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Bellevue, WA

Join PTSA and help make a great school better.

PTSA General Membership Meeting 1/27/2010

Thanks to everybody who joined us for a very good PTSA general membership meeting.

·       Nominating Committee: International School parents Jacqui Becker, Vanessa Harder and Elizabeth Badart were voted in as the Nominating Committee. They will now recruit PTSA officers for next year. http://www.is-ptsa.org/

·       Principal’s Report: State of the School Update – Dr. Peter Bang-Knudsen gave a very good report on the school’s many accolades and achievements in academics, sports and extracurricular activities. He also noted the areas where the school continues to try to improve, gave an overview of some new teaching & learning approaches, and other ongoing topics. Dr. Bang-Knudsen plans to post the PowerPoint slides that accompanied his presentation at http://curriculum.bsd405.org/sites/schools/InternationalSchool/default.aspx

·       High School Retreat Report – Kent Webb, IS Faculty described the activities of the school’s annual High School Retreat and solicited parents to support the retreat by attending as chaperones.

·       Treasurer & Fundraising Report and Auction Update – PTSA Co-Treasurer Michele Moore presented the current treasurer’s report and described the activities that are going on in preparation for the fundraising auction in March.

·       School Levy Election – John Stokes of Bellevue Quality Schools gave a brief presentation about the upcoming Schools Levy ballot. http://www.bellevuequalityschools.com/

·       “Experience Food Project” – Ann Lanning, School Programs and Outreach Manager for the Experience Food Project talked about how her group is working with the school district and individual schools to upgrade the quality of cafeteria food and provide nutrition education. She is looking for International School parents or students who can be a liaison between our school and district-wide food-related activities. http://www.experiencefoodproject.org/

International School ranked #10 Top School in the Nation by US News magazine. The International School is once again ranked among the academically super-elite schools in the nation, with a #10 placement in this year’s US News and World Report ratings (moving up from #14 last year). Among other measurements, IS received a 100 score on the magazine’s assessment of students’ college readiness. The International School has been ranked in the top group by the magazine for several years now. Two other Bellevue high schools made the Top 100, Newport at #73 and Bellevue High at #78. The #1 school in the country was Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Alexandria, Va. Congratulations to students, faculty, administration, parents and supporters of a great school. Read the story and see the rankings at: http://www.usnews.com/

International School fundraising auction is set for March, 2010. Get involved now: click Auction button at left, http://www.is-ptsa.org/auction2010.cfm

International School Reflections 2009-10 Winners. Click Slide Show button at left, then click link for Reflections 2009-10.

IS High # 1 in State
Governor's Health Bowl School Challenge. Kudos to the IS PE Department and IS High School Runners! Logging 159,508 miles, International School High School ranked number 1 in the state for all schools in the 2009 Governor's Health Bowl School Challenge! The Governor's Health Bowl is an annual competition that offers a fun opportunity for individual Champions, Participating Organizations and Schools involved in the Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign to build challenges around fitness and knowledge about our state's health! More information is available online.

Volunteer: Your School Needs You. A grassroots organization like the IS PTSA cannot succeed without a lot of people rolling up their sleeves and getting involved. There are lots of ways you can help, both large and small. Contact PTSA President Elect Maral Kirschenmann to find out the opportunities that are available.

2009-10 ISPTSA Officers

Bart Becker, President

Maral Kirschenmann, President Elect

Mitch Kruse, Vice President

Archana Gadkari, Vice President

Kendall Main, Treasurer

Michele Moore, Treasurer

Alison Uppendahl, Secretary

Kent Webb, Staff Representative

International School ranked #11 in the United States in Newsweek magazine rankings for 2009.

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International School PTSA
Bellevue, WA
International School PTSA
445 - 128th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA 98005