This article was published at Clark County Today Jan 15, 2026. Clark County resident Dick Rylander offers his insight on the Washougal School District levy requests in the upcoming Feb. 10 special election Dick Rylander for Clark County Today Until a year ago anyone could write the pro/con on a school board levy or bond if no one in the district volunteered to write one of the positions. The Democrats in the Washington State Legislature decided it was better to have nothing written rather than let someone outside the district step up. It’s important to look at both sides of levies. So, if you were going to consider voting NO why might you do that? I offer the following … [Read more...]
Southwest Washington State School Board candidates Nov 2025
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...]
Washougal SD District 5 Paul Hooper
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Mr. Hooper chose not to participate. [He is running unopposed] 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 spending? Q3: What’s your position on Parental Rights? Q4: … [Read more...]
Washougal SD District 3 Sadie McKenzie
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Ms. McKenzie chose not to participate. [She is running unopposed] Just in case you want to contact her and ask some questions her 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 spending? Q3: What’s your position on Parental … [Read more...]
Washougal SD District 2 Jane Schmidgall Long
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Ms. Schmidgall Long chose not to participate. [She is running unopposed] Just in case you want to contact her and ask some questions her contact info is in the voters pamphlet reproduced below. If you learn anything please share with us. Editorial comment: This candidate provides literally NO information. She didn’t even provide the basic info. Do you vote for someone because their name is listed? Is this disrespectful and arrogant? No picture...literally nothing! Doesn't the public have the right to know who they are being asked to vote … [Read more...]
Washoughal School District Levy’s – Round #2 April 2023 Updated March 22nd
ALERT...new information and analysis has become available. Please visit the site in this link: LevyNo.com - Washougal SD to get a detailed analysis of the levy info AND to see some of the apparently erroneous information the district has sent to voters. In February the Washougal School Board asked voters to approve two (2) levy's. We ran an article sharing both the Pros and Cons. You can read it by clicking this link: Washougal School District Feb 2023 Levy’s (swweducation.org) Both levy's failed...but it was close. The law allows a school board to go to the voters up to two (2) times in a calendar year. Most boards go to the voters in February in a special election for … [Read more...]
Washougal School District Feb 2023 Levy’s
Washougal School District has two (2) items on your February 2023 special ballot. The first is a new EP&O Levy and the other is a new CAPITAL LEVY FOR TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH, AND SAFETY. IN this article we'll share links to the elections department, the School district and provide some analysis to try and clear up any gray areas. If you don't want to click the links and do a deep dive we'll share the essentials below. Let's get started. Clark County Elections Dept link: EP&O Levy statement(Proposition 10): … [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...]
Washougal School District Board of Directors Candidates 2021
In November 2021 there are two (2) school board director positions open in the Washougal School District. Position 3 and Position 5. 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...]