In 2011, 番茄影视 Public Schools launched Project Free Education, an initiative whereby families are not asked to pay towards school supplies and some activities. This is a budget priority that attempts to close some of the gaps in state funding without聽asking too much financially聽of聽our families. Since we started this project, we have:
- Provided full-time kindergarten to all families until the state provided more funding.
- Eliminated the need for families to buy school supplies at elementary, middle and high school.
- Eliminated聽middle and high school course fees.
- Funded significant field trips such as Mountain School for fifth graders and sailing on the Snow Goose for sixth graders.
- Reinstated the elementary strings program, and provided violins for fifth graders and recorders for third through fifth graders.
- Provided enrichment stipends for after-school activities at all elementary schools with additional support for Title I schools for greater equity.
- Supplied high school scientific and graphing calculators, and world language Advanced Placement (AP) workbooks.
- Reduced high school college preparation testing fees, such as PSAT and Advanced Placement (AP) fees.
- Provide snacks for all students at Title I schools, Parkview, Northern Heights and Options (moving to universal breakfast at Title schools).
- Increased middle school arts budget and support for high school music programs.
- No participation fees for athletics at middle and high schools.
- Graduation robes provided on loan; caps and tassels provided to seniors to keep.
- Traffic Safety and Financial Education course (driver鈥檚 education) added to high school course offerings.
- Yearbooks provided at minimal charge for middle school and high school students.
Our schools provide the supplies students need for learning, as we do with books and other materials. Project Free Education currently covers the following:
Grades K-5
- School supplies covered
Grades 6-8
- School supplies covered
- Students will receive ASB cards for athletics/activities
- No participation fees for athletics
- Yearbooks provided for $5
Grades 9-12
- School supplies covered
- No course fees
- Reduced high school college preparation testing fees, such as PSAT and Advanced Placement (AP) fees
- Students will receive ASB cards for athletics/activities
- No participation fees for athletics
- Traffic Safety and Financial Education course (driver鈥檚 education) added to high school course offerings
- Graduation robes provided on loan; caps and tassels provided to seniors to keep
- Yearbooks provided for $10 (previously approx. $50)
Previous Supply Lists by School Year:
Grades K-5
鈥 School supplies covered
Grades 6-8
鈥 School supplies covered
鈥 Students will receive ASB cards for athletics/activities
鈥 No participation fees for athletics
Grades 9-12
鈥 School supplies covered
鈥 No course fees
鈥 Reduced high school college preparation testing fees, such as PSAT and Advanced Placement (AP) fees
鈥 Students will receive ASB cards for athletics/activities
鈥 No participation fees for athletics
鈥 Traffic Safety and Financial Education course (driver鈥檚 education) added to high school course offerings
鈥 Graduation robes provided on loan; caps and tassels provided to seniors to keep
Elementary School:
- School supplies provided
- Backpacks only
Middle School:
- School supplies provided
- Students may need ASB cards and will need聽clothes for physical education
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
- No athletic聽participation fees
High School:
- School supplies provided, as needed
- No course fees
- Reduced high school college preparation聽testing fees such as PSAT and Advanced聽Placement (AP) tests
- Traffic Safety and Financial Education course (driver鈥檚 education) added to high school course offerings
- Students will need ASB cards
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
- No athletic聽participation fees
- Graduation robes provided on loan; caps and tassels provided to seniors to keep
High School:
- School supplies provided, as needed
- No course fees
- Reduced high school college preparation聽testing fees such as PSAT and Advanced聽Placement (AP) tests
- NEW:聽Traffic Safety and Financial Education course (driver鈥檚 education) added to high school course offerings
- Students will need ASB cards
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
- No athletic聽participation fees
- NEW:聽Graduation robes provided on loan; caps and tassels provided to seniors to keep
Middle School:
- School supplies provided
- Students may need ASB cards and will need聽clothes for physical education
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
- No athletic聽participation fees
Elementary School:
- School supplies provided
- Backpacks only
High School:
- School supplies provided, as needed
- No course fees
- Reduced high school college preparation testing fees, such as PSAT and Advanced Placement (AP) fees
- Students will need ASB cards for activities/athletics
- No participation fees for athletics
- Backpacks are recommended, but not required
Middle School:
- School supplies provided
- Students will need ASB cards and will need聽clothes for physical education
- No participation fees for athletics
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
Elementary School:
- School supplies provided
- Backpacks only
In聽2016-17, we eliminated middle and high school pay-to-play athletics.
High School:
- School supplies provided, as needed
- No course fees
- No testing fees except Advanced聽Placement (AP) tests
- Students will need ASB cards
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
- No athletic pay-to-play fees
Middle School:
- School supplies provided
- Students may need ASB cards and will need聽clothes for physical education
- Backpacks are recommended聽but not required
- No athletic pay-to-play fees
Elementary School:
- School supplies provided
- Backpacks only
High School
- School supplies provided, as needed
Middle School
- Fully fund school supplies
Elementary School
- Fully fund school supplies
High School:
- Scientific and graphing calculators
- World Language AP Workbooks (Spanish/French)
- PSAT testing fees (Grades 10 and 11, Readistep for grade 9)
Middle School:
- Fully fund school supplies
- Snow Goose field trip for sixth graders
Elementary School:
- Fully fund school supplies
- Recorders for all third to fifth graders
- Enrichment program stipends at Title I schools
- Instrumental music program after school (funded by donations)
Strides made to eliminate school supplies at both elementary and middle school level. Course fees eliminated at high school level.聽Staff have worked hard to聽reduce expenses for families with great progress at聽middle and high schools.聽
High School:
- Course fees
- Reduced athletic fees
Middle School:
- Mostly聽fund school supplies
- Reduced athletic fees
Elementary School:
- Fully fund school supplies
- Mountain School at North Cascades for fifth graders
The district provides school supplies for elementary level. Schools purchase the supplies students need for learning, as we do with books and other materials. Middle school fees reduced and school supply lists are simplified. High school course fees are reduced. This is a strong step in reducing expenses for families.
High School:
- Reduced course fees
Middle School:
- Reduced and simplified supply lists
Elementary School:
- Mostly聽fund school supplies
Beginning in fall 2011, we asked our聽elementary families to bring three聽items for first day supplies. The聽district worked聽with principals to purchase other聽classroom supplies in bulk. Middle聽school supply lists have not been聽standardized yet. High schools have聽been taking initial steps to reduce聽and standardize course fees.
High School:
- No supplies provided
Middle School:
- No supplies provided
Elementary School:
- Families provide backpack, binder or notebook, pencil box or pouch