The Washougal Association of Educators, which represents K-12 teachers in the Washougal School District, found itself caught in an online controversy regarding the Black Lives Matter movement this week, after posting support for students of color on its social media channels.
A decal of a lemon tree adorns the wall next to the main office at Riverside Christian School (RCS), catching the eye of people as they walk through the front door. Above the tree hangs the four words that have been adopted by the Washougal education provider as its theme for the 2020-21 school year: Making lemons into lemonade.
Longtime educator Chuck Carpenter has been named the newest director on the Washougal School Board.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced Camas and Washougal school district leaders to furlough and reduce hours for hundreds of classified employees. The furloughs and hour-reductions…
Graduating from college in the midst of a global pandemic that has shuttered much of the entertainment industry and severely impacted school music programs was not what Camas natives Ellie Cook and Sierra Aton envisioned when they finished their respective musical theater and music education degrees.
For the first time in at least 10 years, the Washougal School District and its teachers union have come to a bargaining agreement without mediation or arbitration.
The Washougal School Board has approved the district’s 2020-21 budget. The school board members OK’d the $48.9 million budget, which includes roughly $40,000 from reserve funds, at their Aug. 25 meeting.
Aaron Hansen, Washougal School District’s assistant superintendent of human resources and student services, says the local school district can no longer wait to improve its equity policies.
Washougal School District leaders are ready and willing to welcome students back into classrooms, but are prepared for the possibility that not every child will want to return.
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