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...]
Woodland SD District 3 Wedaege vs Blum
Both responded to the questions. Each of the candidates are showen below exactly as they provided. Feel free to reach out to one or both. Take a moment to let them know you appreciate that they shared their views. ______________________________________________________________________ Marie Wedaege Phone 360.975.1528 Email Schooldistrict3marie@gmail.com 1.Given the poor student test scores, what are your proposals to improve learning and outcomes? As well as certified teachers, para educators should be in classrooms to help identify and help struggling students. To help with test scores, I feel teachers can: Make sure students are well nourished the week before testing and well … [Read more...]
Woodland SD District 4 Trish Huddleston
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Ms. Huddleston is running unopposed, is the incumbent and chose not to respond. 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: Should parents have the right to choose public or private education for their children? Q5: What’s your … [Read more...]
Woodland SD District 5 Tom Guthrie
A list of 12 questions was sent to each candidate with the offer to publish their responses unedited. Mr Guthrie is running unopposed, is the incumbent and chose not to respond. If you learn anything please share with us. If you reach out his contact info is below. This is the information from the voters pamphlet. ______________________________________________________________ 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: Should parents … [Read more...]
Woodland School District Levy Feb 2024 – Update 1/24/24
For those of you who want to explore the school districts budget here's the link: Woodland SD 19-20 Budget Presentation (woodlandschools.org) Each school district gets an "impact fee" for each new unit of residential/apartment construction. Woodland gets $5,900 school impact fees.pdf (wa.gov) The Woodland School district has placed Proposition No. 1 “School Support Levy for Educational Programs and Operations” on the February 2025 ballot. For those in Clark County you can find the Pro/Con/Rebuttals at: Woodland School District No. 404 - Proposition No. 1 - School Support Levy for Educational Programs and Operations.pdf (wa.gov) Today we walk through the details and offer you … [Read more...]
Woodland School Levy – April 25, 2023: part 2
In February the Woodland School District placed a replacement levy on the ballot...and lost. They are returning April 7th-25th with the same levy. No changes. Just another request that voters reconsider and give them the money. In this article we'll pull together some information for your review and consideration. We're not here to tell you to vote Yes or NO. We're here to help make sure that you have both sides of the picture. The school board and district have one goal: pass the levy. Their information on the website and in any mailers will focus on why voters should say yes. They are not required to share any Con information. They are not required to present a balanced view. They have … [Read more...]
Woodland School District 2023 Levy
Woodland School District spans Clark and Cowlitz Counties. The information provided in this article appears in the voter pamphlets for both counties. We'll provide you links to the details from the Elections Dept as well as the school district. As always it's your choice whether to vote yes or not but whatever you do please vote. Here is the link to the Woodland School District website and the information they provide regarding the levy: https://www.woodlandschools.org/page/7341?cat=team Here is a link to the voters pamphlet at the Elections Dept: … [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...]
Woodland School District Board of Directors Candidates 2021
In November 2021 there are two (2) school board director positions open in the Woodland School District. Position 4 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...]