Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on November 15. The board approved the following Policies: 4218 Language Access, 4210 Dangerous Weapons, 5001 Hiring Retired School Employees, 6882 Sale of Real Property, 5610 Substitute Employment and 3410 Student Health. Stephanie Gudmundsen and Nathan Bruce were hired as part-time para-educators for the remainder of the 2016-17 school year. The board declared as surplus felled and decked trees that were cut as a result of the access road being...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday. A contract for construction of a road approach off Highway 4 was awarded to Lindstrom Construction. WSSDA policies 5211, Transfers of Staff ,and 5221, Part-time Staff, were deleted. The board conducted a first reading of the following WSSDA Policies: 4218, Language Access; 4210, Dangerous Weapons; 5001, Hiring Retired School Employees; 6882, Sale of Real Property; 5610, Substitute Employment, and 3410, Student Health. Architect Erik...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, George Garcia was hired as a bus driver. Regan Wirkkala and Lamar Wirkkala were hired as part-time groundskeepers. Nicole Burkhalter was hired as middle school volleyball coach and Kirsten Scrabeck as C-squad volleyball coach. The board also approved a one year leave of absence for Karl Smith, middle school football coach, and approved the temporary hire of Ryley Queener as a one year...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on August 16 at the Grays River Fire Hall. In personnel matters, Hanna Higginbotham was hired as JV Volleyball coach and the Board acknowledged the resignation of Istvan Matej, bus driver and groundskeeper. A contract for school nursing services was approved with Pacific County as well as supplemental contracts with staff for the 2016-17 school year. The Board and Superintendent’s goals were adopted for the 2016-17 school year as well. Vacation a...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday. The first order of business was a special hearing of the budget presentation for the 2016-17 school year. After concluding the budget hearing, the board completed a self- evaluation and assessed its goals and objectives for next year. The special meeting was adjourned and the regular meeting began at 6:30 p.m. with the following agenda items. Resolution 2016-7-19 was approved to adopt the Operating Budget for the 2016-17 school year....
Submitted by Superintendent Lisa Nelson The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on June 21st. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the hiring of fifth grade teacher Tamara Bosch, part-time Spanish teacher Eileen Williams, para-educator Herlet Watson, JV boys’ basketball coach Tucker Glenn, middle school volleyball coach Hanna Higginbotham, and cross-country coach Scott Smith. The board also approved the following: Wellness Policy 6700, salaries for the non-represented e...
The Naselle--Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on May17. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the hiring of Youth Camp Principal, Gary Flood and middle/high school science teacher Sylvia Hoagland. Rob Dalton and Lamar Wirkkala resigned their coaching positions for middle school volleyball and junior varsity boys basketball respectively. Superintendent Nelson provided an overview of policy 6700 "Wellness," that a committee had been working on for the last five months. In other...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on April 19. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the retirement of teacher Barbara Swanson at the end of the school year. Mrs. Swanson has been with the district since 1981. Superintendent Nelson reflected on the work of Mrs. Swanson with elementary and youth camp students, along with the numerous exceptional plays she directed. The board also approved the hire of Rebekah Wirkkala as head volleyball coach, Quinn Donlon as the K-12...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on March 15. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the retirements of Principals Karen Wirkkala at the K-12 school and Alan Bennett at the Youth Camp School. Shirley Miller, Gear-Up Coordinator, will be resigning at the end of the year as well. The board approved the hire of Rob Dalton as middle school track coach. The board approved an inter-local agreement with Sunnyside School District for future purchases of Apple computers. The agr...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on February 16. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the resignation of Jacque Leal, Youth Camp School Librarian, and Brian Macy, Middle School Track Coach. Linda Wulf was hired as NYCS Librarian, and Herlet Watson was hired as a long-term para-educator substitute. A $1,000 donation from Wahkiakum West was accepted for the Naselle Mandarin Immersion Program and K-3 non-Immersion program. An overview of the work the Facilities...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on January 19. In business matters, the board approved the continuation of the Mandarin Immersion program up to grade 5. Currently the program serves 60 students in grades K-3. The number of student participants along with additional funds provided by the state to lower class sizes at the elementary level were important considerations in supporting continuation of the program. The board also approved the district’s application for a grant to build a c...
Submitted by Superintendent Lisa Nelson The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on December 15. The meeting was held at the Grays River Fire Hall as part of a series of three meetings that will occur in Wahkiakum County throughout the school year. In personnel business, the board acknowledged the resignation of Kim Eaton, head volleyball coach. The board and superintendent offered their congratulations on past successful volleyball seasons by Coach Eaton and the volleyball team. Board...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on November 17. In personnel business, the superintendent’s evaluation was conducted. Four policies were adopted by the board: Service Animals in Schools, Gifts/Donations, Grants, and Federal Cash and Financial Management. The board approved the purchase of a 78 passenger Thomas Bus, not to exceed $139,000 including tax. Also approved by the board were an out of area teaching assignment for Rebecca Teubner (art) and a donation from Reach Out M...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on October 20th. In personnel business, Karl Johnson was hired as the drama director. Two policies were adopted by the board: one addressing complaints against staff and the other regarding use of district cell phones. Four other policies were presented as a first read for discussion only. These were proposed policies on Service Animals in Schools, Gifts/Donations, Grants, and Federal Cash and Financial Management. The board approved the purchase of...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on September 15. After approving minutes from the previous board meeting, payroll and accounts payable expenses, several items of business were addressed. Savanna Higginbotham was hired as middle school volleyball coach along with Heather Varila as assistant cook. An unpaid leave request was approved for Elementary teacher, Sue Holt. The board adopted policy 3205 Sexual Harassment of Students. Two other policies were brought before the school board,...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on August 18. The following personnel moves were addressed, mostly resulting in internal changes as staff moved positions from one district assignment to another. Rachel Suomela will become a para-educator for the district, along with new hire Katie Bruce. Cynthia Clark will become the district’s new library technician. Teacher Karen Nelson returns as a part-time educator in the kindergarten class. Istvan Matej was hired as groundskeeper and bus d...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on July 21. Following a special budget hearing at 5:30 p.m., the regular meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. After approving the appointments of new board members Lonnie Eaton and Amy Hunt to fill vacancies created by the resignations of Steve Gacke and Josh Holt, the following personnel matters were addressed: --Rob Dalton was hired as middle school girls’ basketball coach; --Haleigh See was hired as middle school girls’ basketball and mid...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on June 16. Several personnel matters were addressed at the beginning of the meeting. The resignations of Board Members Steve Gacke and Josh Holt were acknowledged, as well as teachers Lori Dearmore and Sean McNulty, who have accepted teaching positions in other districts. Russ Hickman resigned as athletic director, and Brian Macy was hired for the position. Rose Nisbet resigned as middle school girls basketball coach and was subsequently named girls v...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on May 19, 2015. The board acknowledged the retirement of long-time employee and secretary of Naselle Youth Camp School, Norilyn Pakenen, effective Sept. 30, 2015, and the resignation of Head Girls’ Basketball coach, Robin Andrea. The board also voted to accept a funding commitment letter of $33,000 from the South Pacific County Community Foundation with such funds earmarked for the Mandarin Immersion Program. The vote was 4-1 with board member Bud S...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on April 21, 2015. The board acknowledged the retirement of district office secretary, Marilyn Strange, effective June 30, 2015, and long-time bus driver and former teacher, Cliff Weimer. Also acknowledged were the resignations of Lonnie Eaton, middle school football coach and Crystal Lanz, 3rd grade teacher. Mrs. Lanz will become the Principal of Trout Lake K-12 School in Trout Lake, Washington next year. Marie Green was hired for a one-year...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on March 17. The board approved the resignations of the following staff: Toni Smith, assistant cook; Tina Verhulst, bus driver, and Sean McNulty, cross-county coach. The board approved one year leave replacements for Seth Scrabeck, assistant fastpitch coach, and Karl Johnson, drama director. The board approved leaves of absence for Rebekah Wirkkala, fastpitch coach and assistant volleyball, and Barb Swanson, drama director. The board accepted the...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on February 17, 2015. After approval of the minutes and authorizing general expenditures, the board conducted business on the following items: --Superintendent Lisa Nelson reported the District’s fund balance of $733,814 beginning the month of February. --Of particular note, the reader board panel at the entryway to the school will be replaced thanks to a generous donation from the Templin Foundation. Naselle-Grays River offered its thanks and a...
