2022-2023 RMS Archive
Membership
Level 1: This team will be committed to the process of Reimagining Middle School
- Participating in the meetings
- Gathering other perspectives and reporting back to school
- Being the champion of the work
- Commitment to the whole process
- Being a team player
Level 2: This team will provide feedback as work progresses.
- Join some of the meetings
- Assist in gathering other perspectives and reporting back
- Provide feedback and new ideas
- Gathering data/information
Term
Members serve one-year terms from September 2022 to June 2023
One to two meetings per month on Thursdays.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Reimagining Middle School (RMS) Committee is:
- Charged with providing input and recommendations to the Superintendent.
- Encouraged to communicate and share their work and thinking with their own networks.
- Invited to identify members who can pro-actively liaise with other groups to foster communication and collaboration.
- Asked to commit time to reading and preparation in between meetings.
The Reimagining Middle School (RMS) Committee is not charged with implementing changes in the district, including determining or executing procedural or policy changes.
The chair or co-chairs will provide periodic updates to the Board of Directors as directed by the Superintendent.
The Superintendent will consider the Committee’s input and recommendations.
Meeting Schedule
All meetings will be scheduled 4:30-6:00 p.m.
- August 17, 2022 – BSD WISC
- September 8, 2022 – Highland Middle School
- September 20, 2022 – Chinook Middle School
- October 3, 2022 – Tillicum Middle School
- October 20, 2022 – Tyee Middle School
- November 1, 2022 – Odle Middle School
- November 17, 2022 – Big Picture School
- December 12, 2022 – Chinook Middle School
- January 12, 2023 – Tillicum Middle School
- February 2, 2023 – BSD WISC
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February 7, 2023- BSD WISC
- March 9, 2023 – BSD ESC
- March 23, 2023 – BSD WISC
- April 6, 2023 – BSD WISC
- April 20, 2023 – BSD WISC
- May 4, 2023 – BSD WISC
- May 18, 2023 – Odle Middle School
- June 1, 2023 – BSD WISC
2022-2023 Steering Committee Members
Parents/Guardians:
- Wen LaCasse, Tillicum Parent
- Courtney Baxtron, Odle Parent
- Valeri Makam, Tyee Parent
- Anissa Bashey, Highland Parent
- Gaurav Malhotr, Chinook Parent
Students:
- Sahaj, High School Student
- Hasini, Odle Student
- Diego, Tillicum Student
- Noelle, Tillicum Student
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Ishaan, High School Student
- Giovanni, Highland Student
Teachers:
- Dan Sakaue, Advanced Learning Odle Teacher
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Gabe Adams, Tyee Teacher
- Tori Knight, Highland Teacher
- Thea Clarkson, Highland Teacher
- Scott Gregorich, Chinook Teacher
Administrators:
- Devonia Bryant, Tillicum Principal
- Danielle S Virata, Odle Assistant Principal
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Susan Thomas, Principal
- James Peterson, Chinook Principal
Staff:
- Kalena Crafton, Odle Literacy Coach
- Jessi Cassidy, Tyee Paraeducator
- Mariela Stockdale, Highland Graduation Success Coach
- Susie Challancin, Chinook ITCL
- Mathew Wright, BHS ITCL
- Darren Downs, Secondary MTSS Coach
Central Office:
- Melisa Macias, Teaching and Learning Director
- Wendy Powell, Social Emotional Curriculum Developer
- Anna Van Windekens, Research Scientist
- Nellie Pogosian, Dual and Multilanguage Curriculum Developer
- Tom Duenwald, Director of Educational Technology
- Regen Lorden, BEA Vice-president
- Gargi Trichel, Communication & Engagement Specialist
Extensive Stakeholder Engagement
The work of the committee will be augmented by one-on-one interviews and focus groups with other stakeholders and constituents. Findings from these intake sessions will be shared with the committee during the course of their regularly scheduled meetings.