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Monroe Public Schools: Monroe, Washington 98272


  • Monroe Ultimate in Frisbee – Competing against teams from across the western United States, Monroe’s Ultimate Frisbee team took second place this weekend in the Kansas City tournament. After beating several top-seeded teams, Monroe’s 11-person (allowing just four substitutes) squad ran out of steam in the finals against a team with 22 players. We are proud of our team, their Silver Medal and how well these young men represented themselves, our schools and this community. 

  • An athlete in your family? – Then mark your calendar for the annual Sports Physical Night on Wednesday, June 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. hosted by members of the MHS Sports Medicine Club. Families should arrive at the Gym entrance with completed consent and medical history forms. Cost is $25.

  • Frank Wagner Wildcats donate to pets in need – Students at Frank Wagner Elementary School are sponsoring their annual Pet Shelter Drive to benefit Pasado’s Safe Haven. Donations of dog/cat food, collars and pet toys may be dropped off at the school, 639 W. Main Street in downtown Monroe.

  • Community panelist needed for Challenge presentations – Monroe High School will host the final round of Culminating Challenges of the Class of 2008 on Wednesday, May 21. Panelists are needed to score these talks during the afternoon and evening sessions. Contact Marie Lotzgesell, the schools’ Community Connections Coordinator to volunteer.

  • Next year’s calendar set – Vacations and other important dates for families were recently approved by the School Board for the 2008-09 school year.

  • Keep skills fresh with Summer School - Summer School begins earlier this year on June 30 with classes to help build skills and earn credit toward graduation. Middle school age youth will enhance math and language arts skills and those entering 9th grade can catch up in math to be on track to start Algebra with their peers in September. High school students can work on graduation requirements such as Health or the Culminating Challenge as well as retrieve credit many areas. Students planning to retake the Washington Assessment of Student Learning in August will benefit from the free refresher courses in math and reading/writing.

  • Ready for Kindergarten? – Class assignments are underway for children starting kindergarten in September. Registration materials are available at each elementary school. Our staff is happy to help families learn which school serves their neighborhood. There is still room in some extended day sessions.

Volunteer Opportunities: Many opportunities are available to become involved. Monroe Public Schools pride themselves on keeping children and volunteers in our schools safe. For the safety of the volunteers and our students, volunteers are required to fill out a volunteer packet each year.

Applications are available in English and Spanish and can be obtained from your school, Monroe School District Office or from Tess Thompson, District Volunteer Coordinator @ thompsont@monroe.wednet.edu or (360) 804-2575.
This includes the Washington State Patrol Criminal History Background Check form.

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Vision
The entire community (business leaders, parents, taxpayers, students, and employees) will view Monroe's public schools as outstanding schools that consistently provide quality educational opportunities for all students. The district and schools shall be good
stewards of the public's trust and money.

Mission
The mission of Monroe Public Schools is to maintain a strong basic skills program, kindergarten through grade twelve and consistently provide quality educational opportunities for all students. Emphasis is placed on high student achievement, focused academic learning time and grade-appropriate enrichment opportunities for all students. To this end, staff aggressively identifies and implements curricula, instructional materials, teaching methods, assessment strategies, and organizational and policy changes proven to be most effective. To ensure
a quality teaching, learning and working environment, staff are carefully selected, consistently supported, fairly evaluated, and provided quality inservice training.

Goals:

  1. Ensure the continuous improvement of student learning with an emphasis on the basics of reading, writing, mathematics and science through focused academic learning time.
  2. Provide support structures to meet the needs of all learners and prepare students to be responsible citizens in a democratic society.
  3. Continuously improve our communications with the community and within our schools.
  4. Continue to review and refine operational procedures.

This section offers visitors the opportunity to review articles of interest about events and accomplishments of Monroe's youth and our community. Some items are re-printed from recent issues of the "Community Update," the district-wide newsletter published by Monroe Public Schools. We want this page to include information that parents, students and community members will find helpful. If you have an idea or suggestion please e-mail webmaster@monroe.wednet.edu.

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