December 2019 Employee Excellence Awards
Two paraeducators and three teachers are this month's recipients.
Dec
2019
Nov
2019
New educators in Vancouver Public Schools
Welcome to our new educators!
Nov
2019
Today at Discovery Middle School
I wanted to let you know about a social media post that was brought to administrators’ attention.
Oct
2019
Vancouver Public Schools is committed to improving student disciplinary practices
VPS is taking steps to examine and refine its disciplinary policies and practices after a 2018-19 investigation by the Washington state attorney general’s office identified disproportionate outcomes.
Sep
2019
Three schools share improvement efforts, outcomes
“Our 2018 extended grad rate is forecast to hit 89 percent,” said Superintendent Steve Webb, who noted that the 2018 graduation rates for almost all student groups are comparable to or exceed equivalent state graduation rates.
Sep
2019
New to #TeamVPS
Welcome to our newest certificated employees!
Sep
2019
Welcome to #TeamVPS
Meet the certificated staff members who recently joined the district.
Aug
2019
Vaccine exemption change
As of July 28, 2019, Washington state law removed the personal and philosophical exemption to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
Aug
2019
Reading for fun is important!
School is a place to learn to read and also to read to learn. Students begin learning letters and sounds and by the time they are through the primary grades they are reading longer passages and beginning to understand that reading is a skill they will need in all subject areas. Sometimes students begin to [...]
Aug
2019
Principal’s Corner
Hello Discovery Parents and Families, Welcome back to another school year! I hope you have all had an opportunity for some good relaxing family time and are getting ready for a focused school year in 2019-20. Summer always seems to go by so fast, but I always feel ready to start a new school year. [...]