Monday, May 14, 2012
Total cost to implement iPads: $745,488
The Shoreline School Board will decide at its 7 p.m. meeting tonight whether it will vote to approve an iPad program for Shorecrest High School for the 2012-13 school year. Tonight's agenda includes many other items, but the iPad vote is expected to be one of the highlights of the meeting. Students at Shorewood High School were given iPads at the start of this school year. The program has had its ups and downs--difficulty typing on the keypad and theft have been problems--but overall the district believes it's been a success. The cost of the Shorecrest implementation is estimated at $745,488. A majority of the Board is expected to approve the program.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Mike Jacobs and Dick Potter were reelected in November, and Dick Nicholson was elected to his first term
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Mike Jacobs, Dick Nicholson and Dick Potter were sworn in as members of the Shoreline School Board on Monday, Dec. 12 following their election to four-year terms as directors. Mike Jacobs was re-elected to the District 1 position he has held since being appointed to the board in 2001. He is a partner in the Riach Gese law firm, and holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington and a law degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. Mike and his wife, Janelle, both graduates of Shorewood, have three children attending Shoreline schools and one who graduated from Shorewood. Dick Nicholson was elected to the District 4 position. He is a 33-year resident of Shoreline and has been active in many civic and non-profit …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Shoreline School Board incumbents Mike Jacobs and Richard Potter, along with unopposed candidate Dick Nicholson comfortably ahead
Voters in the Shoreline School District have supported Proposition 1, a levy to reduce class sizes, in the Nov. 8 general election. Meanwhile, Shoreline School Board incumbents Mike Jacobs and Richard Potter have clear leads as does newcomer Dick Nicholson who ran unopposed. Jacobs, an attorney who has been on the Board since 2001, defeated legislative assistant Kyle Burleigh, in the District 1 race for the second time. In the District 5 race, Potter, a technical fellow at Boeing beat building inspector Lisa Pyper. Dick Nicholson, a certified public accountant, ran unopposed for the District 4 slot vacated by attorney Maren Norton. Here are the latest totals as of 4:30 p.m. Thurs. So far 37.04 percent of ballots from registered voters …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Associate technical fellow at Boeing seeks second term, saying constituents have asked him to run again
CANDIDATE PROFILE INFORMATION: What is your full, legal name? Richard L. Potter Where do you work and what is your job title? Boeing, Associate Technical Fellow When and Where Were You Born? Madison, Wisconsin Dec. 21, 1954 Where do you live now and how long have you lived there? 18400 15th PL NE, Shoreline, WA 91855, since August 1983 Spouse or domestic partner if any: Teri Children: Michael, Christopher Education (include graduation date(s), if any): B.S. Economics – University of Wisconsin 1977 M.S. Industrial Technology – University of Wisconsin 1978 Military Service (include year(s) of discharge, if any): Not applicable. Memberships and affiliations with clubs and other organizations: None currently; work, my family and the School …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Shorewood students future and present help usher in new construction
About 250 people including students, parents, School Board, City Councilmembers and legislators attended a groundbreaking for the new Shorewood High School Monday, Oct. 17. All westside Shoreline Schools were represented including Syre, Parkwood, Meridan Park, Highland Terrace, Echo Lake, Room Nine, Einstein and Shorewood. Students representing each school participated in the groundbreaking ceremony following a speeches by Shorewood principal Bill Dunbar and others. The school is supposed to be completed in time to open for the 2013-14 school year. The current building will be in use through 2012-2013 utilizing portable classrooms. The old building will be eventually torn down to make way for athletic fields and parking.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
What to cut from budget, positions on levy and technology take center stage at Shorecrest forum
Candidates for the November election of the Shoreline School Board fielded a wide range of questions including ones about budget cuts, technology and the current tax levy from students and parents Wednesday night, at a forum sponsored by the Shorecrest Parent Teacher Student Association. About 25 people attended the event at the Shorecrest Library and including many members of a civics class at Shorecrest. Four candidates showed up for the forum: Mike Jacobs, a lawyer, and a 10-year incumbent in District 1; Dick Nicholson, a certified public accountant, a newcomer who is running unopposed in District 4; and District 5 incumbent Richard Potter, a technical fellow at Boeing, and his challenger Lisa Pyper, a building inspector. Kyle Burleigh…
Monday, August 29, 2011
Reserves tapped to keep K-4 class sizes low
Editor's note: Correction regarding the levy amounts and cost. See below. The Shoreline School Board of Directors unanimously passed the district's budget for the 2011-12 school year Monday night, Aug. 29, electing to tap some of its reserves to shore up K-4 class sizes. The $89,632,765 general fund budget supplies funds for the day-to-day operation the school district and its programs and runs from Sept. 1, 2011 to Aug. 31, 2012. The budget for this year is about the same as last year's budget. But the district is getting less money from the state to operate this school year and federal money that filled the gap has dried up. Over the last three years the district has lost nearly $5 to $6 million annually in state funding, said deputy …
Monday, August 22, 2011
Certified Public Accountant wants to contribute talents to Board and continue record of achievement
Editor's note: Nicholson is running unopposed. CANDIDATE PROFILE Full legal name: Richard L. Nicholson Where do you work and what is your job title: Retired from surety and title; worked as bond manager. Active Certified Public Accountant. When and Where were you born: Red Bluff, California, 1943 Where do you live now and how long have you lived there: 15811 11th Ave. NE, Shoreline,Wash.,98155. Lived in Shoreline since 1978. Spouse: Jean L. Nicholson Children: Heather L. Nicholson Education: Oregon State University, BS 1966,BS 1967. Military Service: None Memberships: At present Chair of Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association,Treasurer and former President of Shoreline Rotary Foundation, Member and former Chair of Around the Sound Community …
Shoreline native and lawyer seeking another term on School Board
CANDIDATE PROFILE INFORMATION: What is your full, legal name? Michael P. Jacobs Where do you work and what is your job title? I am a partner in a law firm in Lynnwood, Riach Gese PLLC. When and Where Were You Born? March 21, 1964 Where do you live now and how long have you lived there? Richmond Beach since the early 1990s. Spouse or domestic partner if any: Janelle. Children: We returned to Richmond Beach so we could raise our children here and they could attend Shoreline Schools. Olivia (2010 Shorewood grad), Max senior at Shorewood, Spencer and Harrison (both attend Einstein Middle School). All are third-generation Shoreline students. Education (include graduation date(s), if any): After obtaining a BS and BA from the University of …
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Product of Shoreline schools says work schedule will make her one-term board member
The following letter was sent by Shoreline School Board Director Maren Norton to family, friends, colleagues and supporters announcing that she will step down after her four-year term ends at the end of the year. She is endorsing the only candidate to file for the District 4 position, Dick Nicholson. Here is the letter: The last 3 1/2 years have been both humbling and amazing. Each and every day, I found myself in awe that our community gave me the responsibility to oversee the education of our kids. You trusted me as part of the Shoreline School Board with your tax dollars to educate your children. What an often overwhelming responsibility, and one for which I will forever be thankful. We have strong schools, amazing teachers, …
Tony Dondero
2:19 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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