Child Nutrition
While all of our elementary schools qualified for universal free meals last year, this year there is one school excluded from eligibility: East Olympia Elementary. What schoolwide free/reduced lunch percentage qualifies a school under the state's free meals program?
30% free/reduced lunch rate
True or False? Organizations using Tumwater School District facilities may engage in certain types of political or partisan activity while using our tax-payer funded facilities.
True. Certain political activity is allowed under state law and district policy. The Lets Go Washington event last year at MTS was an example.
The district contracts with two vendors to provide third party transportation to out-of-district special education and McKinney-Vento students. Name the two vendors.
Hop-Skip-Drive & Ever-Driven
When comparing the 2024-25 budget to this year's 26-27 proposed budget, by how much has total staffing reduced? a) 92.3 FTE, b) 57.8 FTE, c) 21.2 FTE, or d) 11.9 FTE
57.8 FTE (or 7.84%)
(737.64 FTE budgeted positions in 24-25, 679.84 FTE budgeted position in 26-27) -32.9 certificated and -30.98 classified.
Two-part question. The February 2026 capital levy, which passed at a rate of 59.3%, is in force for how many years? Also, the capital levy provides support for three schools to receive multi-purpose rooms so that they do not have to eat lunch in their gym - name the impacted schools.
1. 6 years
2. Michael T, Black Lake, East Oly
Washington is famous for its apples. But Washington is also the number one producer of five other agricultural products in the USA. Name 3 of the 5.
1. Apples
2. Blueberries
3. Hops
4. Onions
5. Spearmint Oil
6. Sweet Cherries.
What does the acronym "CNEEB" stand for?
Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefit
When booster clubs utilize school facilities, their fee is waived and they are considered part of the category of "internal use" along with student clubs, union groups, and PTAs. True or False?
False. Booster clubs are separate legal entities that require their own insurance and are not "covered" by the district. Same goes for PTA's. student groups are in fact "internal use" if they are supervised by TSD employees.
As a consequence of driver shortages, these are the hours during which the Transportation Dept can generally provide bus transportation for field trips. (margin: within 15 minutes on each end)
9:15AM - 1:30PM
The TOPA agreement includes a contractual provision allowing for employee "goal hours". These hours are for "completing self-directed work... and for other needs as determined by the employee's supervisor." 2 part question: how many goal hours do Level 1-4 TOPAs get per yr? how many do Level 5-7 get?
Level 1-4: 6.75 days/yr
Level 5-7: 8 days/yr
Law Enforcement Dispatch has called your office to inform of police activity (A K9 track) in the area of your school. What status should the school be placed in: a) Lockdown, b) Hold, c) Secure, d) No Status until activity reaches school grounds.
#c - Secure (All exterior doors locked, continue working as normal, being mindful)
DAILY DOUBLE/BONUS! Name the last five superintendents of the Tumwater schools (excluding current). 100 pts each.
C Meyer, S Dotson, J Bash, M Kirby, T Borden
What was our districtwide free & reduced lunch rate for the 2025-26 school year? (within 2 %).
(clarification - we're asking for last year's rate which applies to this year's budget)
32.7%
A teacher has been assigned to work at two schools in the district each week, and serves as an assistant coach in a separate location. How many access cards need to be assigned to this teacher?
One access card that provides access to all three sites. (Recent updates now allow us to do this).
True of False: Under Labor & Industries regulations, TOPA and TAP staff can waive their required rest breaks if they wish, but they cannot be asked to do so by their supervisor. However, if they do so, they are required to submit this time for compensatory or goal hour compensation under the law (i.e. it cannot go uncompensated).
False. Rest breaks specifically cannot be waived under the law. Additionally, you cannot pay overtime, flex, or comp time for missed rest breaks.
https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/workplace-policies/rest-breaks-meal-periods-and-schedules
Two-part question: What is the fastest growing school in Tumwater over the last 5 years, on a percentage basis? Which school had the largest drop in enrollment for the same time period?
· Highest Growth: Cascadia High with a +78.16% increase in HC (+69.72% FTE).
· Largest Drops: BHHS (-11.46% HC / -15.49% FTE), followed by MTS (-9.72% HC / -9.53% FTE).
A principal can only search a students locker if they have probable cause to believe there is a weapon or contraband - True or False?
False. Principals require a "reasonable suspicion" under the law. This is a lesser standard than probable cause.
Under RCW 28A.600.230, "reasonable suspicion" requires "a set of specific, articulable facts that would lead a reasonable person to suspect a crime has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur."
This lead singer of the popular local indie rock band Sleater-Kinney later became a star on the comedy TV show "Portlandia". They also attended Evergreen State College. Name him/her.
Carrie Brownstein
What is the total amount of unpaid meal debt in the Tumwater School District? (within 10%)
Total is currently -$91,000. (Including -$875 of unpaid staff meal debt!)
True or False? A Letter of Direction is the mildest form of employee discipline. They are often the first step in progressive discipline cases leading to termination. Letters of Direction stay in an employee's file for 2 years.
False. Letters of direction are specifically non-disciplinary, and they stay in a file for only 1 year.
The district is piloting a new comprehensive GPS & Routing bus software system in 2026-27. It includes GPS, student cards, behavior referral system, student tracking, and more. Its used in N Thurston, and we've mentioned it in previous admin council meetings. Can you name it?
Suppose a 5th grade teacher is +2 students over the overload trigger for all 180 days of the school year. Further suppose this teacher elects to be compensated rather than receive para assistance. How much additional compensation will this teacher make for the full year in overload pay?
$22/student/day
$22 x 2 x 180 = $7,920/yr
TEA Agreement; Article 37 (D)
A bus driver reports to the Principal that a student was cursing and using the “F” word over and over, loudly and repeatedly, on the bus. The driver witnessed this and other students heard and have complained as well. Q: True or False -- the principal should first request video footage be pulled to personally verify that the F word was used.
False, it was witnessed and corroborated by several individuals, including an adult employee: the bus driver. Remember: video footage is time consuming and should only be pulled when necessary.
This musician and alumnus from the Tumwater High School Jazz Ensemble became the drummer for the popular 90's grunge band "Screaming Trees". For double points, name the Screaming Trees most popular single (1992) that made it to #5 on the Billboard Charts.
Barrett Martin.
Top Single: "Nearly Lost You" (Peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1992); album: "Sweet Oblivion" 1992.
From what date does the state pull "CNEEB" data to determine school eligibility for the free meals program?
Oct 31st building data
The district is insured through SIAW Insurance Risk Pool. According to SIAW, how much is the district's insurance bill projected to be in 2026-27? (within 10%)
Current projection by SIAW is: $1,850,418 (14% increase over 25-26 SY).
In a situation where a student brings a knife to school, how long does the knife have to be to be considered a "dangerous weapon" under RCW 9.41.280?
Knives longer than 3" are considered "dangerous weapons" and trigger mandatory reporting requirements under the law. It would also constitute grounds for severe disciplinary action up to expulsion under RCW 9.41.280.
Last year, the district ended the year with 224 funded Transitional Bilingual students. Included in this figure are students who have recently tested out of the TBIP program and qualify as "exited students". These students receive 2 years of additional funding from the state (at a 50% funded rate) as they transition out of the TBIP program. Of the 224 TBIP students we reported, how many "exited students" did we have last year? (within 10%)
45 out of the 224 were categorized as "exited" and received $800/each per year for transition services.
What are the two requirements to pass a school district bond requirement in Washington state?
1. 60% approval from voters; and
2. Total voter participation in the election must equal at least 40% of the total votes cast in that school district during the previous November general election.
George Washington Bush, an early American explorer and namesake of one of our middle schools, is credited, along with another famous local explorer, with "bringing the land north of the Columbia River—the present-day state of Washington—into the United States." Who was his one key partner in exploration?
Michael T Simmons. History books refer to their exploration group as the "Bush-Simmons Party"