Shoreline School Board Meeting April 2, 2012

Notes from Shoreline School Board Meeting April 2, 2012

By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)

With the goal of increasing the academic achievement of every student this fall Shoreline administered the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) to all sophomores. With the information from the test staff will be able to pinpoint students who scored high enough in language arts, social studies, math and science to take advanced placement classes but who did not. By encouraging these students to take advanced placement classes it is expected that the students will be more challenged, do better on the SAT for college entrance examinations and be more successful in college. By testing early it is hoped underrepresented populations can be encouraged to improve their achievement, and be more prepared for success in college.

Teachers honored as Heroes in the Classroom - Meridian Park awarded $10,000 grant

Nine teachers from Shoreline were honored as Seahawk/Symetra heroes for educational excellence throughout the NFL football season, making their respective schools eligible to compete for an MVP award. Meridian Park School received an MVP award with a $10,000 grant to fund an innovative student achievement program. The materials will provide hands-on exploration of math and science concepts in a new classroom where students can play educational games, use microscopes and build with Lego robotic kits.