Cougar Paw Newsletter

December is the shortest month of the school year with the upcoming break, but our amazing students continue to be engaged and excited in their learning. As was shared during the fall conferences students are still learning and working toward their academic growth goals in literacy and math. Please ask your student to share what they are learning in their classrooms. This could include them drawing pictures of what they are learning, writing a story about what they are learning, or even acting out what they are learning. It is always a great conversation to ask what is their favorite subject they are learning about because then the excitement really shows with the examples.

Reading is just like a sport. Children become more efficient readers by practicing. The more you read the better reader you become. Here are a few ways to get started with reading with your student. Find a time that fits into the family’s schedule for the student to read. This time can be at any time of the day. Keep a book or reading material that the student is interested in so they read as time permits. Keep in mind opportunities that involve reading such as signs, billboards, recipe cards, etc.

The first trimester has recently ended and the report cards will be coming home with students on Thursday December 15, 2022. Report cards give the opportunity to share where the students are in their learning with the standards at the end of the trimester. As the next trimester begins students will continue to build upon their learning and show even more critical thinking and creativity which we are all looking forward to experiencing.

We thank you for all that you do to keep our learning community safe during arrival and dismissal. Please consider these safety requests to be sure the adequate amount of visibility is there to see our students and families especially in this winter weather. Please see the below areas that we believe will continue to support the safety of our students, families, and the community. We thank you for your patience and understanding as our goal is to keep our learning community safe for arrival and dismissal. Thank you.

Please slow down when arriving and departing the school.

Please utilize the drop off and pick up zones.

Please be sure to not park, pick-up, or drop off in the crosswalks.

Please be sure to not drive or park against the flow of traffic.

Please be sure to cross the street at the designated crosswalks.

Please be sure to not park next to cones in the no parking areas.

Please be sure to not drop students off at the cones.

Please be sure to not enter the parking lot in the wrong direction.

We can and will assist with crossing, but we are not able to direct traffic.

If parking in the designated reserved ADA parking spaces please remember the state reserved parking permit is required.

If your student may need to change where they are dismissed for the school day please let their teacher know so they can have them go to the correct dismissal area.

We thank you and appreciate your partnership in your student’s daily attendance and their learning. Go CV Cougars!

In Partnership,

Dr. Tenesha Fremstad

Cascade View Principal

Books! Technology! Furniture! And more!

When: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Where: Showalter Middle School Commons

4628 S. 144th Street

Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Staff and students

11:00 am to 2:00 pm: General public

Scan the QR code for more information.

A: This fall, there have been many RSV and flu cases requiring emergency room visits – especially for young children. We might also see more COVID cases and hospitalizations this winter as people gather indoors and new COVID variants spread.

These diseases can make young children, older adults, and other vulnerable people very sick, and overload hospitals and clinics.

A: RSV is a common respiratory virus that spreads every winter. Anyone can get RSV, but this year we’re seeing a lot of cases in young children.

For healthy adults and older children RSV can feel like a cold, with symptoms like runny nose, less appetite, coughing, and fever. But it can be a very serious illness for babies, older adults, and others.

A: Stay home if you’re sick—even if you’ve tested negative for COVID-19—because you may have flu or RSV.

Wear a high quality, well-fitting mask in public indoor spaces and wash your hands often to help protect against all three viruses.

A: Yes! Getting your flu shot and updated COVID booster now will help protect you and avoid needing to visit the hospital. People ages 5 years and older who had their last COVID shot at least 2 months ago can get the updated COVID booster.

Everyone ages 6 months and older should get a flu shot every year. Unfortunately, there is no RSV vaccine available yet.

Find a COVID vaccine clinic: kingcounty.gov/vaccine

Find a flu vaccine clinic: kingcounty.gov/findaclinic

With the clocks being set back one hour, it is much darker in the mornings now. Please drop students off no earlier than 8:40 am to support staff being available to supervise.

If your child will be absent from school, please remember to call the office at 206-901-7702. It is very important that we get this information so we can update the attendance record accurately.

If your child is sick, please keep them home. If they have a fever, they will need to stay home until they are without a fever for 24 hours.

Tukwila Weekend Snack Pack program is looking for more volunteers every Wednesday at 9:30 am:

Where: Riverton Park United Methodist Church

3118 S 140th St, Seattle. WA 98168

It's really fun with amazing community participation.

If you're interested, please email stillwatersfamilyservices@gmail.com or call/text 206-717-4709.

Thank you,

Abigail Tabason

Interim Executive Director

Still Waters - Services for Families in Transition

Home of Tukwila Weekend Snack Pack

• Dec. 7: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm
• Dec. 7: Vaccine Clinic at Tukwila Elementary from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Dec. 13: Board of Directors Work Session - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm (in person or virtual)
• In-Person Location: Admin. Bldg. - Admin. Board Room - 4640 S. 144th Street, Tukwila
• Virtual: https://tukwila-wednet-edu.zoom.us/j/84072006695
  Join by Phone: 253 215 8782
  Webinar ID: 840 7200 6695
• Dec. 13: Board of Directors Meeting - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (in person or virtual)
• In-Person Location: Admin. Bldg. - Admin. Board Room - 4640 S. 144th Street, Tukwila
• Virtual: https://tukwila-wednet-edu.zoom.us/j/89898778473
  Join by telephone: 253 215 8782
  Webinar ID: 898 9877 8473
• Dec. 15: Report cards go home
• Dec. 19 - Jan 2, 2023: No School - Winter Break

• Jan. 2: No School - Winter Break
• Jan. 3: School resumes
• Jan. 16: No School - MLK Day
• Jan. 25: Smart Wednesday Early Release at 12:40 pm
• Jan. 30: No School for students - Teacher Inservice Day

*All menus subject to change

*All menus subject to change.

If you are interested in volunteering at Cascade View, please go to our website https://www.tukwilaschools.org/get-involved/volunteer or click the button below to get started with the volunteer application process. Becoming an approved volunteer allows you to chaperone field trips, volunteer in your child's classroom and at various activities throughout the year. The Tukwila School District has an all online volunteer clearance process. Paper applications are no longer accepted and it can take up to 3 weeks for process applications.

The Tukwila School District is recruiting Parent/Guardian volunteers from Cascade View Elementary to represent and be a voice for students and families, Grade K-5. Meetings are monthly and you must be able to serve a one year term.

Purpose:

The intent of the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is to promote transparent and open communicative partnerships between families, students, district and schools in order to support student learning success and positive child/youth development in school, at home and in the community.

Goals:

The Tukwila School District recognizes that Parents are the first and lifelong teachers of our students and as such are valuable partners. We recognize that family and community engagement in education is essential to student success and is an important strategy to close achievement gaps. In creating a Parent Advisory Committee, the District wishes to promote respectful partnerships between educators, administrators and families in order to support students academically.

The main duties of the Parent Advisory Council will be:

• Advise on a variety of school district policies and practices (school climate, Title 1, attendance, dual-language, extracurricular activities, parent-student-school compacts, etc.)
• Recommend culturally responsive practices to promote and encourage open communication between Parents, schools and the district.
  
• Identify the concerns of Parents, Students and Community Members and assist in developing solutions in a positive and a safe environment, as well as ensuring confidentiality of committee discussions.
  
• Represent their school families and students in their input and feedback by actively participating in the process through listening and sharing information.
  

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please contact the Parent Advisory Committee Lead, Ava Anderson

at avalupher@gmail.com if interested in becoming part of the PAC or with any inquiries

Go Cougars!

We're excited that students are receiving free meals during the 2022-2023 school year. In order for Tukwila Schools to gather the same information we previously had gathered from the Free & Reduced Lunch Forms, please fill out the Family Income Survey. The survey can be found at https://www.tukwilaschools.org/services/food-services or at your student's school. Please return the completed survey to the main office at your student's school.

Questions? Call 206-901-8000 or email foodservices@tukwila.wednet.edu.

Schools receive certain federal and state funding (Learning Assistance Program, teacher incentives, etc.) based on the economy of our community. This Family Income Survey provides your child’s school a way to collect household income information. This information makes sure your child’s school receives the full amount of federal and state funding and receives services they are entitled to. It is important that you complete this survey. Forms in Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese can be found below and also on the Tukwila School District website by clicking on the button below.

We are so excited to tell you that the Cascade View website has gone through a transformation and is even easier to use. You will be able to find important dates, updates, announcements, menus, events and news for our Cougar learning community. The website can be easily translated as well. We invite you to check it out.

And don't worry about missing a newsletter, you can find them all under the ABOUT tab on our website.

We in the Tukwila School District acknowledge that the land where we teach, collaborate, learn and play is the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish and Muckleshoot people past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish and Muckleshoot Tribes. As a public school district we have a responsibility for the stewardship of this land and we recognize the Duwamish and Muckleshoot people who have been living and working here since time immemorial.

Visit the Duwamish tribe website to find out ways you can stand with the Duwamish.

In a shelter or transitional housing

In a motel or campground / inadequate housing (lack of water, electricity, heat or overcrowded)

In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or train station

Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship or moving from place to place (couch surfing) / youth living with adult that is not a parent or legal guardian

Your school-age children may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.

YOUR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

• Receive a free, appropriate public education.

• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment.

• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents.
  

• Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference.

• If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your children, then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision.

• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this.

• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children's needs.

If you believe your children may be eligible, contact the local liaison to find out what services and supports may be available. There also may supports available for your preschool-age children.

For help or questions, please contact:

Julie Herdt

Quality Engagement Specialist for Elementary Students and Families

Tukwila School District

206-901-7625

If you need further assistance with your children's educational needs, contact the National Center for Homeless Education:

1-800-308-2145 • homeless@serve.org • http://nche.ed.gov

Every year The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) puts out a report card on every district and school in the state. To view the report card for the district, please click on the link below.

https://washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/100243

To view the report card for Cascade View, please click on the link below.

https://washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/101399

Detailed instructions can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H6drA1OqHTgHeKsFrmIlq8jVaEZDFvYw/view?usp=sharing

Cascade View Elementary School receives federal money to fund a School-wide Title 1 program. Title 1 programs are intended to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments. The program focuses on promoting reform in high-poverty schools (those with 40% or more students from low-income families) and ensures student access to scientifically-based instructional strategies and challenging academic content. Cascade View uses most of Title 1 funds to pay for important staff members, including highly qualified Instructional Assistants and our Literacy and Math Interventionists. Funds are also reserved for professional development for teachers that is designed to raise the achievement of low-achieving students by improving instruction throughout the entire school. If you have any questions about our Title 1 programs, please feel free to speak with Ms. Fremstad at 206-901-7700.

The Tukwila School District complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender, color, national origin, or disability. This holds true for all district students, employees, and district employment and opportunities. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s title IX/RCW 28A.640 officer and/or Section 504/ADA coordinator located at 4640 S 144 Street, WA 98168: Aaron Draganov, Title IX/RCW28A.640 Officer (206.901.8005) and Jennifer Jones, Section 504/ADA Coordinator (206.901.8035) Cascade View Elementary is a Schoolwide Title I School

Title 1 Complaints Process

Here is an overview of the citizen complaint process described fully in Chapter 392-168 WAC, Special Service Programs—Citizen Complaint Procedure for Certain Categorical Federal Programs.

• Find this WAC online: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-168.

A citizen complaint is a written statement that alleges a violation of a federal rule, law or regulation or state regulation that applies to a federal program.

• Anyone can file a citizen complaint.
• There is no special form.
• There is no need to know the law that governs a federal program to file a complaint.

Follow steps 1 through 5 to complete the citizen complaint process.

STEP 1 Use Your Local Process First

If you have followed the citizen complaint process of your school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) and are unable to reach a satisfactory solution, use this citizen complaint process through OSPI.

STEP 2 File a Citizen Complaint Through OSPI

A citizen complaint must be in writing, signed by the person filing the complaint, and include:

• Contact Information of the Person Filing the Complaint. Your name, address, telephone number and email, if you have one.
• Optional: If someone is helping you to file this citizen complaint, include 1) their contact information, and 2) your relationship to them — for example, family member, a relative, friend or advocate.

• Information About the School District, ESD or School Service Provider You Believe Committed This Violation. Name and address of the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) you think violated a federal rule, law or regulation or a state regulation that applies to a federal program.

• The Facts — What, Who & When. Include a description of the facts and dates, in general, of when you think the alleged violation happened.

1. What specific requirement has been violated?
2. When did this violation occur?
3. Who you believe is responsible: names of all the people, and the program or organization involved.

• Optional: Did you file a written citizen complaint first with the school district, ESD or school service provider? Although not required by Chapter 392-168 WAC, it is helpful if we can review a copy of your citizen complaint and the results, if any.

• The Resolution You Expect. A proposed solution, if you think you know or have ideas about how the issue can be resolved.

STEP 3 Mail or Fax Your Written Citizen Complaint to OSPI

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Attn: Citizen Complaint-Title I, Part A

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504

Fax: (360) 586-3305

STEP 4 OSPI Staff Process Your Complaint

Once federal program staff at OSPI receive your written complaint, here is what follows:

1. OSPI sends a copy of your complaint to the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee).
2. The school district, ESD or school service provider begins a formal investigation led by a designated employee.
3. The designated employee provides the written response of the investigation to OSPI — within 20 calendar days.
4. OSPI staff will send you a copy of the results of the investigation conducted by the

school district, ESD or school provider (subgrantee).

Their response must clearly state one of two results:

• Denial of the allegations in your complaint and the reason for denial.
• Proposal of reasonable actions that will correct the violation.

If you need to provide more information about the allegations in the complaint, send that information to OSPI within 5 calendar days of the date of the response from the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee).

STEP 5 Final Decision by OSPI

OSPI will send you the final decision in writing within 60 calendar days of the date federal program staff at OSPI received your written complaint — unless exceptional circumstances demand that this investigation take more time.

Here are the steps OSPI staff will follow to reach a final decision:

1. Review all the information gathered related to your complaint. The review could include the results of an independent, on-site investigation.
2. Decide independently whether or not the district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) violated a federal rule, law or regulation or a state regulation that applies to a federal program.
3. Provide you with the final decision: Findings of fact, conclusions, and reasonable measures necessary to correct any violation.
4. The district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) must take the corrective actions OSPI prescribes within 30 calendar days of the final decision.
5. A citizen complaint is considered resolved when OSPI has issued a final written decision and corrective measures, if necessary, are complete.

Extend or Waive Timelines

If you as the complainant, and the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) named in your citizen complaint agree to extend the timelines, this agreement must be in writing and sent to OSPI within 10 calendar days of the date the school district, ESD or school service provider (subgrantee) received notification from OSPI.

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Attn: Citizen Complaint—Title I, Part A

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504

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