Stephen Rushing talks COVID, kids, and connecting with others
“The last year and a half has shown us how delicate and unique it is to have real, face-to-face interactions with others,” said North Star Elementary’s Stephen Rushing. “There’s no substitute for relating to others in a personal way. …
Nonverbal students thrive in 39-year teaching veteran’s class
“I like this game!”
That phrase wasn’t spoken by a student in class, but instead came from an iPad that a student in Kelly Wedum’s Structured Classroom was using as the students played Go Fish together.
Helping nonverbal students learn to express themselves is a passion for Wedum — her…
Nothing is more important than protecting the students, staff, and community members of our district, and that job would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our team of School Resource Officers.
In many ways, Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Vickie Morrison is the face of Bethel’s SRO…
Social Emotional Learning is a key component in classrooms
When we caught up with teaching veteran Robin Burk, she was just kicking off her Second Step lesson with her first grade class. Second Step is the district’s Social Emotional Learning curriculum that was adopted back in 2019.
“Second Step begins the year with lessons on paying attention and how…
The latest news on our current and future bond projects!
Bonds are for building, levies are for learning
All the progress we report on each month is thanks to our voters, who approved the School Construction Bond back in February of 2019. …
Bethel’s Educational Programs & Operations Levy is up for renewal in 2022
Next year, our district will have two levies up for renewal. These levy dollars are separate from the 2019 bond that is funding new schools and renovations in our district.
Bonds are for building, while levies are for learning.
Our Educational Programs and Operations Levy was last renewed in 2018…
New team to support social, emotional well-being of students
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Healthy Youth Survey indicated that some of our students were not getting the social and emotional help that they needed, in school or elsewhere. …
Latest info on 5 major bond projects…and more!
Thank you, voters!
All the progress we report on each month is thanks to our voters, who approved the School Construction Bond back in February 2019. Bond elections are needed in Washington because local school districts are still responsible for the majority of the cost to build new schools and fix old ones…
For the second year in a row, the Bethel School District has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers!
One of the most successful academic programs in our district is expanding. The Dual Language Spanish Immersion program, which began six years ago with a cohort of Thompson Elementary kindergarteners, will now be offered at Spanaway Middle School.
The expansion allows the incoming sixth graders who have been a…
