Pullman Community Update
City of Pullman Pullman Chamber of Commerce Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman School District Washington State University Vol. 22 No. 3 • September 2017
Pullman School District
Construction/ Facilities Update Joe Thornton, Director of Operations Pullman High School: The last few finishing touches of the modernization project are being completed at Pullman High School. These include landscaping and a few last items that have popped up over the course of the project. The last piece of landscaping work to be done is the restoration of the practice field that is east of the school and north of the tennis courts. That field will be available for community use in the spring of 2018. After three years, the project is almost to 100% completion. The project broke ground in the summer of 2014. The last of the new classrooms were occupied in January 2017. This project basically involved building a new 200,000-square foot building right on top of the location of the old 150,000-square foot building, all the while keeping the school open and operational. One of our goals was to avoid use of any portable classrooms, and we achieved that goal. The new building includes a second gym, a new 450-seat theater, new shop spaces and 50 new classrooms. The heating system has gone from requiring seven boilers to heat 150,000 square feet, to only four boilers needed to heat 200,000 square feet. The four boilers now in use in the new building were repurposed from the old building. Two large parts of the old building were saved, built around and upgraded with new mechanical systems. These two portions were the old gym and the metal shop building. The building project was completed on time and within budget. The building will provide wonderful teaching and learning spaces for the next 40+ years for the students in Pullman. We thank the community for your support of this project. Also, we thank NAC Architects, Garco Construction and CSG (Construction Services Group) for being a fantastic design and build team. Kamiak Elementary School: Ground has been broken for the new Kamiak Elementary School. Work has been completed to level the building site. The general contractor, Walker Construction, will be mobilizing and on site within the next few weeks to begin construction. The new school is located at the west end of Terre View Drive on a 13-acre parcel of land bought by the school district in the fall of 2015. The 72,000-square foot school will be a two-story building with 28 classrooms and support spaces. Our plan to build this new school is a proactive response to the growing population in Pullman and the need for additional classroom space. The building will be completed in the winter of 2018-19. The district is very pleased that the construction cost of the building submitted by the general contractor came in under the estimated construction cost. Thanks again to the Pullman community for the support of this project. Transportation Center: The Pullman School District is in the process of purchasing a piece of property on the north end of town. The vision for this property is that it will be the new home for the Pullman Schools transportation center. The current bus facility, in use since 1956 and on only one acre of land, is no longer large enough to meet the needs of the school district’s current fleet of buses. The district identified the need for a new bus facility several years ago.
We would like to recognize the following employees for their many years of service: 10 years of service
• Karin Akmal • Cameron Grow • Paula Bates • Shannon Focht • Kym Dye • Diana Gardner • Jessica Haugen • Michelle Hyatt • Alyson Koerner • Dan Peterson • Samantha Schertenleib • Clareen Franke • John Naranjo • Janie Salvadalena • Greg Waller
20 years of service • Pam Brantner • Calvin Creger • Debbie Nakata • Lance Lincoln
25 Years of service • Rob McPherson • Doug Winchell
Thank you to all of our wonderful and dedicated employees!
Required Annual Notifications Dear Parent/Guardian, Pullman Public Schools is required to provide the following notifications to parents each school year. They can be read in their entirety on the district webpage (http://www.pullmanschools.org) or you can call the school district office (509.332.3581) to request that a packet of all notifications be mailed to you. Notifications: • 2016 Annual Summary of Pesticide Use • Admission Requirements • ASB Financial Reports • Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Inspection Report • Assessment Plan for 2017-2018 • Child Find • Education of Students with Disabilities Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Excused and Unexcused Attendance Policy • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) • FERPA Directory Notification • Home Language Survey • Homeless Students – Information for Parents, Guardians and Caregivers • Immunizations Required for School Attendance • Maintenance of Grounds and Integrated Pest Management (Pesticides applied on a regular basis) • Media opt-out information • Nondiscrimination Policy • Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying policy • Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) • Right to Request Teacher Qualifications • Sexual Harassment Policy • Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy • Title I – Parental Involvement Policy • Tobacco Free Environment – Policy Related to Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products and Delivery Devices If you have any questions regarding any of these notifications, please contact your student’s school office, or the district office at 509.332.3581.
Board of Directors President Jim Evermann, Director, District 3 jfe@psd267.org
In This Issue… Pullman School District..........................1-3 Gladish Community & Cultural Center...... 5 City of Pullman.......................................6-7 Child Care Aware of Eastern Washington....9 Pullman Chamber of Commerce.............10-11 Kiwanis of Pullman................................12 Community Calendar.............................14-15
Karl Johanson, Director, District 4 Karlj2@psd267.org
YMCA of the Palouse..............................16
Dean Kinzer, Director, District 5 dkinzer@psd267.org
Washington State University..................19
Allison Munch-Rotolo, Director, District 2 Amunch-rotolo@psd267.org
Community Action Center......................17 Spokane Falls Community Colleges........18 Pullman Regional Hospital.....................21-22 League of Women Voters........................23 Rural Resources......................................24 Whitman County Humane Society.........25 Palouse Discovery Science Center...........26
Susan Weed, Director, District 1 Sweed@psd267.org ccooperpullman@gmail.com