OUR VIEW | Leaving for the right reasons
Longevity should be a valued characteristic in the people who lead our schools, as it is often a sign of competence in the scrutinized role of a district superintendent. We need administrators who will...
View ArticleSouth Kitsap schools have familiar face at helm
Bev Cheney's welcome back to South Kitsap School District has been warm, she said.
View ArticleSK School District losing assistant superintendent
After more than a decade with the South Kitsap School District, Assistant Superintendent Greg Roberts will leave for a new job.
View ArticleSK plans levy vote, superintendent selection in February
Superintendent salary likely to increase, consultant says.
View ArticleSouth Kitsap student hit by car in critical condition
The 15-year-old girl was hit at Jackson Avenue near and SE Azalea Avenue in Port Orchard.
View ArticleState auditor finds $96,000 error in report from South Kitsap schools
State school officials are working to quantify the fiscal impact of Alternative Learning over-reporting statewide.
View ArticleSK taking different route in hiring superintendent this time
In 2008, the South Kitsap School Board took heat for tapping internal candidate Dave LaRose as the sole prospect to replace retiring Superintendent Bev Cheney.
View ArticleSK voters approve school levy
The district gives the $89.8 million levy strong support, with 56.57 percent voting for it.
View ArticleNew South Kitsap superintendent ready to build community
Michelle Reid, who begins in July, says she'll make a priority of building relationships in and out of schools.
View ArticleSouth Kitsap teachers balk at plan to layoff more than 2 dozen
Many complain about new superintendent's salary.
View ArticleSouth Kitsap School District could face up to 68 job reductions
Twenty-five of those will come via retirement or resignation, officials say.
View ArticleSKSD superintendent says cautious budgeting is warranted
SKSD superintendent says district's draconain budget plan, involving RIF of 68 positions, is justified by uncertainty in Olympia. Union head questions dire fiscal predictions.
View ArticleSouth Kitsap teachers union raises possibility of strike
Tension, simmering since the announcement in May of large-scale layoffs, boiled over Thursday night.
View ArticleSouth Kitsap not only local district in danger of missing July payroll
All local districts are likely to have cash flow problems if the Legislature doesn't have a budget by the end of June.
View ArticleSouth Kitsap's 'steady' director leaves after turbulent budget year
South Kitsap School District's new superintendent arrives amid fiscal turmoil, but Michelle Reid credits the leadership of outgoing Interim Superintendent Bev Cheney as she enters the challenge.
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