Bond-funded upgrades and design work for several replacement schools and the new Vancouver iTech Preparatory building are making daily progress throughout the district. An update on the projects was presented to the board of directors at the Nov. 14 school board work session. Core planning teams from McLoughlin Middle School and Marshall and Ogden [...]
Please take a few minutes to answer a short four-question survey about the one-to-one program, which provides students in third through 12th grades with an iPad or laptop computer.
After eight years, Kathy Gillespie is retiring from Vancouver Public Schools’ board of directors.
Hello Alki family and community members, We are starting a new school year and have many fun and exciting learning opportunities for our students. One of those events will be the 2018 Alki Career Day on February 8th from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. If you are interested in being a presenter, please click on the [...]
Dear Alki Families: Professional Learning Communities Update: Dec. 1st is the beginning of our second trimester grading period. At this point we are asking students to evaluate their academic performance over the first trimester and reflect on their successes while also determining the areas they may want to improve on next trimester. As a [...]
Dear families, guardians and students: At Vancouver Public Schools, we work hard everyday to ensure that our schools are inviting, respectful and safe learning environments for each student. We want all children and their families to know they are valued members of our culturally rich and diverse learning community. In light of recent action [...]
Outdoor activities are approved for Thursday, Sept. 7, except for students with asthma, respiratory infections, heart and lung disease and diabetes. These students are to remain indoors unless they have written permission from their parents to participate in outdoor activities and athletics.
This update posted Sept. 6 at 11:33 a.m. The Vancouver area remains under an unhealthy air warning Wednesday. Students will remain indoors for recess and physical education until further notice. After-school activities and practices will be moved indoors or canceled. Outdoor athletic games scheduled for Wednesday will be postponed. District administrators will continue to monitor [...]
Due to poor air quality from regional forest fires, all schools are holding recess and physical education classes indoors today, Tuesday, Sept. 5. Currently, the National Weather Service is reporting an air quality warning in effect until 10 p.m. tonight. After-school athletic practices will take place indoors or be canceled. Tonight’s Columbia River and [...]
Middle and high school students will be able to use YouTube on a limited basis during the 2017-18 school year.
