This post contains links to each of the school district races we covered in Southwest Washington State. Click the link for the race(s) you are interested in. Please reach out to the candidates and ask your own questions. Consider voting for candidates who share their views and opinions. Those who don't share raise a question...why don't they? You can email us with any updates you get at: swweducation at gmail dot com It's worth noting that two of the candidates running unopposed chose not to provide even the basic information: Elected Experience - No information submitted Other Professional Experience - No information submitted Education - No information … [Read more...]
Camas SD District 2 Matthew J. McBride
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Mr. McBride chose not to participate...and why should he? He’s running unopposed so there is no reason to share his views. Just in case you want to contact him and ask some questions his contact info is in the voters pamphlet reproduced below. If you learn anything please share with us. ______________________________________________________________ Q1: Given the poor student test scores, what are your proposals to improve learning and outcomes? Q2: Given that an estimated 50% of the entire state budget goes to K-12 education, what are your thoughts about improving efficiencies in local … [Read more...]
Camas SD District 1 Corey McEnry
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Mr. McEnry chose not to participate...and why should he? He’s running unopposed so there is no reason to share his views. Just in case you want to contact him and ask some questions his contact info is in the voters pamphlet reproduced below. If you learn anything please share with us. ______________________________________________________________ Q1: Given the poor student test scores, what are your proposals to improve learning and outcomes? Q2: Given that an estimated 50% of the entire state budget goes to K-12 education, what are your thoughts about improving efficiencies in local … [Read more...]
Camas School District – 2024 Levy’s – Review
There are two (2) Camas Levy’s this time around. In Part 1 we address Proposition 6 which is the Operations Levy. Part 2 is Proposition 7 which is a Capital Levy. It's worth understanding how much each school district gets for new housing construction. Camas gets $6,650 school impact fees.pdf (wa.gov) The voter pamphlet Pro/Con/Rebuttals can be found at: Camas School District No. 117 - Prop No. 6 - Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy - Prop No. 7 - Replacement Capital Levy for Education Technology, Health and Safety Imp..pdf (wa.gov) Part 1 – Proposition 6 – EP&O levy In February 2024 the Camas School District returns to voters to ask for “renewals” of … [Read more...]
New Teachers contracts in Southwest Washington State: Update Sept 22, 2023
It's Friday morning September 22, 2023. We just got off the phone with the Evergreen School District HR; Evergreen Teachers Association Union office; Camas School District HR and Battle Ground HR. We contacted Evergreen and Camas to get copies of the newly approved teachers contracts. Neither contract is published and there is no target date for publication. Both districts said that once the teachers have approved the contract the district must then go through a review process to correct any wording and formatting. The proposed final document then goes back to the Union with any revisions and then back to the district, rinse and repeat until it's approved by both parties. In the case of … [Read more...]
Camas School District compensation data for teachers + admin + superintendent
Update: Sept 4th Here is a link to the Camas SD page that contains the negotiations updates: https://www.camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/budget-development/labor-relations/ They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The graphic shows the compensation information for the Camas School District going back to 2016. Please note the inflation line...have your earnings kept you ahead of inflation? Where is your money going and how much more can you pay? Compare Camas to Evergreen and Battle Ground. Here are links to the Battle Ground and Evergreen data sets so you can compare Camas' offer" Battle Ground School District – compensation history 2016-2022 (swweducation.org) … [Read more...]
Southwest Washington School Board Races – November 2021
On November 2nd you will elect school board members across Southwest Washington State. These are four (4) year positions so the choices you make will have impact for years. There are a number of issues up for consideration during this election cycle. Where do the candidates stand on CRT? Common Core? CSE? Masks? Vaccination of children? Funding? These races are all non-partisan so political parties are not intended to be part of the discussion. However, there are some philosophical differences. Namely, are the candidates positions more liberal or conservative? Do they believe in the Feds/State telling parents what to do and how to do it or are they for local control and parental … [Read more...]
ESSER Fund (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) Southwest Washington
Ok...this has been a long time coming and has been a challenge to assemble. We hope it's helpful. What is the ESSER money? It's a "slush" fund for districts to use. They received all the regular state and levy money PLUS this extra. Yes there are guidelines but it's a BIG 1 time bucket of money that will be used. Read the documentation for your school district then contact your Superintendent and School Board Directors and ask questions. Get details and see what you think. Congress set aside approximately $13.2 billion of the $30.75 billion allotted to the Education Stabilization Fund through the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Elementary and Secondary … [Read more...]
Camas School District – Views of a previous resident
Kat Greenwell shares her thoughts about her past life living in the Camas School district. It's heartfelt and worth reading. I have gone back and forth between posting this or not for a few weeks. But maybe my observations working for CSD can help parents. I’ve worked in many positions at several schools. First of all, there are many stellar teachers and staff in CSD. As a parent and as a para educator, I will confidently say that Camas elementary schools are top notch. Secondary schools... That being said, the recent politics, lack of transparency, and bureaucratic sludge led me to move my family out of state. Having worked in school districts in Utah, Mississippi, and … [Read more...]
Camas School District Board of Directors Candidates 2021
In November 2021 there are two (2) school board director positions open in the Camas School District. Position 1 and Position 2. Today we bring you information on the candidates for those races that may be helpful as you decide who to vote for. Since there are only two (2) candidates for each position both will automatically move forward to the November general election. In each race one is the incumbent and the other the challenger. We sent a list of ten (10) questions to each candidate with a return due date specified. Some candidates responded while others didn't. If we received a response that document is provided below. If you wonder what we asked click this link to open a PDF … [Read more...]