School consolidations on table in wake of Marysville SD financial woes

MARYSVILLE—On Behalf of the Board, Acting President for the Marysville School District, Connor Krebbs in a press release, is urging “families, staff, and community members to come together to support students” in wake of Washington State Auditor’s recent audit report, finding the district’s budget crisis to be “extremely urgent.” “For far too long, Washington State has overburdened school […]

Marysville School District crisis ‘extremely urgent,’ audit finds, investigation underway

MARYSVILLE—The Marysville School District took another hit this week after the Washington State Auditor released its recent audit report, finding the district’s budget crisis to be “extremely urgent.” “I must stress that it is a rare and alarming audit result,” wrote State Auditor Pat McCarthy. The report, released August 5, found that the district “could […]

Marysville City Council expected to renew SRO program with school district

MARYSVILLE, Wash., July 3, 3023—Marysville City council at its Business Meeting on 7 p.m., Monday, July 3, will be voting to renew its School Resource Officer (SRO) program with the Marysville School District for the 2023-2024 school year at a cost of $214,533, entering into an agreement for jail medical services, and pass several ordinances […]

Marysville announces summer internship opportunities for high school grads

MARYSVILLE, Wash., June 1, 2023—Interested in exploring a career in local government? The City of Marysville is offering six-week paid internships to gain hands-on experience. Four positions are available with options working in Communications, Community Development, Engineering, Human Resources and Information Services. The program runs July 10-Aug. 18. Applicants must be high school graduates at […]

Marysville schools levy lead widens in second day of returns

MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 15, 2023—Results from the February special election are making it look like third time’s a charm for the Marysville schools replacement levy. With second day ballot returns of 11,977 votes counted at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, 54.83%, or 6,567 voting “yes” for the levy against 44.17% or 5,410 no votes (45.17%). […]

Third time is a charm! Marysville School levy passing

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., February 14, 2023—After two unsuccessful attempts for the Marysville School District, it appears from initial results that voters agreed to approve an approximately $107 million replacement levy. Last year’s similar levies in Marysville garnered 40.7% approval in February and 45.8% approval in April. Tuesday’s 53% approval is a huge win for newly […]

Marysville School District replacement levy on the Feb. 14 ballot

MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 8, 2023—Voters in the Marysville School District are being urged to vote by February 14 on a replacement levy that represents one of its most significant school funding measures since the 1970s. The levy failed twice in 2022, causing budget cuts across two school year cycles. A third “no” vote would leave […]

Kristen Michal sworn-in as Marysville School District Board of Director

MARYSVILLE, Wash., January 29, 2023—At a special school board meeting on Thursday, January 26, Marysville Superintendent Dr. Zac Robbins administered the Oath of Office to the newest member to join the Board of Directors, Kristen Michal. Michal was appointed to serve as the District Director for Area 5 — the southern area of the school […]

County seeking individuals to write local ballot measure statements

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 17, 2022—The Snohomish County Auditor’s Office is seeking individuals to write statements for or against local ballot measures for the February 14, 2023, Special Election local voters’ pamphlet. Pamphlets will be mailed as an insert with the ballot. Committees are comprised of up to three individuals, one of whom is designated […]

Snohomish County Schools: How the pandemic affected student achievement

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, July 25, 2022 – The first round of test scores since the pandemic is in for Snohomish County schools. Almost entirely across the board, fewer students met standards for English, Math, and Science, indicating how the last two years have affected public education. However, this decrease in the number of students that met […]