La Conner’s School Board was hailed as one of the state’s best. (Photo property La Conner School District)
A nearby school board has been honored as one of the best in the state.
La Conner, which joins Coupeville in the Northwest 2B/1B League for athletics, was hailed Saturday by the Washington State School Directors’ Association.
Its school board joined Kelso and Sumner-Bonney Lake as the 2023 Boards of the Year.
La Conner topped the “small school” class, with the other two boards recognized for their work at “medium” and “large” school districts, respectively.
“This top honor recognizes a board that has shown significant vision and leadership that clearly resulted in positive and measurable student success,” WSSDA said in a press release.
“All three boards demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness within their roles to support the success of their students and staff while serving their communities.
“Also, each board significantly narrowed or closed opportunity gaps among students.”
La Conner’s board, working with Superintendent Dr. Will Makoyiisaaminaa (Nelson) and educators, “partnered to focus heavily on math acceleration last school year, which was the area with the largest opportunity gap for students.”
“A combination of adopting a new math curriculum and assessment tool, monthly reviews of math data by the board, and investment in teacher support paid off with significant growth in just one year,” WSSDA said.
“It also committed to the practices of Professional Learning Communities, Universal Design for Learning, and Mastery Based Learning.”
The La Conner board is comprised of Directors John Agen, Loran James, Jeremy Wilbur, Kim Pedroza, Susie Deyo and student reps Taylor Rae Cayou and Josi Straathof.
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