Abbarno tours Tenino, Rochester schools, meets with school officials
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Abbarno tours Tenino, Rochester schools, meets with school officials
Continuing his tour of schools in the 20th Legislative District, Rep. Peter Abbarno visited the Tenino and Rochester school districts on Monday, Nov. 1, where he met with education administrators and teachers. In October, Abbarno visited schools in the Morton and White Pass (Randle) school districts.
The tours were facilitated by the Washington Association of Maintenance and Operation Administrators (WAMOA), an organization of professionals engaged in management of maintenance and operations of educational facilities in Washington state.
Abbarno toured Tenino High School (grades 9-12), an older yet functioning school building which displayed signs reading “Tenino Strong.” He also visited Parkside Elementary School (grades K-2) in Tenino and toured several classrooms.
Later, the group toured Rochester High School, a building that is scheduled for eventual renovation. Abbarno visited classes that included comprehensive academic and vocational programs, including a ceramics class and a metal/welding class.
Abbarno also visited the Rochester Primary School (grades K-2), which opened in 2002.
“Providing students with a quality education and creating a learning environment for our students to excel is a priority of mine. We need to address the growing funding disparity between property-poor and property-rich districts that leave our students across Washington, especially in rural communities, with inequitable educational opportunities,” said Abbarno, R-Centralia. “These tours were a great opportunity to meet with students, parents, educators, staff, administrators, and school board members to discuss solutions for our facilities, programs, and curriculum.”
TENINO HIGH SCHOOL
From left, Brock Williams, principal, Parkside Elementary School; Kasey Schiewe, Tenino School District board president; Phil Partington, Southwest regional coordinator, OSPI school facilities and organization; Lisa Perreira, principal; Glenn Fleming, director, facilities, and WAMOA representative; Rep. Peter Abbarno; Clint Endicott, superintendent; Brenda Padgett, director, finance; and Mitch Denning, WAMOA consultant.
PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
From left, Clint Endicott, superintendent; Phil Partington, Southwest regional coordinator, OSPI school facilities and organization; Mitch Denning, WAMOA consultant; Brock Williams, principal; Rep. Peter Abbarno; Glenn Fleming, director, facilities, and WAMOA representative; Lisa Perreira, principal, Tenino High School; Kasey Schiewe, Tenino School District board president; and Brenda Padgett, director, finance.
ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
From left, Phil Partington, Southwest regional coordinator, OSPI school facilities and organization; Jill Pratt, business manager, Kim Fry, superintendent; Rep. Peter Abbarno; Kevin Wilson, assistant principal; Mitch Denning, WAMOA consultant; Ed Dowell, director, maintenance and custodial, and WAMOA representative; and Grant Rodeheaver, Rochester School Board president.
ROCHESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
From left, Mitch Denning, WAMOA consultant; Ed Dowell, director, maintenance and custodial, and WAMOA representative; Phil Partington, Southwest regional coordinator, OSPI school facilities and organization; Jill Pratt, business manager; Grant Rodeheaver, Rochester School Board president; Rep. Peter Abbarno; Kim Fry, superintendent; and Amy Nelson Roney, principal.
