Would you wear a watch and slippers made from carbon dioxide emissions? Or brush your teeth using toothpaste made from CO₂? Before the pandemic, students at Evergreen Middle School were learning about real products that capture and store carbon dioxide that would otherwise go into the atmosphere.
Redmond, Wash. – At a live event on the evening of Wednesday, January 6, Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Superintendent, Dr. Jon Holmen, announced Pathway Forward, LWSD’s plan to return students to in-person learning for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.
Redmond, Wash. – Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD’s) 2020-21 Budget has earned the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) Meritorious Budget Award (MBA). This award promotes and recognizes excellence in budget presentation in school districts.
An International Community School student is the 2019-20 winner of the sixth annual Washington State Zine Contest. Katya Rukhlinskaia, who is now in eighth grade, won for grades 7-9 for her “Tribes: The Cowlitz” zine entry.
If you need to know more about customizable responsive hydrogel patches, look no further than Tesla STEM High School. Two Tesla STEM students were named regional winners of the 28th annual ExploraVision competition.
Staff Vacations
File: 5411
Vacation - Twelve Month Employees
It shall be the policy of the school district to grant paid vacation in the belief that a reasonable period of time away from the demands of the job is conducive to the general well being of the employee which is to the advantage of the district as well as the employee. Therefore, it is intended that this policy shall be administered so each employee shall have every opportunity to take full vacation periods and that pay in lieu of vacation shall be the exception.
Adopted:
09/01/19
NOTE: For further information, refer to the Employment Handbook for Professional-Technical Employees of Lake Washington School District No. 414.
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