Press Release, Jodi Runyon, Marysville School District Superintendent’s Office
For the second year in a row, Tulalip Tribes has made a significant gift to Marysville School District. This gift represents the continued partnership between Tulalip Tribes and Marysville School District. “Education is an important part of our future – the future of our students and the future of our community,” said Mel Sheldon, Chairman of Tulalip Tribes.
The previous gift from Tulalip Tribes paid for a district-wide middle school science adoption, district test reporting and provided additional support for Tulalip students. “That gift helped us keep the focus on instruction in spite of difficult budget cuts,” said Larry Nyland, Marysville Superintendent.
This gift provides extra support for district test reporting and for students at Quil Ceda and Tulalip Elementary, Totem Middle School and Heritage High School. The gift will also provide for smaller class sizes, staff training, and instructional support at those four schools.
Quil Ceda and Tulalip Elementary received national recognition this summer for their teamwork in improving student learning. They received second place recognition by Learning Forward at the national conference attended by 15,000 educators. The work being done at Quil Ceda and Tulalip resulted in the training of 33 additional teachers to help spread the work district-wide.
“Our partnership with Tulalip is helping us address the needs of Tulalip students. As a result, we are learning new strategies that will benefit students district-wide,” said Larry Nyland, school superintendent.
“We value the work that we are doing together and believe that this gift will help us continue good work for our young people,” said Mel Sheldon, Chairman of Tulalip Tribes.