North Thurston Public Schools

The NTPS Small Works roster is a list of licensed contractors we can use for public works bid projects under a certain dollar amount. Want to be on our Small Works roster? Learn more about the application process! https://lnkd.in/gj-VfT4G

We are excited to get the 2024-25 school year underway! Our district theme for the year is Joy of Learning. Learning should be challenging, rigorous, and fun! Throughout the year, we will be sharing examples of the joyful learning happening in our schools every day. Let's start it off with the NTPS Future-Ready Kindergarten program, where students learn social and academic skills that prepare them for success in school!

Join our team! NTPS is hiring for a variety of roles: ✔ Coaches ✔ Communications ✔ Paraeducators ✔ Substitute teachers ✔ Transportation specialists And more! Visit our employment page to look at opportunities to join us as a valued employee. https://lnkd.in/gYuudzkn

Thank you to the North Thurston Education Foundation for donating $60,000 to support students in need throughout the 2024–25 school year! It takes the whole community to help ensure students have what they need to succeed. Pictured: NTPS Executive Director of Financial Services Heather Larson, NTEF Executive Director Deanna East, NTPS Director of Student Support Serenity Malloy.

We are grateful for our hard-working Information Technology (IT) team! The team has been working all summer to prepare technology for a smooth start to the school year. Just a few of their projects: 💻 Refreshed student library computers across all schools. 💻 New front office kiosks for volunteer check-in. 💻 New interactive flat panels in classrooms at five schools as part of an ongoing refesh cycle. 💻 Preparing Chromebooks for incoming students.

Thank you to the staff and community volunteers who helped assemble backpacks and school supplies for NTPS families in need! ✏️📙✂️ We are so grateful for this longstanding partnership with Little Red Schoolhouse, which allows students to start the school year with pride. Backpacks and supplies will be available at each of our schools later this month on a first come, first served basis.

This week, more than 200 NTPS educators learned about the foundational reading skills routines we’ll be rolling out to all kindergarten through 2nd-grade students this year! Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) is a daily 30-minute foundational reading skills routine that is overlaid onto the comprehensive reading curriculum. Several of our schools implemented it as part of a national reading study over the past three years, and we’re excited to bring it to all K-2 students this year. 📚

NTPS Director of Career and Technical Education Brad Hooper was just named the Outstanding Administrator of the Year by the Washington Association of Career and Technical Administrators. Brad does an outstanding job ensuring hands-on, engaging CTE opportunities for our students, many courses for dual high school and college credit! Congratulations, Brad!

The NTPS Small Works roster is a list of licensed contractors we can use for public works bid projects under a certain dollar amount. Want to be on our Small Works roster? Learn more about the application process! https://lnkd.in/gj-VfT4G

Get to know our new Superintendent Troy Oliver! Troy will hold community meetings this fall—watch for more information on our website.