The Tacoma Public Schools staff members (TPS) were invited to the opening of Phase II of the Salishan housing project in east Tacoma in August. Salishan has been a vital part of the Tacoma community for more than 50 years, and the district has worked closely with Salishan project staff members as it has gone through the recent remodeling.
Salishan was shut down during the building process, and the district was in constant contact to help determine how the students who were displaced from the community were going to receive their education and at what schools. It has been a vital partnership to ensure schools were not overcrowded and students received resources necessary to continue their educational experience.
“TPS is excited to have this vibrant community as part of our school community and is looking forward to an increased student population in our schools as a result,” said TPS Interim Director of Public Information Patti Holmgren.
The event featured speakers ranging from federal representatives Congressman Norm Dicks and Senator Patty Murray to Tacoma Deputy Mayor Julie Anderson.