East Valley School District

Join us tonight for East Valley's First Annual Community Thanksgiving! East Valley High School Monday, November 20, 2023 Event Time: 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm* *Meals will be served at 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm, and 6:30 pm We will also have shuttle buses to help transport to and from the high school. If you are interested in riding a shuttle bus, please view the pick-up times and locations on the attached event flyer. We hope to see you there!

On October 25, 2023, Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) visited East Valley SD as part of a WAMOA-facilitated legislative school tour. Sen. Schoesler visited East Valley Middle School and Continuous Curriculum School during his time in East Valley. We want to thank the following for making this happen and for being a part of this opportunity for East Valley. - Senator Mark Schoesler - Brian Talbott, Superintendent - Neale Rasmussen, Executive Director of Business Services - Wayne Deist, Director of Custodial Services - Mark Nelson, Executive Director of Maintenance and Grounds - Mike Bly, East Valley SD Board of Directors President - Mitch Denning, WAMOA Consultant - Mark Brown, EA WA Regional Coordinator, OSPI School Facilities and Organization - Steven Clark, Integrus Architects, Assn for Learning Environments (A4LE) Representative - Brent Harding, NAC Architecture, American Institute of Architects (AIAWA) Representative

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It's National School Bus Safety Week! Help keep our students safe by following these tips!

Join us on October 25, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at East Valley High School for the Career Crossover Event!

On September 15, 2023, East Valley was given the pleasure of volunteering at the Kiwanis Sea Galley at the Spokane Interstate Fair.

On August 31, 2023, we officially cut the ribbon on our new softball field!

Join us on October 25, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at East Valley High School for the Career Crossover Event!

A HUGE thank you to Kaiser Local 338 for their generous donation of school supplies!

Spokane Valley Kiwanis Foundation President, Mike Jackson, presented a grant award to Jon Larson at East Valley Middle School. Huge thank you to Doug Edmonson and the CTE Team for submitting the idea, as well as, the Spokane Valley Kiwanis Foundation Board for selecting them. The school was surprised and very appreciative!

A big shout out to Honeywell for the generous donation of school supplies and backpacks! Thank you for supporting our students! Greg Flemming, Procurement Specialist, and Charlie West, Plant Manager.

School offices are now open! Enroll your student now!

Photo opp time with Jolene and her Dad (Jason) on the first day of school. Welcome Back CCS!

We want to thank all of our retirees for their hard work, dedication, and service to the East Valley School District over the years. Shelly Engel - 30 Years of Service Jacqueline Johnson - 12 Years of Service Susan Morrison - 29 Years of Service Tonia Abramson - 8 Years of Service Sharon Alldritt - 23 Years of Service Inge Arbacauskas - 8 Years of Service Conni Bendio - 28 Years of Service Shelli Sinclair-Wood - 27 Years of Service Jewel Bang - 5 Years of Service Loriann Howe - 29 Years of Service Terri Putney - 3 Years of Service David Palmer - 6 Years of Service Kim Cash - 26 Years of Service Thank you for all the support you have given to staff, students, parents, and the community. We wish you the best retirement!

Fifty-five photography students and three advisors (Nicole Talbert, Sammy Schmidt, and Bret Kiefer) traveled to beautiful Manito Park and Riverfront Park on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The students captured pictures of flora, fauna, waterfalls, rivers, ponds, small animals (bunnies, turtles, rock chucks, butterflies), bridges, and architectural structures. Here are some of their beautiful photos!

Jon Larson's 8th-grade woodshop classes have been hard at work building garden beds over the last few weeks for a special project. On Thursday, June 8, 2023, they went on a field trip with Mark Peterson and the Extreme Team to take these garden beds to local memory care facilities. KXLY also did a story on this project which can be found at the website link below: https://www.kxly.com/features/extreme-team/extreme-team-east-valley-middle-school-students-deliver-garden-beds-to-local-senior-centers/article_9feaad5a-0663-11ee-856d-cb88bc8161d8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share Way to go Knights! Together, we are East Valley!

Jim Kuehnle was a Spokane Valley businessman, community leader and legislator who raised his family and conducted his business in the East Valley School District for more than twenty years. Mr. Kuehnle adamantly believed that reward should be based upon merit; that people should be compensated in direct proportion to quality of work. Because of his heart for excellence in education, it was his desire to enhance the earnings of outstanding teachers in a way not provided by the existing salary schedule. The intended use for the teacher awards is for professional or personal growth. Through this award, his intent was to recognize teachers with high standards and excellent performance. Recognized individuals are: Outstanding, Dedicated, Motivated, Honest, Caring, Hardworking, and Diligent in covering assigned curriculum, respected by students, staff and patrons. In addition, the teacher has excellent classroom control, high expectations for student behavior while also holding students and self accountable. We are proud to announce the 2022-2023 Jim Kuehnle Outstanding Educators are: Kim Boulton - EVMS Science Teacher Nicole Brown - Trentwood 6th Grade Teacher Kelli Shanholtz - Otis Orchards 4th Grade Teacher Please help us in congratulating these outstanding educators! Together, we are East Valley!

East Valley's very own Neale Rasmussen (Executive Director of Business Services) and Melissa Larsen (Business Manager) recently received recognition at the annual Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) from the State Auditor's Office. Neale and Melissa were recognized with the 'State Auditor's Stewardship Award' for their outstanding accomplishments in accountability, transparency, and good stewardship of public resources towards a shared mission of government that works better to earn greater public trust. Congratulations Neale and Melissa! Together, We are East Valley!

On Saturday, May 20, 2023, the Spokane Home Builders Association hosted a construction camp at East Valley High School. This gave juniors and seniors the opportunity to meet and work alongside local builders and remodelers for a one day shed building event. Thank you to everyone that participated and a huge thank you to the Spokane Home Builders Association for giving students this wonderful hands on opportunity to explore these career paths!

A Middle School Social Studies Course Design and Instructional Materials Adoption Committee was convened to thoroughly review 7th and 8th-grade resources. Community members are invited to review the proposed core instructional materials for middle school social studies adoption. The recommendations for approval are as follows: 7th Grade - Washington State History Open Educational Resource (OER), Educurious - Copyright 2021 8th Grade - History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism Third Edition, Teachers Curriculum Institute (TCI) - Copyright Print 2023/Digital 2022 The materials will be available for community viewing from Tuesday, June 6 - Monday, June 12, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please contact Michele Chavez at 509.241.5011 for the opportunity to review the instructional materials and provide public comment.