LWSD 2020-2022 Operating Budget - 86% of the Budget is Salary and Benefits

LWSD 2020-2021 Operating Budget

Salary Expenditures - $286,864,775

Benefit Expenditures - $108,794,649

Salary & Benefits - $395,659,424 

Total Expenditures - $461,523,257 (includes salaries and benefits)

86% of the Operating Budget is Salary & Benefits.

"Generally speaking, a school district spends between 80 and 85 percent of its entire budget on salaries and benefits, meaning only 15 to 20 percent remains to address all of the rest of the budget's priorities and needs." - www. aasa.org "School Budget 101." Our District appears well-managed. 

LWSD has 30,500 students according to Dr. Holmen. The cost to educate each student is $15,131.

Is the Administration Leadership Team top-heavy and over paid?  Of interest, 5% of District revenue is consumed by the Leadership Team. 

- Bob Yoder, 1/27/2022, Sources: Public Record Request / Superintendent Barbara Posthumous, CFO.

Opinion

UPDATED OPINION, 1/30: School Levy Committee Information Is Misleading

OPINION:  Contrary to the two Levy Committee mailers you received, the claim of "no new taxes" is incorrect.  According to the District's unaltered website FAQ,  Proposition No. 3, "Construction Levy" is a new tax (part of which replaces expiring debt.)  

If  Proposition No. 3 (Construction Levy) passes, we will be taxed $0.42 / $1,000 Assessed Value. Assuming a home is conservatively assessed at $900,000,000 the tax would be $378.00 for year 2023.  Prop. No. 3 is a 6-year levy and by 2028 will have increased to $0.53/$1,000 Assessed Value.

In my opinion, the Prop. No. 3 Construction Levy is inexpensive for what we get. Please vote "yes!"  

The two other levies (Prop. No. 1 and Prop. No. 2) are "replacement levies" with no new taxes.

The organization disseminating the mailers of "no new taxes" is the LW Citizens Levy Committee, a non profit known publicly as "vote4lwsdkids.org."  I was taken in by their disinformation and I'm very disappointed.  The District and Levy Committee seem too cozy and in this election the Levy Committee appears tainted. *Note their top donors.

-- Bob Yoder, opinion, updated 1/30/2022

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*Top 5 donors to the Levy Committee build schools:  1) Cornerstone General Contractors, 2) BNB Builders, 3) Integurs Architecture, 4) Bassetti Architects, and 5) McGranahan Architects...all with interest in passing Proposition No. 3 any which way they can. 

Cornerstone Contractors built Juanita High.

BNB built Clara Barton Elementary School

Integrus Architecture designed:  Telsa STEM, Juanita, Benjamin Rush, Rachel Carson.

UPDATED OPINION, 1/24: LWSD Restructures And Grows During The Pandemic

                                                           Vote "Yes" for LWSD Levies!

LWSD Board of Directors / Internet

The LWSD Administration has restructured (organizational chart) and grown significantly since the pandemic. Human Resources has its own Superintendent, an Executive, and four  Directors to do the job. Thirty Directors (~$185,220) and three new Executive Directors (*$192,610.) appear the workhorses. Two of seven superintendents are new. Is LWSD leadership getting too big for it's britches?  When I report on their Operating Budget you'll have an idea.

As you see below, the new "Director of Business Services," department has a big responsibility with four Managers and 32 reports. The Communications Director appears to have a less challenging job but is paid the same as the Director of Business Services. The School Board should adjust salaries on these types of imbalances.  In addition, the administration is top-heavy and could be streamlined.  

CHRIS BRENEGEN  Salary excluding benefits: $185,220

DIRECTOR BUSINESS SERVICES (4 Managers, 32 reports)

Budget & Fiscal Manager (5 reports) incl. Supervisors (2)

Accounting Manager (9 reports) incl. Technicians (13)

Purchasing Manager (2 reports) incl. Senior Buyer

Payroll & Benefits Manager (4 reports) 

Sodexo Nutrition Services

SHANNON PARTHEMER  Salary excluding benefits: $185,220 

DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS (1 Manager, 12 reports)

Mailroom secretary

Print Center supervisor

Volunteer supervisor 

LINKS coordinator

Support services coordinator 

Bindery specialist

Web specialist 

Social media specialist

Video/media specialist

Receptionist/Front Desk

Communications Manager

Graphic artist

"READ MORE" for a comparison of District and City of Redmond salaries.

The First Levy Results Are In - It's Looking VERY Good For The District

Superintendent Holmen announced all Levies are ahead by 54%.  It's a win!

New Levy for Critical Construction Needs:   

Total cost for all the projects is $295 million, allowing for construction costs, construction inflation, sales tax, and other fees.  

The Construction Levy will provide classroom space for 2,350 students by: 

• Adding a new elementary school on underdeveloped land on Redmond Elementary Campus, with up to 24 classrooms = 550 students
• Additions at Finn Hill, Kirkland and Redmond Middle Schools = 600 students
• Additional high school capacity for about 1,200 students
• Acquiring property for future schools.

This Levy authorizes an average of $49.2 million per year over six years. The levy rate is estimated to be an average of $0.42 per $1,000 of assessed value. This rate combined with previously approved construction measures will total $1.32 per thousand assessed value. The tax rate for construction levies will decrease over time as past bonds are paid off and prior construction levies expire.

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Renewal Educational Programs & Operations Levy: The average annual amount per year is $92.3 million. The measure replaces an expiring levy and the levy rate is estimated at $1.03 per $1,000 of assessed value.

 Renewal School Technology & Capital Projects Levy: The average annual amount per year is $44.3 million. The measure replaces an expiring levy and the levy rate is estimated at $0.49 per $1,000 of assessed value.

FAQ  (election is February 8th)

Source:  District website

LWSD High Schools Transition To Remote Learning

Three Lake Washington School District schools transitioned to temporary remote learning earlier this week.

Lake Washington, Redmond, and Juanita High Schools moved on Monday to temporary remote classes.  Eastlake High School move to remote learning on Wednesday.

Per the district website, shortages are the result of COVID-related quarantines, general illness and other absences.

-- Seattle Times, 1/12/2022

School District Levies, Town Hall Q&A Session

This page will be updated with Levy specifics.

Superintendent Announces Levy Q&A Sessions

 

Superintendent Dr. Jon Holmen

"In February 2022, we will be asking our voters to consider three ballot measures to ensure excellence for all of our students. These levies fund student programs and services not covered by the state by providing staffing, academic programs, technology, and safe and healthy school buildings. 

Two replacement levies and one capital construction levy will be on the February 8, 2022 ballot. The Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy and a School Technology and Capital Projects Levy both replace levies that expire in 2022 which fund staff, programs, early learning, technology and help ensure our school buildings are safe and maintained. The Building Excellence Capital Levy funds facility construction projects to accommodate our rapid enrollment growth and to continue to provide learning environments that promote excellence for students. 

Throughout the month of January 2022, we will host Town Hall Question & Answer sessions for our community via Teams Live. Watch for the schedule of these events to come out in the Connections newsletter and get posted on the LWSD website. 

If you are part of a community group or organization and would like to have us come to your event to share an informational levy presentation, please follow this link on the website to provide us with the details: Levy Presentation Request - Lake Washington School District (lwsd.org). 

For more information about our upcoming levies, visit: 2022 Levies - Lake Washington School District (lwsd.org)"

-- Excerpt from LWPSTA Newsletter, 12/13/2021

District Goes To New School Board System

The school district is using a new platform (BoardDocs) for providing government information on  School Board activities, their meetings, meeting agendas, the extended agenda, Board videos, and the like.  To shed some light on the platform, below are some helpful links:  

To find "BoardDocs:"  

https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/lwsd/Board.nsf/vpublic?open

Monthly Regular Board meetings [erratic] are televised on Comcast Channel 26 at 7 p.m.  To get email updates on upcoming school Board meetings: 

https://k12edition.hatchbuck.com/OnlineForm/3031107761

To find upcoming Board meetings agendas, meeting dates, times and Board videos.  Importantly, meetings are live streamed here:

https://www.lwsd.org/board/board-meeting-video  

**Public comments are taken at 7 p.m. Business meetings by phone or in writing to djenkins@lwsd.org or boardmembers@lwsd.org.

OPINION: How Will Lake Washington School District Adapt To Our Rapid Growth?

I've been reporting on Redmond's downtown growth for over a year.  Growth has been massive with still no end in sight. On brief count, 2025 dwelling units are approved for construction in Redmond this year. (This, not counting SE Redmond where schools are planned on a $25 M. parcel and burgeoning Overlake Urban Center.) How can Lake Washington School District adapt to this growth?  Drastic measures may be required. Unfortunately, few of the thousands of new dwelling units are family-friendly 3-BR.  

I'm concerned newly-built schools will require building UP to accommodate this growth. Sad for the disruption to educators and the students; distressing for the community taxpayers.  Also, newly built schools are more expensive since the State doesn't fund new construction.

Below, is a sampling of Redmond's downtown growth:

https://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2021/11/redmond-center-8-story-twin-towers-to.html 

https://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2021/11/5-story-apartment-project-proposed-near.html

https://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2021/11/376-unit-development-planned-for.html

https://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2021/09/project-one-will-dislocate-three-small.html

https://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2021/07/lamenting-about-downtown-redmond.html

Does Kirkland have a similar problem?

-- Bob Yoder, 11/30/2021

UPDATED: COVID Funding At Lake Washington School District

During COVID, some staff worked exceptionally hard and were heroes, others had less timely jobs and were paid beyond their need.  For example, why would you need a full-time Director for Certified Talent Acquisition during COVID?  His salary is ~ $177,150. (There are five other HR Directors.)

During the November 15th LWSD school board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Barbara Posthumous presented the annual "Legislative Priorities" report.  She rattled off some interesting statistics, including shortfalls to be made up by taxpayers.

LWSD fully funds Special Education,  In 2021 - 2022 the District shortfall was $18M. 26% of the Levy covers this shortfall

• Despite federal COVID "ESSER" funding, the District had to use additional $6.5M carryover for funding COVID.
• COVID expenses to the District were $14M.  The State and Feds funded $8M.  (21-22)

Social/Emotional Support  (FTE = Full Time Employee.)

• Counsellors:  State FTE 61. District FTE 73
• RN, Psychologists, Mental health specialists, State FTE 7, District FTE 37
• Student Safety: State 6 FTE, District 73 FTE. The District pays excessive amounts on safety as compared to other Districts. 

ESSER Funding = Federal COVID funding to support safe, sustained reopenings and operations. 

• The feds awarded ESSER funds of $409.64/pupil for a total of $12,756,000.  The grant is exceptionally below the State average owing to the District's "free and reduced lunch" poverty data.  North Shore, Mercer Island, and Issaquah Districts also received low funding. 

COVID Costs:  $14M expensed, $8M State and Federal support (21-22.) 

• Health and Safety
• Staff and Support - exceptional Director compensation
• Remote Learning
• Materials
• Curriculum
• Instructional Support for Children in Quarantine. 

-- Bob Yoder, 11/22/2021

City Council Approves 5% COLA

Redmond City Council approved a 5% Cost of Living salary increase for union employees Effective January 1, 2022,   (Staff quoted 6.5% as the true rate of inflation.)  Many thanks to Mayor Birney and Council for their transparency on this topic!  The Council took time to ask some very good questions. In the past, union salary plans were buried in the Consent Agenda and never pulled for discussion.  

Per employee visibility, the following are a few maximum salaries:  

• Planner, $104,232
• Principal Planner, $131,076
• Senior Planner, $118,614
• Communications & Marketing Project Administrator, $109,164
• Senior Engineer, $141,660
  
• Administrative Assistant, $71,360
• Communications & Marketing Specialist, $97,824
  
• Environmental Sustainability Program Manager, $101,736
  
• Senior Building Inspector, $107,376
• Senior Accountant, $99,636
• Senior Purchasing Agent, $109,044
• Recreation Program Administrator, $104,408

Several neighbors and LWSD employees informed me they are very unhappy with LWSD salaries and  benefits. So, I'm in the process of  looking into District salaries. The work is not easy because the only way to find District salary information is by Public Record Request.  Sadly, their Public Records site is lacking in transparency.  I've been working to change this for quite some time. 

-- Bob Yoder, 11/4/2021

Leah Choi Leading Cassandra Sage In LWSD School Board Race

 

Leah Choi (53.99%) leading Casandra Sage (45.45%) as of 8:15 p.m. 11/2.

 
Education: B.S. Chemistry/Molecular Biology, University of Denver; Ph.D. Candidate Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego

Occupation: Parent; Financial Planner, Nordstrom

Statement:

In a rapidly changing world, students deserve a public education that will adapt and prepare them for success. This requires leaders who are committed to doing the work and driving educational progress.

Our schools must lead in educating students and communities on the critical issue of Earth’s climate. We are living with the consequences of human driven climate change, and we need to better prepare future generations for the challenge it poses.

I support the work to provide technical training for students who may choose non-traditional secondary education and will work to enhance and grow these opportunities, because not everyone learns the same way and there are many paths to success.

Finally, we need to consider implementing science-based recommendations like changing our school start times. Overwhelming evidence supports delaying school start times for adolescents. It’s time that we join the thousands of schools nationwide that have made this change and are reaping the benefits. My diverse background in education, science and business gives me a unique perspective to work collaboratively and achieve goals. It would be an honor to work for our community and I am grateful for your vote. Endorsed by: NWPC-WA and Democrats for Diversity and Inclusion.

-- 2021 King County Voters Pamphlet

UPDATED: LWSD To Place Three Levies On February 8 Ballot

Two replacement levies and Building Excellence Capital Levy

The Capital Levy while needed, is a new tax.

These measures will be on the February 8, 2022 ballot

Redmond, Wash. - Lake Washington School District is planning three ballot measures for the February 8, 2022 election. The measures are a replacement of the existing Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy, a replacement of the existing School Technology and Capital Levy, and a Building Excellence Capital levy. A recommendation was presented to the Board of Directors on October 4, and they formally approved the levies at their October 18 board meeting. 

This Building Excellence Capital Levy will be "new taxes"

• Building Excellence Capital Levy – To continue meeting the needs of our growing district, this levy will help us add classroom space to our schools. The Facility Advisory Committee provided recommendations for future facility projects to accommodate our rapid enrollment growth and continue to provide learning environments that promote excellence for students. The board considered these recommendations, received information and feedback from the Levy Advisory Committee and considered multiple options for addressing short and long-term capacity needs in seven study sessions between January and September 2021. This levy would fund the first step of three funding measures to provide required student space by 2034. This Levy funds critical capacity needs required by 2024: 
• Elementary: Redmond area 
• Middle: Juanita, Kirkland and Redmond areas 
• High: Kirkland, Redmond and Eastlake areas

• How much are the installments of the Capital Levy and for how long do they last? 

  The 6-Year Building Excellence Capital Levy annual amounts are:

  2023 $35 Million

  2024 $45 Million

  2025 $45 Million

  2026 $58 Million

  2027 $56 Million

  2028 $56 Million 

Popular LWSD Board Director Cassandra Sage Runs For Re-election

Director Cassandra Sage

Cassandra Sage was elected to the board in 2017. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education, a certificate in Montessori studies and is a certified P.R.I.S.M (Promoting Resilience in Stress Management) coach at Seattle Children’s Hospital. 

Additionally, she is a Family Centered Care Specialist for SCH and has served on their Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit Advisory Board, their Pain Medicine Board and their Serious Event Review Team. Her work at Children’s involves strengthening the partnership between medical providers, patients, and families to achieve best possible outcomes for kids.

Cassandra serves on the Eastside Human Services Forum board to build stable and equitable services for residents of East King County. She is also a member of Eastside Pathways, a “community-wide partnership on the Eastside that works collectively to attain better outcomes for children from cradle to career”.

Experience

• Elected director of Lake Washington School District, district 3, since 2017
• Eastside Human Services Board of Directors, since 2018
• Eastside Pathways collective impact collaboration – since 2019
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) mentor 2018-2019
• 26-Year PTSA and Parent Volunteer, LWSD
• 19+ Year Family Advisor, Seattle Children’s Hospital
• 15 Year Cub Scout Den Leader
• 5 Year Director and Teacher of Montessori Preschool
• 3 Year Teacher of Montessori Kindergarten (all subjects)
• 3 Year Teacher Multi-age Montessori 1st-3rd Grade (Social Studies/Pro-Diversity Curriculum)

WEBSITE

School District V.P. Mark Stuart Running For Re-election

LWSD School Board V.P. Mark Stuart

I am proud to say that the following organizations and individuals are raising their voices in support of my candidacy:

King County Democrats
45th District Democrats

48th District Democrats

41st District Democrats

1st District Democrats

(4 for 4 in LWSD)

Labor Organizations

Lake Washington Education Association (LWEA)

Teamsters Local 763

LiUNA Laborers Local 242

Elected Leaders

State Senator Patty Kuderer, 48th LD

State Senator Derek Stanford, 1st LD

State Representative Vandana Slatter, 48th LD

State Representative Amy Walen, 48th LD

State Representative Roger Goodman, 45th LD

State Representative Larry Springer, 45th LD

State Representative MyLinh Thai, 41st LD

State Representative Shelley Kloba, 1st LD

Tanika Padhye, Redmond City Council President

Vanessa Kritzer, Redmond City Councilmember

Penny Sweet, Kirkland Mayor

Jay Arnold, Kirkland Deputy Mayor

Neal Black, Kirkland City Councilmember

Jon Pascal, Kirkland City Councilmember

Amy Steele Falcone, Kirkland City Councilmember

Joyce Bottenberg, Chair of Sammamish Human Services+

Eric Laliberte, LWSD President+

Ram Dutt, Snoqualmie Valley School Board Director

Roy Captain, Redmond Planning Commission &

Lake Washington School Foundation Chair

Community Leaders

Sarah Perry, Candidate for King County Council

Janet Richards, Candidate Redmond City Council and LWSD parent

Tara Van Niman, Candidate Redmond City Council and LWSD parent

Joan McBride, former 48th LD State Rep and Kirkland Mayor

Hank Margeson, former Redmond City Councilmember

Byron Shutz, former Redmond City Councilmember

Arnold Tomac, former Redmond City Councilmember

Pat Vache, former Redmond City Councilmember

Dave Asher, former Kirkland City Councilmember

Santos Contreras, former Kirkland City Councilmember and Deputy Mayor

Ramiro Valderama, former Sammamish City Councilmember and

Deputy Mayor

Jackie Pendergrass, former LWSD president

Sue Stewart, former chair of Redmond Human Services Commission

Larry Gilmore, Kiwanis immediate past president

Rabbi Burt Schuman

Anu Gopalam

Renay George

Cary Young

Reetu Gupta

CJ Kahler

Mardi Rhodes

Susan Weston

Tori Cannaday Jesse

Lisa Guthrie

If that's not enough. Read Mark's website.

Vishal Misri Running For School Board

 Voter's pamphlet:

Vishal Misri

"This last year has been challenging for everybody. 18 months ago, nobody could have visualized a world where kids were not in classrooms. While our educators have done a great job of adapting to unprecedented times, we have also seen the gaps in our system widen. And while we all hope for a return to “normalcy” we need to learn from this disruption to education and work together in an innovative fashion to move forward in an inclusive, equitable and a welcoming learning environment.

As parent to twins and a member of the PTA, my experience with the LWSD prompted me to join the race to ensure that our schools are ready to meet the challenges and help our children thrive.

I’m committed to draw on my background to bring fresh energy, responsible fiscal management, and innovations to the LWSD focusing on these four areas: equity and inclusion, mental wellness, school infrastructure, and teacher support.

I will be a voice for students, families and community members and will seek out the unheard students and parents. I know with the right leadership, the LWSD can build on our strengths to expand opportunities and deliver high-quality education for every student."

LWSD Position 4  https://www.facebook.com/electvishalmisri/

UPDATED, 9/1/21: TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS AT LWSD HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED, 9/1/2021

If you can find links to the District public record request form you are very lucky. Expect lots of hunting and pecking.  

Your best bet is to email Mr. Effertz, but his address and phone number are not readily avalable on the web. 

Print Center Supervisor

Public Records Officer

Support Services Center

15212 NE 95^th St Redmond, WA 98052

E: meffertz@lwsd.org | P:425-936-1128 | C:323-673-8661

-- Bob Yoder, 9/1/2021

CC:  boardmembers@lwsd.org 

Opinion: Did the District Buy a Hazardous Waste Dump?

LWSD property viewed from south along NE 67th St.

When LWSD announced that they were purchasing the 25-acre Cadman site for $40 million, I sent a public records request to the District for documents and information about the purchase.  I got a reply that I would get the information by May 28, 2021.  The district closed on the property on May 6.  It has or is next to a giant pile of construction debris (see picture).

The Bargain and Sales Deed that I found on King County's parcel viewer contains an "Environmental Release" on pages 8-9 that states that there may be hazardous substances on the property.  Page 10 grants a "Noise, Dust and Vibration Easement" to Cadman so that they can still run their gravel operation next door.

It is disturbing that the District agreed to these terms.  It's also disturbing that the District was so secretive about this purchase until a few days before the sale was completed.  Did the District just buy a hazardous waste dump?

-- Susan Wilkins, opinion

    5/19/2021

No, I can't imagine the District would ever build a school over a hazardous waste dump.  B. Yoder

 

L.W. School District Buys 25 Acres For Future Schools

Lake Washington School District 
Learning Areas

With 16,000 housing units planned for development in the next 10 years the District is scrambling for any buildable land they can find.  Luck has it, Cadman Gravel was willing to sell the District 25.46 acres.  The land is in S.E. Redmond, east of SR 520 and south of Union Hill.  Federal Express is directly to the West; Costco is just northwest. 

Elementary and secondary schools can be accommodated on the parcel.  One of the finest amenities, in my opinion, is it's proximity to nature preserves, trails and parks. It abuts the riparian habitat of Evans Creek while keeping within the Urban Growth Boundary.  Thousands of housing units may be built south of the property; students can walk to school.  The land is adjacent to a dynamic commercial district.  The regional amenities of light rail, Marymoor Park and trails are not far-off.  

The purchase price is $40,000,000.  Funding sources are:  the Rose Hill property sale ($18,000,000,) April 2016 bond project balance ($20,000.000,) and the Capital Levy. The bond and levy received construction assistance funds.  

Superintendent Barbara Posthumous spent plenty of time talking about the growth within our region, 
pressuring the District.  Some of the news is alarming:   King County is the fourth largest county in the country by population growth; LWSD is the fastest growing District in King county.  LWSD enrollment has grown by 31% (7,337 students) since 2008 and is expecting continued growth of 11% for the next ten years, bringing in an additional 3,450 students. The majority of the district’s schools are at or over capacity, and continued population growth will only exacerbate this.

Totem Lake is projected to have 3,600 new housing units within ten years; with downtown Kirkland and Rose Hill 1900 new units.  The City of Redmond city center and Marymoor Village are projected to have 3200 new units.  Sammamish projects 1274 units in the next ten years.  Redmond has the largest growth of any city in the District.

Twenty-nine of 41 schools are at or over capacity at this time.  LWSD is the second largest District in the State.  

Ongoing business growth on the Eastside is rapid:  Google plans to add up to 1 million square feet of office space in Kirkland. Amazon is bringing 300-600 engineers to Redmond.  A major Facebook business unit is moving onto Willows Road; the large Proctor housing development will service them.

--Reported by Bob Yoder, 4/22/2021

I want to thank Barbara Posthumous, Associate Superintendent of Business and Support for her excellent presentation on the land purchase.  Ms. Posthumous is also the C.F.O. of the District.  Barbara gave her presentation during the District Business Meeting of April 19th.  

Temperature Checks Required To Enter Schools

Lake Washington School District
Learning Areas

COVID precautions at schools: Daily Digital Attestation process for middle school/high school students, as follows:

We are excited to welcome back our in-person, grades 6-12 students on Monday, April 19! 

All Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students and staff must complete a health check each time they enter the building for the day to attest that they have no symptoms of COVID-19 or close contacts with people who have tested positive for COVID-19. 

Attestation and/or screening of all persons is an important step to keep anyone that has symptoms of COVID-19 out of district buildings. This process is required by The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) as well as the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). 

For middle school and high school students, a new digital attestation process, called “Wellness Screening,” is available from use of a smart phone with an application. Elementary students will continue to complete paper attestation forms. 

Once it has been verified that the student has completed the wellness screener, the student’s temperature will be taken. If their temperature is under 100.4 degrees, the person can enter the building. Even if a student is going to be absent, we are encouraging students to complete their digital attestation to help us keep track of COVID symptoms. 

 -- LWSD "Connection" excerpts and edits 4/17/2021, King County Phase 3