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In November, Highline voters will be asked to approve a two-year, $32.5-million technology levy. If approved, the levy will provide the tools students need to prepare for today's careers and address the urgent need to support distance learning during the pandemic.
Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. You can read about all the important issues in the voter pamphlet or online, including Highline's proposed technology levy.
Highline keeps learning! Our classrooms may be empty, but Highline teachers and staff are working harder than ever. Our students are connected and learning from home. In spite of all the challenges the coronavirus has thrown our way, we are determined to keep on teaching and learning.
Think we mean equality when we say equity? Here’s what we mean and why it matters.
Your feedback is valued. We want to know more about your experience with Distance Learning during the pandemic. The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete and your answers will be anonymous.
School meals are a convenient and healthy option for all families during distance learning. We have meals available for ALL children--meals are FREE to any Highline student and all youth 18 years and younger.
Read Superintendent Susan Enfield's message to students, families and staff about the need to become an anti-racist community
Computers and home internet connections allow teachers like Tyee High School’s Nancy Pappas to connect with and teach students in her Trades Academy class.
We shared information about seven topics in this family update.
We continue to monitor COVID activity data published by Public Health - Seattle & King County. As of the time of this posting, King County continues to experience a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
The graduation rate for Highline Public Schools increased for the seventh straight year. The overall graduation rate for the Class of 2020 is 83.8 percent. The greatest increase came for Black/African American students, who graduated at the highest rate ever in Highline, at 88.7 percent. That is an increase of 12 percentage points over the previous year.
During distance learning, every student has an adult at school who is asked to check in with them once a week.
P.E. continues--just differently for now. Hilltop student Dionne Johnson demonstrates! During good days and bad days, mom Jessica is thankful for the device, hotspot, whiteboard, etc. If they go somewhere, they can bring the hotspot. Read their Distance Learning story.
Hamza (grade 4), Salman (grade 2) and Samiya (K) attend school online this fall thanks to devices loaned out by Beverly Park Elementary School and internet assistance. Read their Distance Learning story.
Issac Mota is a 6th grade student at Chinook Middle School. When we visited Issac and his mother Tiffany Scott, to find out how Distance Learning is going, Isaac was in art class via Zoom, using a laptop issued by the school.
We want to know more about your experience with Distance Learning during the pandemic. Please help us better support you and other students and families by completing the survey linked below. The survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete and your answers will be anonymous.
Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.
Our schools are welcoming and safe places where students and staff are respected and supported to succeed
Students will make a minimum of one year of growth annually, meeting or exceeding standards in all grade levels.
Students will graduate with the problem solving and critical thinking skills necessary to live and work responsibly in a digital world.
Students will graduate bilingual and biliterate.
Students will graduate from high school prepared for the future they choose.
at a Glance
Our students represent many diverse and culturally-rich backgrounds. Our diversity is an asset. Our students learn from one another and graduate prepared to live and work in an increasingly multicultural world.
The single most important driver of student achievement is an excellent teacher in the classroom. Highline is in the top 12 out of 295 Washington districts in the number of National Board Certified Teachers.
Highline has 18 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 comprehensive high schools serving neighborhoods in Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac and White Center. Families may also want to explore our 4 choice schools or multiple alternative education options.
Highline's graduation rate has been on a steady rise for the past 5 years. The on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2018 was 81.1%. That's an increase of 19 point rise since 2013.
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