Attention SHS SENIORS! The deadline to apply for the Sultan Education Foundation (SEF) scholarship is coming up very quickly and they will not be extending the deadline. It’s all online now - seniors, check your school email! You can learn more at the SHS counseling office. SEF also supports scholarships for people doing other types of continuing education so doesn’t have to be just college. ☺
REMINDER: The Sultan School District Board of Directors will gather today, March 6th, 2025, at Sultan Middle School for a dinner with the final Superintendent candidate at 5 pm in the front conference room. The public forum will be from 6:15-7 pm in the commons, then they will move to the library for an executive session to interview the final candidate for 1 hour, then after the executive session, at 8:30 pm, they will go into public session to do a vote by roll call on the selection of the new Superintendent. It will be broadcast on the Sultan School District YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@sultanschooldistrict5727
Thank you for everyone's participation and feedback! Sultan School District
The Sultan School District Board of Directors will convene March 4th, 5th, and 6th 2025, at 5 pm for a dinner at Sultan Middle School with the Superintendent candidates each day, respectively. No business will be discussed during this gathering. They will go into Executive Session after the public forum at 7:15-8:45pm in the SMS library for a 1-hour interview with the finalist, then 30-minute discussion afterwards. Thursday, the 6th, after the executive session, around 8:30 pm, they will enter into a public session to vote on the final candidate. If you have any questions. Please call 360-793-9800. Thank you, Sultan School District.
Check out the news article that just posted entitled, "Announcement of 3 Finalists for Superintendent," here: https://www.sultanschools.org/article/2063976
Check out the latest newsletter from the Superintendent here: https://www.sultanschools.org/article/2060597
The Sultan School District Board of Directors will convene February 28th, 2025, at 5 pm via Zoom for a closed special meeting to discuss the new Superintendent contract and the schedule of interviews for Saturday, March 1st, where they will meet again to hold preliminary interviews for the Superintendent position in an executive session from 8:30 am -3:30 pm. They will remain in executive session to deliberate until 5 pm and possibly reach consensus on the finalists. It is anticipated that the 3 final candidates will be announced on Monday, March 3rd, 2025.
Check out the most recent update on the search for the next Sultan School District Superintendent here: https://www.sultanschools.org/article/2053414
*NEW* Superintendent-Student Advisory Committee! PURPOSE:" .. gain student voice and perspective to help guide policy and learning decisions made by the school board and administration. " MEETINGS: Meetings for 2024-2025 will be held in the board room at the Transportation Cooperative Administration Building from 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on March 31, 2025, April 28, 2025, and June 2, 2025...MEMBERSHIP: Membership in the SSAC is appointed and is comprised of the following: 1) Student representatives from each Sultan School District school, grades 6-12, 2) Four representatives from each grade 9-12, 3) Two representatives from each grade 6-8, 4) Student Representatives to the Board, and 5) The Superintendent.
SHARING: The DSHS Mobile Office is coming Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 10 am-2 pm at Gold Bar Family Grocer located at 1111 Croft Ave., Gold Bar, WA 98251! Find more info here: https://www.washingtonconnection.org/home/
HAPPY CTE MONTH! Sultan High School is adding a heavy equipment simulator to the Sultan High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) program! Teacher Mathew Widaman was awarded a grant of $37,000 to pay for this exciting new educational and skill-building tool. Learn more about it here: https://www.simlog.com/product/backhoe-loader-personal-simulator/
The Sultan School District Board of Directors will be convening for a closed Executive Session on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025, at 4:30 pm in the Sky Valley Transportation Cooperative Facility. The purpose will be the evaluation of candidate qualifications amongst the 24 applicants that submitted for the Superintendent position! If you have any questions, please call 360-793-9800. Thank you.
The Annual Sultan Education Foundation Fire vs Police Battle of the Badges Charity Softball game will take place on Sunday, May 18th at SHS at Noon.
All money raised through sponsorships, player fees, shirt sales (pre-order), and from the concession stand goes into a scholarship fund that is awarded each spring to graduating Turks seeking a career with Fire, Police, or EMT services.
If you would like to support this event:
• $50 Become a sponsor. Family/Individual Sponsors are listed on the back of game shirts. Each sponsor also receives a game shirt (red or blue depending on who you are cheering for).
• $20 Order a (red or blue) shirt. There will be a very limited number of shirts available for sale at the game. To order a shirt, there are order forms in the staff room, or you can shoot me an email, including the shirt color (red or blue) and size.
Payment – cash or checks (made out to the Sultan Education Foundation) can be dropped off at the Visitor Information Center in Sultan or given to Elizabeth Emmons.
The Sultan Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded in 1993 to provide scholarships and grants for college and trade-school. They started with one $500.00 scholarship. Today they award $30,000 to $40,000 to Sultan Students each year.
Learn more at: https://www.sultanedfoundation.org
Thank you,
Elizabeth Emmons
Student Support Advocate
Sultan Middle School
Office: 360.793.9850 ext. 1546
All schools are open today, Thursday, 2/13/25. We are aware there is a power outage on Sultan Basin Road, but all schools have power, and we will operate on a normal schedule. Thank you. Questions? Call 360-793-9800
IT'S BACK! Trade Up Apprenticeship Day is back and will happen on March 5th, 2025. This is a day for JUNIORS & SENIORS to experience a hands-on look at local companies and what they offer post-graduation. Interested? Contact karissa.kelley@sultan.k12.wa.us or visit the SHS Counseling Center!
Dear Parents,
We have hired facilitators for the READY! for Kindergarten program! They will attend training on February 19th, 2025. The kits you will get to take home for your students age birth-5 will be organized by age, then the dates of the first sessions will be announced! Stay tuned for more, very soon. Thank you, Sultan School District
The FUTURE CHEF Competition is on 3/7/25! The recipe submission has been extended to 2/21/25! Send in your 4th or 5th grade student's favorite main dish here: https://futurechefschallenge.com/
The Sultan School District Board of Directors will be convening for a board retreat on Monday, February 10th, 2025, at 4 pm. The topic of discussion is the new superintendent's contract which will be open to the public. The position for the SSD superintendent closes on February 14th. The normally scheduled study session will still take place at 6 pm. Thank you!
Snow information for 2/6/25: All schools are closed. No out of district transportation.
Snow information for tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 6th, 2025:
AM buses on snow routes. 2 hour late start district-wide. No AM preschool. No out of district transportation. We will provide an update with another message by 7:00 am on Thursday morning. Thank you.
Snow information UPDATE for 2/5/25: All schools closed today.
