To the Editor
Every child is born a scientist, full of wonder, curiosity and a desire to explore, and elementary school is the perfect time to expand on that natural interest. We have the opportunity to do that through the Elementary Science Initiative, a community effort to bring new science curriculum to our district’s more than 8,000 elementary school students.
Did you know our state took back $1.45 million from our local school budget this year? This was a huge unprecedented action and as a result our district cannot fund the full curriculum purchase. The district has committed $700,000 for two-thirds of the curriculum, and teacher training and development, and community groups are working to raise the remaining $500,000.
We were a bit underwhelmed with the science instruction when our kids were in primary school, so we fed our kids’ curiosity with family field trips and home projects. The new curriculum materials are fantastic — captivating, diverse, full of hands-on experiences, and in sync with our state’s new standards.
Let’s make sure our youngest students have this exciting, challenging curriculum to foster a lifelong interest in the wide world of science. It will serve them well personally, help them transition to the higher rigors of middle school and high school science, and maybe even lead them to rewarding career options.
Please, visit www.issaquahscience.org by June 30 to learn more and help fund this important cause.
Camille Vaska
In January, in an unprecedented maneuver, the state took back money allotted to the Issaquah School District in order to balance its own budget.
For this reason, the new elementary school science curriculum adoption in Issaquah is in jeopardy, as the money our district has budgeted for it is now gone. Our science curriculum is more than 10 years old and does not align to current state standards.
However, thanks to a partnership between the district, the Issaquah Schools Foundation and Issaquah PTSAs, the cause is not a hopeless one.
I encourage each resident of Issaquah to visit the Elementary Science Initiative webpage, to get excited about the possibilities for our students and to feel a responsibility to our own children, to our neighbor’s children and to all future students in Issaquah, and to pull out our checkbooks and give to this great cause.
Together, we can make a difference in the lives of every elementary school student in the Issaquah School District next year and for years to come.
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