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Read the Chinook daily announcements for May 13 - May 17. Updated daily.

To give families what they need to support their children, Highline will launch a new mobile app and online family portal in fall 2019. Highline’s current mobile app will discontinue on June 30. 

Thank you to all who participated in this conversation. We invite everyone to explore the priorities and ideas provided about our upcoming high school schedule change.

We invite staff, students and community members to submit proposals to present sessions at our 2019 Equity Symposium.

We want all students to graduate bilingual and biliterate. What does that mean? And why is it important? Mastering more than one language is a tremendous advantage in today’s world.

The Superintendent's Family Action Committee (FAC) has been active for 6 years and is highly regarded as a committee that brings the parent/family voice to a variety of district strategies and practices.  

Read the Chinook daily announcements for May 6 - May 10. Updated daily.

Read the Chinook daily announcements for April 29 - May 3. Updated daily.

This week, nearly 250 education leaders from across the country toured our schools as part of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools.

Technology plays a huge role in the lives of our students–and we believe students should have equitable opportunities to access technology. But our job as educators goes way beyond making sure students master the hardware and software of today's technology.

Read the Chinook daily announcements for April 22-April 26. Updated daily.

More locks are coming soon. Voters funded the 2016 school bond, which set aside money for improved security, including safer interior and exterior door locks. Here is an updated timeline and list of schools.

Read the Chinook daily announcements for April 15 - April 19. Updated daily.

Curious counselors and teachers from Highline High School checked out the Olympic Interim site in February. The renovation is almost done. Here are photos so you can preview. Watch for an Open House announcement!

We want students to receive all scheduled time for instruction, so we will not apply for a waiver for the February snow days.

Our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) met on February 27. They reviewed photos of the aging buildings they toured and started looking at baseline costs for replacing the three schools that will begin the design process this year. 

Highline Public Schools will adopt new materials for social studies and math--and we want your input! New instructional materials will be selected for kindergarten-8th grade math and 6th-11th grade social studies. You’re invited to drop by an open house to learn more about the instructional materials under consideration.

Incoming 6th and 7th Grade School Tours

Read the Chinook daily announcements for April 1 - April 5. Updated daily.

We want all students to see themselves as successful learners, and we believe in their ability to be successful across every grade and subject area.

We want to know what courses and/or topics you would like to see added to high school course schedules. We have two opportunities for families to provide feedback. Your feedback will help us plan course offerings as well as consider future graduation requirements.

Read the Chinook daily announcements for March 25 - March 29. Updated daily.

Read the Chinook daily announcements for March 18 - March 22. Updated daily.

Wondering when summer break will start this year? Here are answers to some of the questions.