Dan Peters for Selah Schools

Dan Peters for Selah Schools For the Re-election of Dan Peters to the Selah School board. I am running for School Board At-Large Position 2 and I wanted to introduce myself.

I was born and raised in Selah and graduated from Selah High in 1987. After college, my wife and I moved back to Selah in 1996. We’ve lived in our house on Hillcrest for 20 years. We have two children in the Selah School District. Our daughter just finished her first year of college and our son in 11th grade at Selah High School. I’ve been involved in education from middle school through college l

evel as a teacher, a volunteer, a parapro, and a coach. In my current job at YVC, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching several generations of Selah Running Start students how to write a college essay, and, hopefully, how to love learning. Recently, I co-chaired the successful Selah bond and levy campaigns with my wife, Amy. We love our school district, our neighborhood, and our town. Ultimately, I want to give something back to the place I am from. I think the best way to do that is through the schools. Education

1987: Graduated Selah High
1991: Graduated Willamette University BA
1995: Graduated University of Montana MA
1997: Teacher Certification Heritage University
Work Experience in Education
1991-1995 Parapro Wilson Middle School
1998-2001 English Teacher West Valley High School
2001-Present English Instructor Yakima Valley College

Volunteering in Education

Board Member, Selah Education Foundation 2015-Present
Co-Chair, Successful Friends of Selah Bond Campaign 2018
Co-Chair Successful Friends of Selah Levy Campaigns in 2019, '21, and '23
Regional Coordinator and Judge, Poetry Out Loud
Poetry Workshop Leader, 2010-Present
Assistant Little League Coach

My Goal as a Board Member

Every student is a maker. This means a district-wide focus on:
· Experiential and Life-long Learning—in particular, hands-on field trips, internships, or job shadows.
· Problem-based/Project-based curriculum that emphasizes
o Creativity
o Complex Problem Solving
o Communication and Collaboration
· Technical Education—in particular work done with our hands.
· Data Analysis and Coding

12/04/2024

Selah High School medical sciences teacher, Heather Gamache, has probably been doing the Texas Two-Step. That's because Gamache is being honored at the Association for Career and Technical Education Vision Conference this week in San Antonio, Texas. Gamache is being recognized as the 2024 Health Science Education Outstanding New Teacher Award recipient. Recipients of the award have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique, and novel educational programs which serve to improve and promote CTE in schools in one of the health fields. Gamache is in her fifth year of teaching at Selah High School.

Congratulations Heather Gamache! We are proud of you!

11/28/2024

Join us as we learn about Rowley & Hawkins Fruit Farm and Pure Country Farms and how their locally sourced products are used in the Selah School District and...

05/17/2024
I first want to say my heart goes out to these educators in our neighboring district and especially to the families of t...
03/26/2024

I first want to say my heart goes out to these educators in our neighboring district and especially to the families of those who were "RIF"'d today. I was riffed in the YSD in the 90's and it turns your world upside down. I'm praying for those teachers and for those students impacted by the cuts.

Second, I want to reassure Selah residents that the Selah School District's budget is in good health and good hands. Our district has been on top of these budget issues. We do have a shortfall next year, but it's manageable. We have made cuts this year and next that are intended to have the least impact on students in the classroom, much of this through attrition and belt-tightening here and there. We have built up a healthy reserve for seasons such as this. Thankfully, and most importantly, our enrollment has fully recovered from the pandemic. This is due to Selah's trust in our schools. Our families should know that we have been careful stewards of that trust and that our bottom line is sound.

More than 100 Yakima School District staff members could lose their jobs in the wake of student enrollment declines and budget shortfalls.

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311 Hillcrest Drive
Selah, WA
98942

Telephone

+15095800671

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