Island Park News

There were 3 items on the agenda for this meeting. 

Spring is a season of both celebration and preparation — a time to honor the accomplishments of the current school year while carefully planning for the next

Nine Mercer Island Destination Imagination teams recently participated in the Global Finals tournament in Kansas City, Missouri and performed extremely well.

The 95 Percent Group, started in 2005 with a vision to help schools and districts provide every child with the literacy instruction they deserve, recently highlighted the tools used by MISD, and the educators that implemented the tools, in our Access For All pilot reading program.

Mercer Island School District Superintendent Dr. Fred Rundle recognized the District’s Employees of the Year, Retiring Staff, teachers earning National Board certification, and MISD staff with a years of service milestone in a ceremony Wednesday at Northwood Elementary.

Nationally, reading scores for elementary schoolers are decreasing. In Washington state, only half of students are reading at grade level. Mercer Island School District (MISD) is working to keep all of its students ahead of the curve. 

There were 5 items on the agenda for this meeting. 

Four items were on the agenda for this meeting. 

As we enter the final stretch of the school year, I want to take a moment to reflect, acknowledge, and celebrate.

The last student school day in the Mercer Island School District for the 2024-25 academic year will be Friday, June 20.