachers receive focused time to collaborate and work together in PLCs twice per month to address the needs of each student.
May
2018
Programs of choice
Mandarin Immersion Program begins at Franklin Elementary School. Students have the opportunity to achieve true bilingualism and biliteracy in Mandarin and English, which may lead to greater academic gains. Research shows that students in [...]
May
2018
Safe and supportive schools
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 [...]
May
2018
Early learning
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 [...]
May
2018
Programs of choice
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 [...]
May
2018
Family Engagement/Family-Community Resources Centers
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 [...]
May
2018
Programs of choice
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 [...]
May
2018
Design II: The Art of Imagination Launches
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 [...]
May
2018
Planning
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.
Dec
2017
Vancouver School District was formed
The commissioners divided the county into six school districts, with Vancouver School District designated as No. 6. Later, Vancouver became No. 37.