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Redmond, Wash. - Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is honored to have been selected as one of 25 award-winning school districts for the State Superintendent’s Award for Educational Excellence in Student Achievement.
The State Superintendent’s Award for Educational Excellence recognizes the 25 top-performing school districts in educational achievement in the previous school year and the 25 top-performing school districts in progress over the last three school years.
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Choose LWSD! Lake Washington School District’s free all‑day kindergarten program provides a nurturing, engaging environment where young learners build strong academic and social foundations.
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Highest certification an educator can achieve
Redmond, Wash. – Twenty Lake Washington School District educators achieved or maintained their National Board Certification®, as announced by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Nine educators were certified for the first time and 11 educators maintained their certification this year.
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Five elementary students from LWSD schools participated in the Future Chefs Culinary Competition on February 29. The students were picked from nearly 200 submissions.
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Four teams battled it out for literary supremacy in the Amazing Reading Challenge championship on March 30 at the LWSD Resource Center. What started out with students from 22 different LWSD schools came down to teams from Bell, Smith, Rosa Parks and Rush elementary schools.