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Pre-vet class unique in Tacoma
Prewitt's Project Earth game featured on Teaching Channel
Optional enrollment for district fifth, eighth graders runs through Jan. 4
Committee working on new displacement process meets this week, next week
OSPI designates four Tacoma schools as Innovative Schools
Sheridan partners with local business groups
Baker schedules celebrations
Committee on Displacement to meet Nov. 10
Pace to serve as interim assistant superintendent
Wilson, Lowell and Washington-Hoyt earn School of Distinction honors
School board voted to appoint Santorno to lead the district
School Board to vote on Santorno interim appointment
Graduation dates changed for all Tacoma high schools
Corrected: School board to meet Wednesday to ratify union contracts
Middle school activities, athletics resume
Revised Tacoma Public Schools 2011-2012 calendar dates
Tacoma Public Schools donates perishable food to local food banks and kitchens
Schools closed Monday, Sept. 19
Teachers vote to continue to strike, Jarvis closes schools Sept. 16
School is canceled for Thursday, Sept. 15
Judge orders teachers back to classrooms; Jarvis re-opens school
District publishes side-by-side comparison of district and union bargaining positions for three unresolved issues
Gates-Cortez joins Stewart Middle School leadership team
The Tacoma School Board postpones Meet and Greet, interview with superintendent candidate
District statement on start of school
District makes significant modifications to proposals in labor negotiations with teachers' union
Principals, top administrators agree to compensation reduction to offset reduction in state funding
The Tacoma School Board invites the public to meet the superintendent candidate on Sept. 6
Superintendent's open letter to the community on labor negotiations with teachers
Tacoma School Board decides to interview Santorno for the next superintendent
Superintendent's open letter to the community on labor negotiations with teachers
District requests state mediation assistance in teacher negotiations
Board opts for internal search for next superintendent
Geiger, Bryant Montessori schools accepting more preschoolers
Geiger schedules farewell celebration of old building
Invitation for public preview of a new Web-based student information system for Tacoma schools
McMinimee named new district general counsel
Superintendent announces Kate Frazier as interim principal
Superintendent Jarvis announces he will retire after 2011-12 school year
Superintendent announces new administrative assignments for 2011-2012 school year
Free summer meals, snacks for kids available at some Tacoma schools
Tacoma Virtual Learning starts fall registration
High school online credit retrieval summer school begins June 29
Lincoln drumlines sponsor Hip Hop Arts Showcase June 3
Community invited to Lincoln Center extravaganza June 2
Citizens' budget information sessions May 24-25
Superintendent announces new administrative assignments
School board authorizes superintendent to negotiate contract for labor relations assistance
For the first time in five years, Stadium High School now open for enrollment
Jennifer Kubista selected as WSSAAA Athletic Director of the Year
April 14 school board meeting moved to Tacoma City Council Chambers for series of votes on revised budget cut proposals
First Creek earns accolades with 2011 Grand Prize Award for Learning by Design
Pierce Transit emergency reduced bus service will continue through June 11, 2011
Kindergarten registration starts April 4
High School Proficiency Exams start March 15
Bestselling author and the nation’s leading advocate for teaching boys and girls separately in school visits Jason Lee Middle School on Tuesday, Mar. 8
Find out how elementary school consolidations would work at community forums
School board hears proposal plan for elementary school consolidations to save $1.5 million
Board to hear specifics on proposed elementary closures Feb. 24
Feb. 24 public hearing to surplus district properties
Kindergarten registration to open after spring break
Tacoma Public Schools and Tacoma 360 invite community members to join the CASA project
Feb. 10 school board meeting moved to Tacoma City Council Chambers, LIVE TV
Feb. 10 public hearing on district properties canceled
Feb. 10 public hearing site on surplus property changed
Tacoma Public Schools hosts Informational Budget Overview Community meetings
Young Ambassadors activities canceled due to whooping cough case
School Improvement Grant announcement about Baker Middle School
Help Tacoma schools stamp out bullying
Parents and community members are invited to share their thoughts at Teacher Quality Listening forums
Statement to Tacoma Public Schools employees from Superintendent Art Jarvis regarding Governor’s 2011-2013 budget proposal
Dec. 9 board approves reorganization
Pertussis Cases in Pierce County
Coons appointed to commission on effective teachers, teaching
Dec. 9 public hearing on potential land sale
Kubista to head new Department of Student Life
Nov. 30 First Responders Day at schools
Superintendent, teacher union president form alliance around teacher quality initiative; launch ‘Listening Tour’
Tacoma Public Schools and Tacoma Housing Authority Are State Leaders in College Bound Scholarship Sign Ups, Again
More than 50 SAMI High School Students to Participate in Hands-on Climate Change Lesson at Point Defiance Park
Stafford, Stanley earn 2010 School of Distinction award
Principal Mary Wilson receives Educating Whole Child Award
All-City Race and Pedagogy Youth Summit at Lincoln HS
Six school district sites nominated for historic register
District seeks public input on future of Gault
Lincoln High awarded $1.75 million Smaller Learning Communities grant
Office for Civil Rights closes 10-year-old Title IX case against Tacoma Public Schools
Tacoma Named One of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People By America’s Promise Alliance and ING
McCarver Elementary School Reunion
Tacoma Council PTA reaches Centennial Milestone in 2011
Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana to tour Tacoma’s Lincoln High School
Stadium Bowl on ESPN
Tacoma Public Schools joins social network sites Twitter and Facebook
Information pertinent to the Tacoma Public Schools school year 2010-2011
Arron Wilkins selected as Sherman Elementary School principal
New principals appointed for Fawcett and Whitman elementary schools and new director of elementary education/Title 1-LAP
TPD hosts Drug Awareness forum at Meeker Middle School
Weigh in on the future of Tacoma’s highly capable programs
Public invited to budget information sessions
Johnson named Tacoma’s new elementary school director
Traufler named Tacoma’s new executive director of student services
Bahr named Tacoma’s new middle school director
Gov. Gregoire announces Tacoma Public Schools to join Washington’s Race to the Top application
Gov. Gregoire to join Tacoma school leaders for Race to the Top announcement
Tacoma Public Schools First in State to Use DimensionM™ Educational Video Games to Help Improve Math Skills
Second invitation for community to review math programs
Invitation for public review of math programs for K-5
New Principals Appointed for Stewart, Giaudrone schools
Reed Elementary gets clean bill of health, will reopen Monday
College Bound sign-up event set for April 17
SOTAbots to compete in world robotic festival in Atlanta
List of Districts Identified for Federal Improvement Grants Released
Tacoma Public Schools' graduations set
Superintendent Art Jarvis to be on forum panel March 5
Parents: Talking to your child after a violent death
Updated: Levies passing
Follow-up meeting to conversation circles Jan. 27
Dan Voelpel is new director of TPS Public Information
Engineering Ink solves transportation problem
First Creek Middle School to hold celebration Oct. 16
UPS football players to engage businesses in Show Me the Math program
Hunt authorized as IB MYP school
Tacoma police officers to serve as school resource officers
Dr. Jarvis named Superintendent of the Year at golf classic
Stafford one of three finalists for Washington Imagination Award
Athletics director honored by Business Examiner
National speaker to share student success strategies
Gray receives Polished Apple Award from CEFPI
Change Starts Now project wins top state prize
2009-10 draft district calendar
2009–10 administrative changes for the Tacoma Public Schools
Corrected 2009 high school graduation dates
June 18 is the last day of school
Second East Side Clean Sweep project May 2
Carla Santorno to serve as deputy superintendent July 1
Tacoma Public Schools receives perfect score on the 2008 risk assessment survey
Foss math teacher earns Golden Apple Award
Archived News
SAMI, SOTA interviews Saturday, Jan. 21
Three schools earn School of Distinction title
Review middle school language arts curriculum
SOTA earns School of Distinction in Arts Education award
Northeast Tacoma to dedicate library to former student
NE Tacoma ES to help launch mobile food bank
TAM offers teacher programs, school tours
Manitou Park Elementary School turns 100
Trinity hosts back to school night
Hilltop Artists has summer program openings
McKinley Community Celebration June 14
Wainwright Alumni Closing Ceremony June 14
East Side Clean Sweep project June 4
Washington-Hoyt wins Sustainable Schools Award
Foss French students sing, dance with Parfait Bassale
Downing to blossom in donations
Lincoln Center grant helps create science, engineering club
Stewart is first in state School of the Future competition
Parents invited to special education forum
Community leaders part of Tunnel of Hope Jan. 21
Statement from Superintendent Art Jarvis on Gov. Gregoire’s proposal to abolish the independent Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and create a State Department of Education
Jason Lee students to decorate quilts, pillows for ill children
Parent informational meetings - free tutoring for students
Public hearing Aug. 26: Possible sale of Gault Middle School
District statement about lawsuit settlement
Aug. 20 job fair for hourly positions
Gray Middle School featured in ArchitypeReview
Graduations airing on cable channels
Superintendent Art Jarvis statement on Race to the Top announcement
Title 1 summer school begins Aug. 2
Jason Lee students paint undersea mural
Junior Achievement teaches students about finance
Stafford teacher wins STAR 101.5 grand prize
Stewart students interview Gibson House residents
Native American seniors honor inspirational teachers
Foss baseball team sells tickets to Mariners' June 2 game
Board approves middle school principals
SOTAbot team competing in Atlanta
Reed Elementary School closed April 16
Job Opportunities at School Improvement Program Schools
Soldiers to help clear hillsides of Stadium Bowl April 17
Board approves 2010-2011 school calendar
Board hears properties update
Durham School Services earns Certificate of Achievement
Board approves school improvement plans
Foss to host Imagine U March 15
Letter to community from Birney Elementary School Principal
Important message from Superintendent Art Jarvis
Schools to host kindergarten open houses
Geiger Elementary School to offer Montessori classes
Feb. 11 school board meeting
Settlement reached
Five Foss Falcons sign letters of intent
Truman to host jazz extravaganza Feb. 26
Giaudrone M.S. to host showcase of student work Feb. 18
SAMI to hold Information Nights
READY! Kindergarten program offered
Three students selected as Aerospace Scholars
Mt. Tahoma athletic schedule changes due to gym pipe breaking
Jan. 14 school board meeting
Historical Black College Fair Feb. 4
District to host informational open houses
Coons appointed to national board
Board members take oath of office Dec. 10
Cynthia Evans is 2010 Elementary Distinguished Principal
Board approves two levy propositions
Winskill honored for 20 years on school board
Conversation Circle to be held Nov. 19 at Wilson High School
Community Conversation Circle to be held at Wilson H.S.
H1N1 shot clinics at TPS sites cancelled
Board to include capital levy on Feb. 9 ballot
Stadium cross country team takes academic championship
Parent-Superintendent Advisory Meeting
Besett voted best principal in KING 5 competition
Oct. 22 board meeting
Lincoln H.S. to host Regional Drumline Festival Oct. 28
Foss to plant orchard trees on Saturday, Oct. 17
Stafford one of five PAL schools spotlighted in study
Oct. 8 school board meeting
TPS students participate in biofuel experiment
Teachers have a Day Made Better
Free College and Career Fair Oct. 19
CTE staff mentors new teachers
Young Ambassador tryouts Oct. 6-8
Board president to complete Leadership WSSDA course
Free College and Career Fair to be held Oct. 19
Manitou Park reschedules Information Night
Tacoma Business Academy to hold open house Oct. 6
Music book has mysterious journey
Lutes tutor at Lister for 31 years
Sept. 24 school board meeting
Truman to sponsor U.S. Marine Band master classes Oct. 5
African American students earn scholarship
Two TPS seniors are National Merit semifinalists
Edison E.S. Back to School Night Oct. 22
Board hears Achievement Gap report
Skyline earns second award for student improvement
Manitou Park to reschedule Back to School Night
Tacoma WorkForce students make presentation
Salishan opens Phase II
TPS WorkForce Central students make presentation
Aug. 27 school board meeting
Lincoln Center needs after-school volunteers
Teachers volunteer at Mount Rainier National Park
First Creek Middle School cancels student tours set for Aug. 25-26
Back-to-school information for families
Oakland to hold orientation Sept. 1
Board approves 2009-10 budget
Elementary schools open for enrollment Aug. 3-6
Head Start to hold registration week of Aug. 3
Back-to-school events in August
School board news June 25
District on summer hours
District offices closed Friday, June 26
TPS TV schedule listed
District retirees honored at celebration
Wilson students assist at Sherman carnival
Tacoma students receive The Links Incorporated scholarships
District summer meal sites listed
Washington-Hoyt earns DOE award
Students earn varsity letters in community service
SOTA team wins grand prize in WSU competition
May 28 school board news
Indian Education program holds graduation
Last day of school is June 18
Browns Point students learn about Atlantic rowing competition
Manitou Park holds walk-a-thon for West African school
Manitou Park E.S. to hold walk-a-thon May 20
Gault M.S. to hold closing celebration May 29
Hunt to hold 50th anniversary event June 4
Julia Barber receives Employee Excellence Award
New Gray Middle School project earns AIA/WA Merit Award
Administrative changes for 2009-10
TPS students earn varsity letter in community service
Secondary conferences to be May 6 and 7
Secondary conferences to be May 6-7
Learn about possible land exchange at open house May 6
Arctic Ambassador enlists support from sophomores
Washington-Hoyt E.S. prepares gardens
GATE application date extended to May 8
Swine flu information
Board member Kurt Miller to direct REACH
Stadium takes five firsts at state music competition
Two Lincoln students capture Gates Millennium scholarships
Stadium to host Aqua-rama May 30
Young Ambassadors Final 2009 performance April 23
Lincoln to hold annual plant sale
Stewart's School of the Future wins CEFPI award
Truman M.S. to host Math Olympiad May 2
Ways parents can help children prepare for WASL testing
Community budget forums to be May 26-27
Blix E.S. gets new phone numbers
MilePost Credit Union provides evergreen seedlings
Foss takes top honors at Olympiada of Spoken Russian
Foss Leadership Lock-in huge success
Highly Capable Program review to be extended
Last day of school to be June 18
Correct 2009 high school graduation dates listed
Stadium NJROTC cadets selected for leadeship seminars
Superintendent's Scholars awards ceremony to be April 15
Mt. Tahoma student selected as 2009 Aerospace Scholar
Volunteer for East Side Clean Sweep May 2
Students learn retail business at St. Vincent de Paul's thrift store
SAMI information nights begin March 17
Start of school to be Wednesday, Sept. 2
Lincoln senior is 2009 Youth of the Year
WatchDOGS volunteer at Browns Point
Master Builders Association partners with Oakland H.S.
Meeker M.S. donates to Humane Society
Foss German students get high scores in national exams
The power of zero revealed
Perfect risk survey score saves district money
Stafford to hold free community resource fair March 4
Wilson Scintillation Show Choir to hold dinner, auction March 14
Challenge/Highly Capable program review
"Tacoma is College Bound" sign-up is March 7
Schools to hold kindergarten open houses
Wilson H.S. architect receives design award
Southside Safety Summit to be Feb. 10
Pt. Defiance E.S. to hold auction March 7
Stadium to present "Working" March 12 to 14
Read Across America Day is March 2
Hartman presents college shirts to Gault
Ninth-grade optional WASL testing canceled
March 10 bond would complete upgrades to secondary schools
Sheridan second grader receives Red Cross Lifesaver Award
Mason students selected for junior all-state orchestra
Gault students to record memories
Family and community involvement workshop to be held Feb. 5
Jazz extravaganza features district jazz bands Feb. 6
Important spring 2009 WASL update
Jan. 22 board meeting updates
McCarver receives $25,000 John D. Warner award
Inauguration Day activities across the district
Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Birthday Celebration
Bryant partners with Pierce County Reads for Pennies for Peace
Fifteen district teachers earn national certification
Fern Hill to dedicate artwork
Board updates from Jan. 8 study session
January is Board Recognition Month
Children's author to visit Washington-Hoyt E.S.
SOTA to hold two information nights
Wilson first to use software to promote reading
D.R.E.A.M. Team Moose’s antics captivate students
McKinley receives check from Northwest Protective Services
"Believe" choral concert set for Jan. 13
McCarver wins lunch with superintendent
Nominations open for classified employees award
Streets closed near Larchmont Elementary School
Lashelle Dralle's class makes a difference
Children's author to visit Washington-Hoyt for MLK assemblies
McCarver's Dan Tharp selected as Distinguished Principal
Taylor McCann selected for national honor choir
Longshore and warehouse union helps TPS families
Saar's Market provides meals for Giaudrone families
Mt. Tahoma to present The Right to Dream
SOTA art on display at UWT gallery
Baker donates 510 toys to Mary Bridge
Lincoln students sell fleece TPS scarves
Gault and McIlvaigh continue joint waiver day activities
Hundreds attend Gray alumni event
Community member provides gloves for students
Choose school-appropriate gifts for your child
Project to preserve historic schools
Help Mt. Tahoma JROTC cadets with food drive
Dec. 11 Board News
Project to preserve historical schools to start
Leadership grant intern applications due March 13
Gray's closing event Dec. 16 to stir alumni's memories
Birney’s deaf program to host gingerbread house making Dec. 18
Toy inventor to work with N.E. Tacoma students
Student information for inclement weather
Staff information for inclement weather
Gault sixth graders graduate from G.R.E.A.T. program
Red Cross seeks Real Heroes nominations
Help support Happy Howlidays
Board hears budget update
Gaults seeks more college T-shirts
Stadium music students selected for All-Northwest groups
PAC elder designs T-shirt artwork
District schedule for Dec. 3-5
Nominate volunteers for City of Destiny awards
Washington-Hoyt thanks Bannon
Whittier highlights veterans' interviews
Vetri features HART students
Manitou Park holds Math-nificent Night
Larchmont students help break record
Optional enrollment for district fifth and eighth graders is Nov. 21–Dec. 18
Board study session includes middle school panel discussions
Meetings set to discuss African-American achievement gap
Edison promotes drug-free school
Jarvis and Golding speak at Tacoma Council PTA
Nurse advice lines help with health issues
Wilson students to participate in disaster drill Nov. 14
Third graders' art in re-Art show
McILvaigh's Swan Creek library night a huge success
Washington-Hoyt students cut waste
Willie Stewart featured at Gault's Veterans Day assembly
Help Boys & Girls Clubs win donations
Hydropower haiku contest open for entries
Pet Partnership Program wants help updating logo
Fawcett students use laptops in mock election
Lincoln High School wins national design awards
Bryant Montessori to become peace site Nov. 14
Bj's Bingo to provide jackets for all Lister students
Gray schedules celebrations
Franklin fourth graders vote for presidential candidates
Events planned to celebrate Gray's history and new course
Foss teacher earns Golden Apple Award
Foss JROTC unit receives a Distinguished Unit Award
Gault art students study Day of the Dead exhibit
Open enrollment and ways to save
Aerospace program deadline is Nov. 7
Football games to play as scheduled Oct. 30
Stanley students test skills in Young Athletes activities
Oct. 23 board meeting updates
Read 2 Me needs community volunteers
Oct. 7 a day of firsts for Gault Middle School
Information regarding changes to your 403(b) plan
Sherman and Skyline earn 2008 School of Distinction awards
DEA chooses McCarver for Red Ribbon celebration
Stadium Bowl ranked 11th in nation
Sherman and Skyline elementary schools earn School of Distinction honor
Stanley ES participates in Special Olympics Young Athletes event
SES fairs to be held Oct. 21-22
Lister original Pledge of Allegiance recording airs Oct. 17
Stadium to host drumline challenge
Board study session on Gault/McIlvaigh transition process
AM 570 KVI to air Lister's CD of original Pledge of Allegiance
New middle school to open September 2009
Lister fourth grader wins Voting is Cool poster contest
Wilson choirs to perform at Blue Mouse Oct. 30
Hunt Middle School is searching for Alumni to celebrate their 50 year anniversary
AIA highlights Stadium High’s renovation and addition
Updates from Oct. 9 board study session
Writers wanted for Year of the Frog haiku contest
Meeker M.S. to participate in mock election
Washington State 2008 Healthy Youth Survey
Supplemental educational services fairs at four Tacoma middle schools
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15–Oct. 15
Blix teacher surprised with OfficeMax classroom supplies
Wilson student to travel to tundra
Theater students roll spinach pies
Bates named semifinalist in scholarship program
District adopts recess policy
Gray Middle School to open Jan. 5, 2009
Sept. 25 school board news
Stadium High School seniors are Commended Students
Students receive the Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Award
State bus count to be Sept. 29–Oct. 3
First Belgian astronaut visits three Tacoma schools
Mt. Tahoma’s Ronald Baines to receive Seahawks/U.S. Army Player of the Week award
Business Academy offers another route to a diploma
New Gray to be completed in December
District to hold first college and career fair Sept. 29
Farmers Insurance to sponsor safety fair Sept. 12
Ronald Ferguson talks about achievement gaps
School board news Aug. 28
2008-09 bus routes now available online
Tracye Ferguson named new principal at Franklin
Learning & Leadership Conference Aug. 18-21
Harvard lecturer presents interactive session on "High Achievement Parenting"
Board holds study session on recess; adopts 2008-09 budget
Get supplies at back-to-school events
The Tacoma Public Schools will launch a new purchase and finance system July 14
2008-09 administrative changes for the Tacoma Public Schools
TPS receives $500,000 to support Indian Education programs
Meals will be available at no charge this summer in the Tacoma Public Schools
Stuff the Bus campaign for school supplies coming in August
Length of the 2008–09 school day to change
Learning and Leadership Conference Aug. 18-21
Hunt to hold bond information session, science fair Jan. 15
SOTA to show Czech fairy tale film again on Feb. 3
KCTS 9 calls for entries for Reading Rainbow contest
Art museum offers educator events
Mt. Tahoma to hold plant sale May 5 to 7
Eastside swept clean
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