Hello VISD Community,
Welcome to this week's issue of The Vashon Beacon. This newsletter is a source for news, updates, and stories from across the Vashon Island School District. Each issue will highlight important district initiatives, shine a spotlight on the great work happening in our schools, and share upcoming events, key information, board news, and much more.
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- Sept. 25 - VHS Community Service Fair
- Sept. 26 - First VHS home football game
- Sept. 28 - VISD Regular Board Meeting
- Sept. 30 - McM Curriculum Night
- Oct. 1 - CES Picture Day
- Oct. 3 - Homecoming Football Game
- Oct. 4 - Homecoming Dance
- Oct. 9 - VHS Curriculum Night
- VHS Athletics Calendar
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The Vashon Island School District is excited to announce the hiring of a second family engagement coordinator, Richard Rivas-Gutierrez, thanks to the generous support of the community through the Vashon Schools Foundation.
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The Mural of Belonging is a collaborative project between McMurray, VARSA's program Sources of Strength, and muralist Allie Walker. It was made in the spring of 2025. Students conceived the theme of the mural and worked with the muralist on the design and painting. Additionally, students (from Sources of Strength and others) created individual boxes around the border depicting where they have found belonging. We hope you love this mural and that it shows the brightness of our middle school students. |
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Thanks to all of our families who joined us for Curriculum Night at Chautauqua. These evenings are a chance for teachers to share learning goals, classroom activities, and upcoming projects. Parents and guardians are able to connect with VISD staff and gain insight for the year ahead, setting a positive tone for strong school-home partnerships.
We hope to see you at Curriculum Night for McMurray (September 30) and Vashon High (October 9).
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The VHS Volleyball team would like to invite all elementary and 6th grade students to join them for the Pirate Pals Volleyball Clinic on October 15, 25, and 17. Registrations are due by October 8.
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October is PIE month! Each fall, for the past 38 years, Vashon Partners in Education (PIE) has raised money to grant teachers' wishes. PIE funds grants submitted by teachers and staff for creative and innovative programs and materials that are not covered by the district budget. Since 1987, PIE has raised over 1.9 million dollars and funded over 1600 grants. These included field trips, assemblies, Lego Robotics, science and art enrichment, and state-of-the-art interactive teaching tools.
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On Thursday, September 25, at 6:00 p.m., the VISD Board of Directors will hold a regular business meeting. The meeting will be held in-person at the District Office Conference Room #302, on the third floor of Chautauqua Elementary, 9309 SW Cemetery Rd. Click here to view the agenda.
Upcoming meetings:
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The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will have its mobile office on Vashon on Tuesday, September 30, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at the Vashon United Methodist Church (17928 Vashon Hwy SW).
Click here for more information on some of the services the DSHS Mobile Office can help provide.
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The Vashon Nature Center is kicking off its fall SalmonWatcher programs. All volunteers are trained to identify different types of spawning salmon in our creeks and how to find their redds (nests). You will be assigned either a sit spot or a walking reach along a creek that you will visit 1-2 times weekly from October to December. Join an amazing cadre of islanders collectively recording the return of salmon for over 20 years, longer than Vashon Nature Center has been in existence (we inherited this long-running program)! Salmon data is used by local land managers like King County and the Land Trust to inform salmon conservation plans and restoration efforts.
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Are you interested in joining the VISD team and making a difference for our island's youth? The following jobs are currently open. Apply today! |
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The Vashon Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities based on sex, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, color, national origin, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or non-program-related RCW 49.60 Law Against Discrimination, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and any other youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.
The Vashon Island School District is an equal opportunity employer. Vashon Island School District is tobacco-free, drug-free, and weapons-free. Appropriate fingerprint screening results are required for employment.
For specific information, contact:
- VISD Title IX, HIB Compliance Officer, and ADA/504 Coordinator, Kathryn Coleman, P.O. Box 547, Vashon, Washington 98070, (206) 463-8532, kcoleman@vashonsd.org.
- VISD Compliance Coordinator for 28A.640 and 28A.642 RCW, Amy Sassara, Human Resource Director, P.O. Box 547, Vashon, WA 98070, (206) 463-8529, asassara@vashonsd.org.
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