Please review this material from OSPI to learn how you can help prevent the spread of H1N1 Swine Flu.

Grandview School District's 2009 AYP Notice is now available. The notice is available in its entirety here and can also be downloaded as a PDF file in either English or Spanish.

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Dear Parents/Guardians,

Washington’s schools and school districts are dedicated to providing all students with the academic knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. In the past year, Grandview schools have increased our accountability to students even more. The 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly referred to as “No Child Left Behind,” expands the federal government’s role in ensuring that every student succeeds academically. This law requires all schools, school districts and states to show that all students are meeting achievement targets in reading and mathematics. Each state’s achievement goals rise each year until 2014, when 100 percent of public school children are expected to be proficient in reading and mathematics.

Annually the Grandview School Distinct must post the results from the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) as part of the “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) Act that includes English Language Learners (ELL) in the state accountability system and require states to set performance targets referred to as Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for English language proficiency and “exit” from program rates of ELL students.  This bulletin (also available in Spanish) from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) outlines the requirements and the level of proficiency that students have earned.  Grandview School District results can be viewed online and more information can be found at www.wabilingual.org.

Please contact Minerva Morales at 882-8500 for more information.

It can be a scary time when you suspect or discover your child is drinking or using drugs. Even the savviest of parents can feel lost and unsure of what to do.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America has just launched Time To Act, a new, first-of-its-kind resource to help parents spot signs and symptoms, have productive conversations with their teens, and find outside help if they need it.

The Partnership is proud to be a resource for Mary Bono Mack who in this week's issue of People magazine explained that when she suspected her son Chesare Bono was abusing pain relievers, she turned to the Partnership's website for information and help.

Time To Act was created to ensure that every parent has free access, on their own terms, to the most current research-based information on how to help their child - and their family - take the next steps. The Partnership believes that no parent should go through this alone, without guidance from experts and other parents.