Kindergartners jump into school
Is your son or daughter going into kindergarten this fall? Help make the transition easier by signing him or her up for Jump Start!
Aug
2017
Aug
2016
Vancouver teacher named region’s Teacher of the Year
VPS teacher Kendra Yamamoto is the Regional Teacher of the Year!
Oct
2014
Jump Start program takes off in 21 VPS schools
Goal Area: Early Learning In Vancouver Public Schools, one of our priorities is early learning, and we’ve taken on the task of getting our youngest and newest students prepared to be not just early learners, but lifelong learners. [...]
Oct
2014
Episode 40: Jumping over achievement gaps
Visit a VPS kindergarten classroom on the very first day of school and you might be surprised. Among the colorful rugs and signs with letters of the alphabet, you’d see brand-new kindergarteners raising their hands [...]
Mar
2014
Magna Award for Kindergarten Jump Start
Original source: American School Board Journal, March 2014 VPS' Kindergarten Jump Start program received a 2014 first-place Magna Award, which recognizes best practices in school district leadership. Read more in American School Board Journal.
Oct
2013
In Kindergarten Jump Start, little learners get ready for school
Design II Showcase Goal Area: Early Learning Karrie Yank, principal of Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School, introduced ReNai Joy and Corinne Vaughn, kindergarten teachers at Roosevelt, to speak about Kindergarten Jump Start. This program, offered last summer [...]