Marysville School District

Marysville School District 25
Location
4220 80th Street NE
Marysville, WA 98270

United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoEngage, Inspire, Prepare
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Zachary Robbins
Budget$139,000,000 (General fund 2014-15)[1]
Students and staff
Studentsapproximately 10,200
Teachers756
Staff639
Athletic conferenceWesco North Athletic Conference
Other information
Websitewww.msd25.org

Marysville School District No. 25 is a public school district in Marysville, Washington, United States. It serves the city of Marysville and members of the nearby Tulalip Tribes. In May 2013, the district had an enrollment of 11,426 students. In 2019, it had an 84% 4-year graduation rate, an increase of 7% from the previous year. In 2022-2023, the district had 756 classroom teachers.

Marysville School District operates one elementary school, Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary, on the Tulalip Reservation. The Tulalip Tribes collaborate with Marysville School District in providing an on-reservation high school, Heritage High School.[2]

Schools

Elementary schools

  • Allen Creek Elementary School
  • Cascade Elementary School
  • Grove Elementary School
  • Kellogg Marsh Elementary School
  • Liberty Elementary School
  • Marshall Elementary & MCEP (Co-Op)
  • Pinewood Elementary School
  • Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary School
  • Shoultes Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary

Middle schools

  • Cedarcrest Middle School
  • 10th Street Middle School (Marysville Tulalip Campus)
  • Marysville Middle School
  • Totem Middle School

High schools

Marysville Tulalip Campus

Formerly Marysville Secondary Campus, it is an 84,000-square-foot campus which houses three separate schools operated by the Marysville School District and the Tulalip Tribes. The structures were constructed in 2008 of newly built prefab modular units which look and feel like traditional construction. The high schools share a gym and commons center. The site is owned by the district within the Tulalip Reservation.[3]

Governance

The district is governed by a board of directors elected from geographical sub-districts.[4] Each of the five directors is elected for a term of two years.[5] The superintendent is Dr. Becky Berg.[6] In October 2017, Deborah Parker was selected to serve as its director of Equity, Diversity, and Indian Education[7][8] and continues to do so as of June 2018.[9]

A pair of levies were rejected by voters in 2022, leading to a financial crisis at the school district that required oversight from the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.[10] The state office placed the Marysville School District under "binding conditions" in August 2023, making it the largest school district in Washington to require special oversight.[11] In June 2024, Washington Superintendant of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal declared Marysville school district financially insolvent, declaring the convention of a Financial Oversight Committee.[12]

Marysville School District Initiatives

The district offered computer science education for all elementary students through elementary computer science specialists.[13] As part of a focus on technology, Marysville deployed Chromebooks to all students in grades 6–12, coupled with professional development for teachers in those grades on changing pedagogy.[14][15]

2014 school shooting

Main article: 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting

On October 24, 2014, at 10:39 a.m. PST, Marysville Pilchuck High School, located in Marysville, Washington outside Seattle, became the location of a school shooting. A gunman, identified as freshman student Jaylen Fryberg, shot several students before killing himself at the school. Four students, one of whom was a cousin of Fryberg's, were killed and a fifth, another of Fryberg's cousins, was seriously injured.[16][17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "2015 Budget". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Tulalip Tribes, history. Retrieved 2013-11-14
  3. ^ Christina Siderius, "Marysville schools defying the portable stereotype", Seattle Times, 2 April 2008
  4. ^ MSD District About Us Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-12-14
  5. ^ SD board policies webpage. Retrieved 2013-11-14
  6. ^ District staff webpage Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-11-14
  7. ^ Wicks, Emily (October 18, 2017). "MSD25 selects former Tulalip Tribes Board Member and Native American advocate to serve as Director of Equity, Diversity and Indian Education". Marysville School District. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Muhlstein, Julie (October 11, 2017). "KSER-FM celebrates this year's Voice of the Community Awards". The Everett Herald. ISSN 2332-0079. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Cornwell, Paige (June 11, 2018) [Updated; originally published June 10, 2018]. "They survived a school shooting as freshmen. Four years later, a diploma doesn't erase the pain". The Seattle Times. ISSN 0745-9696. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Gates, Sophia (May 22, 2024). "State: Marysville school plan 'does not comply,' must be fixed by Wednesday". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Gates, Sophia (May 24, 2024). "State OKs Marysville plan with schools, jobs on chopping block". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Gates, Sophia (June 18, 2024). "'Financially insolvent' Marysville schools to get unprecedented oversight". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  13. ^ AP Article on Code.org and Computer Science. Retrieved 2015-12-15
  14. ^ Marysville Globe Article on Chromebook 1:1. Retrieved 2015-12-15
  15. ^ District Chromebook 1:1 Website Archived 2015-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-12-15
  16. ^ "1 confirmed dead, several injured in shooting at Washington state high school". Fox News. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  17. ^ Duchon, Richie; Jaramillo, Sofia. "Washington High School Shooting Victim Gia Soriano Dies: Official". NBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  18. ^ "Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, Marysville-Pilchuck shooting victim dies". Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "Marysville shooting victim Andrew Fryberg, 15, dies". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.