Midway through 6-year strategic plan, WSD checks in

School district will host public listening posts in March and April to reflect on plan’s progress, future needs

Kathy Scobba (right), the Washougal School District's career specialist and worksite learning coordinator, interviews Washougal High School senior Isabella Juhl (left) for a "security position" as part of a project for the school's introduction to medical careers and terminology class. College and career readiness are prioritized in WSD's strategic plan, which is undergoing a "mid-point check-in" process to better understand how the public thinks the school district is doing. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

The condition of the well-worn piece of paper that hangs on one of the walls of Les Brown’s office at the Washougal School District administration building serves as an indication of just how much he refers to the district’s most recent strategic plan.

“I’d like to point out that the copy has a big (portion) on the top that’s missing, and that’s because I’m always tearing it off the wall to look at it,” Brown, the district’s director of communication and technology, said during the district’s virtual work session on Tuesday, Feb. 8. “(Superintendent) Mary (Templeton is) smart — she has hers where she can just grab it. I have mine pinned to the wall so I can see it. It is super useful to have (a list of priorities) that came from the public.”

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