New Horizon School will host its public open house 7-8:30 p.m., Feb. 24.
The private school, whose mission is to provide a successful learning environment for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.
The evening will feature performances by the dance team along with presentations by faculty and service providers. Students will lead the tours and refreshments will be provided.
They’re located at 1111 S. Carr Road, Renton, new-horizon-school.org.

The most unusual aspect as last night’s Renton Technical College Board of Trustee meeting was it was business as usual.
It was interim president Steve Hanson’s first meeting with the board since his hiring this September, and I was led to the believe there would be some discussion of expectations and goals for the year.
Though there was a detailed report on the school’s strategic plan for instruction, goal setting was not a topic of conversation for Hanson and the trustees.
Nothing was voted upon in the meeting, and Rich Zwicker did not attend.
The meeting highlights include a notice that the board will select a search firm for the new president in the next few weeks.
The board is also putting together a climate survey for November to get an idea about how faculty and staff are feeling about school administration. The last survey was taken 4 years ago.
The college also received seven defibrillators, which will be distributed around campus.

My hope with this blog is to offer daily updates on the Renton School District and the Renton Technical College, and to keep the community aware of the projects I’m working on.

When I hear of meetings, I hope to post about them alongside an agenda.  Also watch for meeting wrap-ups, where I’ll highlight what happened at some major meetings.

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