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 Welcome to the Tenino School District Web site. We are located in Tenino, Washington, approximately 14 miles south of Olympia. We are a district serving over 1,300 students in the Kindergarten through 12th grades. Our Web site is full of information you may need to know about our District. Whether you are looking for information about registration at one of our schools, needing the District calendar in order to plan a family vacation, or seeking employment with us, we know you’ll find what you are looking for. If you have additional questions, we hope you’ll contact us. We’d love to meet with you and help in any way possible.
 Welcome to 2010! The students and staff of the Tenino School District are looking forward to a prosperous new year. We continue to strive to align our curriculum with the state standards and use appropriate assessment tools to track student growth. We are excited about the changes that are taking place within the Tenino School District. Starting second semester, we will be offering “on-line” course work through the Tenino Virtual Learning. We encourage students who are currently using other on-line schooling options to consider Tenino Virtual Learning. It gives you the local connection a student needs to ensure success in on-line course work. Jennifer Ryun at the district office can help you register for these courses, in conjunction with Mrs. Benek at the high school. Please take a look at the Tenino Virtual Academy. Students can take Virtual classes in place of regular classes for no fee and credit recovery classes. Classes beyond the normal 6 period day require tuition. Students are most successful with on-line learning when it is in concert with regular classroom attendance. However, a student may take up to 6 classes when necessary. Each on-line class will require approximately 5 hours per week of work. The Tenino School District is conservative in its spending, and we have built up a fund balance of almost 10.5%. It is important that the district spend our funds carefully and plan for the future. Our expenses are near $1,000,000.00 monthly. We will be watching the legislative session carefully to prepare for budget cuts if necessary. Winter Sports are in full swing and both the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams are seeing strong improvements over previous years. We are currently in the process of searching for a new head football coach, and many strong applicants have applied. I have conducted informational meetings with both the parents group and the coaches in order to find ways to improve the sports programs of the Tenino School District along with increasing school spirit and community pride. I am scheduled to survey the students next; once that is complete, all that data will be cross referenced, and I will be inviting individuals to help brainstorm ideas based on the data collected. We encourage you to get involved in your schools and the PTA. Tenino is a great place with terrific schools. Happy 2010!
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