This week's Highline Headlines include information about Kindergarten enrollment, attendance, ParentSquare notifications, CTE Month, Spring Break program at Waskowitz and more. 

Families can switch ParentSquare notifications to Digest to reduce email, text, and app alerts. Digest delivers one end‑of‑day summary per method from your district and each school. To update settings, log in to ParentSquare. 

In this episode of The Promise Podcast, Superintendent Dr. Ivan Duran sits down with Tyee High School ninth graders Susana Mercado Herrera and Mohamed Aided, who both have spent their entire school careers in Highline. This episode was also recorded on site at the new Tyee High School, made possible by voter support of the 2022 bond.

We are exploring a renewal of a capital technology levy as a continued source of local funding. This update was shared at the School Board meeting on Wednesday, March 4.

Twenty Highline teachers were recognized for earning National Board certification. Five educators renewed their certification, and two school nurses also completed the national certification this year. Highline is in top five districts in Washington for National Board-certified educators!

Highline not only has a bond planning committee, but also a Capital Projects Oversight Committee to track bond spending and project progress. This group of local industry experts meet quarterly to review bond project financial reports and ask questions. 

The new Pacific Middle School is growing. The site camera shows structural steel expanding the classroom wing on the south side of the construction site nearly to its full length along South 227th Place.

We will reduce our budget by $8 million for the 2026-27 school year due to continued underfunding and rising costs. This week, Superintendent Ivan Duran announced the elimination of 31.5 central office positions, including unfilled vacancies and roles affected through layoffs or reassignments. 

This week's Highline Headlines include information about the position reductions at central office, a ThoughtExchange for you to share bond planning ideas, a reminder of the winter job fair and more.