Dan Peters for Selah Schools

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...

06/17/2024

06/12/2024

The Selah School District will have an additional opportunity to view the instructional materials that were suggested during the Since Time Immemorial (STI) materials review on Friday, June 14th from 8:00am-12:00pm at the district office. State law (RCW 28A.320.170) requires "...when a school district board of directors reviews or adopts its social studies curriculum, it shall incorporate curricula about the history, culture and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes, so that students learn about the unique heritage and experiences of their closest neighbors." In addition, each district shall collaborate with neighboring tribes, which for Selah School District is the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. In November of this school year, a committee of teachers from each grade level convened at a gathering with the Yakama Nation, ESD and other districts within our region to learn more about STI. In addition, the team met monthly to review our current offerings and determine what and where STI would most benefit our students.

If you reviewed the materials during the May 7th viewing, this is a repeat showing of materials. Any questions, please reach out to Alicia Jacob at [email protected]

05/17/2024

05/02/2024

Since Time Immemorial Curriculum Review:

The Selah School District is excited to share with our staff, families and community members an opportunity to view the instructional materials that were suggested during the Since Time Immemorial curriculum review. Since 2015, state law (RCW 28A.320.170) requires each district "...shall incorporate curricula about the history, culture and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes, so that students learn about the unique heritage and experiences of their closest neighbors." In addition, each district shall collaborate with neighboring tribes, which for Selah School District is the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

A committee of staff from all sites attended opportunities to learn more about STI and the Yakama Nation to recommend resources to complement or enhance our current instructional offerings for the 2024-25 school year. Depending upon the grade level, resources may be lessons, instructional units, books, videos, field trips or classroom guests.

Viewing will be available on Tuesday, May 7th from 7am to 5:30pm in the PD Room at the District Office. If you have any questions, please reach out to Alicia Jacob.

04/18/2024

Please Join Us for Our Next Community Collaboration, Wednesday, April 24:

Please plan on attending the Wednesday, April 24, Community Collaboration from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the District Board Room and hear from the voices of our senior students. Join us as a panel of soon-to-be Selah graduates provides meaningful discussions about their school years and experiences. Learn about these experiences from the students’ lens and how these have impacted their lives and learning.

Please see the accompanying image for more information.

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.

03/19/2024