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Coupeville Schools lose tech whiz

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , on April 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Will Smith

The affable man with an answer for every tech question is taking his impressive skill set on to new adventures.

Will Smith, Director of Technology for the Coupeville School District, has left his post after an 8+ year run.

The Brandman University grad first came to work in Coupeville in 2018 after finishing his career with the US Navy.

Smith served from 1996 to 2018, starting and ending his military run at NAS Whidbey.

Along with keeping every computer running, every school board meeting stream from fritzing out, and thousands of other tasks, he has been a man of many callings.

Smith has been a volunteer coach with the North Whidbey Soccer Club and was a candidate for the Oak Harbor School Board in 2023.

In a community newsletter released Monday night, Coupeville Schools Superintendent Shannon Leatherwood addressed Smith’s departure.

“Our Technology Director has stepped down,” she wrote.

“I have been taking the time needed to develop a thoughtful plan before communicating broadly because our community deserves a path forward, not just an announcement.

“That plan will be shared with you in the coming weeks.”

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School Board meetings invade YouTube

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville School Board directors, ready for their closeups. (Bailey Thule photo)

Want to see the Coupeville School Board at work?

It’s a lot easier thanks to a new move to record board meetings and post them on YouTube where they can be seen in their entirety at later dates.

Previously, regular meetings, but not workshops, were streamed, but vanished into the ether moments later.

So, unless you had the time and desire to traipse out to the Kathleen Anderson Boardroom in person and watch things unfold in front of you, good luck on watching “the sausage being made.”

But now, Coupeville is joining South Whidbey and others in embracing all that technology can offer.

July’s meeting, where board directors approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year, is the first to be offered under the new arrangement.

To view Morgan White and Co. in action, or other school-related events, pop over to:

https://www.youtube.com/@coupevilleschools2198

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