Administrator	Voicemail	Position	Email
Coogan, Nancy	4632	Principal	cooganne@mukilteo.wednet.edu
Pewitt, Matt	5690	Assistant Principal	pewittml@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Principal’s Message

As leader of the helm at Olympic View, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support. I always comment to those in my own neighborhood how fortunate I am to work in this great community and to be a part of your child’s educational needs.
In addition to your support, there have been some second order changes that have occurred at Olympic View with our staff that I am eager to share:

Teachers understand that the grade level expectations are our curriculum. As a district we have identified power standards which are learning targets that are taught at each grade level. These power standards are correlated with our state’s grade level expectations.
We recognize that teaching is no longer an isolated profession.
Teachers with the same content have common plan time. This allows for increased collaboration amongst staff and allows teachers time to look at assessments and make decisions based on data.
We have programs built into the school day to assist students with their academic success. These programs include a literacy block class, our Lunch Bunch program, and our After School pirate success program.
We have monthly assessment buffets in lieu of a staff meeting. At these buffets a variety of teachers present assessments that they have used with students, with corresponding rubrics so students can identify what criteria they need to meet or exceed standard. At times, students present to teachers. This is exciting because students can articulate what they need as learners to improve upon their personal performance.
We have embraced professional learning communities and recognize the importance of taking risks in order to grow professionally. Four questions drive our work:
- What is it we want students to learn?
- How will we know when they’ve learned it?
- How will we respond when they don’t?
- What if they already know it?

Many teachers have piloted standards based reporting this year. This is exciting as this shows students and parents where they are at with each standard they are being assessed in.

The teachers at Olympic View are committed to teaching as a profession. They open their doors willingly to others recognizing that we learn from each other. This year our school was chosen as a coaching school where other middle schools visit as our teachers are openly coached as part of their professional development.

Many of our staff have attended the Assessment Training Institute in Portland, Oregon. This professional development has helped to change the culture of our building as teachers recognize the importance of formative assessment practices and the importance of providing students with timely, descriptive feedback. Formative assessments are assessments used for student learning. These are the ongoing assessments that inform the students where they are at on their journey to meeting a specific standard.
We have developed a school wide Pyramid of Interventions so students have every opportunity to meet a specific learning target. If students struggle, we provide them with additional time and support to assist with their learning. Students are given multiple opportunities on their journey to meeting a specific learning target.

I am extremely proud of the work the staff of Olympic View is doing. They recognize the importance of having the time to work together and collaborate as teams of professionals. They look at data and make instructional decisions based on that data. They understand the importance of high quality assessments. They refine, adjust, change as they see necessary to improve instruction in the classrooms. They genuinely care about the well being of all students and the importance of getting each and every student to standard. They know that all students do not achieve at the same rate. As a result, students are provided multiple opportunities for their academic success.

The Olympic View staff rows as one…