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By Kirk Boxleitner
kbox/eitner@masoncounty com
North Mason School District Superintendent
Dana Rosenbach recently informed her students’
families, through a letter sent to welcome them back
to school for the 2028-24 year, that the district sees
the process of fostering certain values in its students
as similar to tending a garden.
Rosenbach recounted how district and building
administrators devoted one of their training and
leadership sessions to selecting “impact words” to de—
scribe ways of “building our garden and developing
our soil.” t
Those words —— including “empower,” “honesty,”
“partnership,” “supportive,” “intention,” “consisten-
cy,” “innovate,” “trust,” “growth,” “serve” and “cele-
brate” —-' were then printed on small signs and placed
in two planters, which now sit in the district office.
“We will revisit these impactful words during the
year to ensure they are rooting well in the North Ma-
son soil,” Rosenbach said,
On a more tangible level, Rosenbach noted dis-
trict staff spent their summer preparing to launch
new, technology tools intended to “enhance our ability
to remainconnected with all of you,” starting with a
revamped website that can be reached at northma—
sonschoolsorg.
The site includes an app that lets users “custom—
ize your North Mason experien'Ce,” in Rosenbach’s
words, all while the district communicates with its
families via ParentSquare and solicits families’ com—
ments via the Possip tool.
“We have so many ways to stay connected and
keep you up to date on all the great things happen-
ing in the district,” said Rosenbach, who urged those
with questions regarding these tools to contact the
district’s offices.
Rosenbach credited the district’s summer sessions
with yielding the “100% Student Success” initiative,
which she explained has used the insight of the dis—
trict and community to develop its “four pillars” of
educating, empowering, preparing and inspiring all
North Mason students. '
“In North Mason, we are continually looking at
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ways to improve, pivot and grow, to better our stu~
dents’ experience,” Rosenbach said. “Our strategic
planning process never stops.”
Rosenbach said students’ families and the com-
munity will have opportunities to contribute to in-
depth suweys, and the district will “highlight our
successes, map our milestones, and create a trans-
parent environment so everyone can participate in
the conversation.”
As part of the district’s “whole child, whole school,
whole community” mission statement, Rosenbach
stressed the bond among the schools, students, fami-
lies and the community as she listed the marks the
district intends for all its students to meet.
Students enter North Mason High School in Belfair on the first day of
school Aug. 30. Photo courtesy
The district is aiming for 100% of its students to
achieve 95% regular attendance at each building, but
it also plans for 100% of its third—graders to become
grade—level readers, 100% of its seventh-graders to
reach Smarter Balanced Assessment levels 3 or 4
in English language arts and math, and 100% of its
ninth-graders to achieve zero failures in their core
classes. V
Rosenbach said “100% student success” also
means a graduation rate of 100%, With at least 85%
of those on time, 100% of North Mason students par-
ticipating in extracurricular activities of some kind,
and 100% ofits high school g‘aduates completing ca-
reer and technical education pathways.
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