Coupeville School District No. 204

...Dedicated to the Continuous Learning, Personal Excellence, and Integrity of all Students

Coupeville Elementary School

...Fostering an enthusiastic, creative, caring community of life-long learners who develop intellectually, emotionally, and physically as productive members of society.

Much of what today's children will need to know and be able to do as successful adults is yet to be discovered. Thus, we emphasize and educate the whole child, providing learning activities that develop competence in the basic skills – reading, writing, mathematics – while simultaneously developing lifelong learning skills – the ability to think in a variety of settings, communicate information – and apply these skills to actual life events.

We are a community of learners. Our school is a place where everyone – children, staff, parents, and our community – comes together to learn and grow.

Please feel free to contact me at 360-678-4551, ext. 223 or fmccarthy@coupeville.k12.wa.us.

Fran McCarthy
Coupeville Elementary School Principal

Activities and Sports

Coupeville Elementary School offers several activities for students, including:

Coupeville Elementary School Activities (Grades 1-5)

Chess Club

Students in grades 3-5 may participate in the after-school Chess Club, which meets once each week. Chess Club members learn and practice the game and also challenge more experienced players.
Garden Club Garden Club members are students in grades 2 and 3 who desire time outdoors working in dirt! Interested volunteer parents and Coupeville Garden Club members support us in doing some very creative gardening activities.

Geography Club

Students in grades 4 and 5 discover more about the world through preparing for the annual Geography Bee. Practices are held once each week after school. The Geography Bee competition is held in January.

Playground Conflict Mediator Program

Students in grades 4 and 5 are trained to help their peers solve conflicts peacefully on the playground.
Science Club Students in grades 3-5 meet once a week to do science-related activities.

Young Authors

Students in grades 2-5 may be nominated by their classroom teachers to participate in Young Authors. Students write and publish a book, sharing their final product mid-March.

The elementary school does not offer any sports activities. Soccer and basketball are offered through the Central Whidbey Youth Athletic Association, and the local Little League offers t-ball and softball.

2009-2010 Calendar and School Schedule

First Day of School 2009-2010

September 8, 2009

Early Release Days (K-12)

Grades 6-12 dismiss at 11:05 AM
Grades K-5 dismiss at 12:00 PM

September 25, October 30, November 20, December 11, January 15, February 26, March 26, April 30, May 28

Grades K-5 have a half day on September 8 and June 17.

Grades 6-12 have half days on January 27-29 and June 15-17.

Nonschool Days, Holidays, and School Breaks

October 9
November 11, 26, 27
December 21-31
January 1, 18
February 15
April 5-9
May 31

Weather Make-up Day

(potential nonschool day)

May 7

Parent Teacher Conferences

Grades K-12: November 23-25
Grades K-5: March 31-April 2
Grades 6-12: April 1-2

Cedar Program: November 23-25, January 25-27

(no school on these days)

Last Day of School 2009-2010

June 17, 2010
  • View our single-page version of the school year calendar for 2009-2010 shows holidays, early release days, conference days, and weather make-up days.
  • View our large-format version of the 2009-2010 calendar.

Coupeville Elementary School classes begin at 9 AM. School dismisses at 3:30 PM on regular school days and at noon on early release days.

Directories

School Administration

Coupeville Elementary School

Fran McCarthy, Principal
6 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239
360-678-4551 phone        360-678-6810 fax

fmccarthy@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Coupeville Middle School

David Ebersole, Principal
501 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239
360-678-4409 phone          360-678-0540 fax

debersole@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Coupeville High School

Sheldon Rosenkrance, Principal
501 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239
360-678-4409 phone          360-678-0540 fax

srosenkrance@coupeville.k12.wa.us

School Staff Voicemail Directory
(Alphabetical by School)
Coupeville Elementary School Phone Voice Mail Location
Ameluxen, Marci 360-678-4551 270
Bishop, Aimee 360-678-4551 222
Chapman, Christy 360-678-4551 235
Davis, Wendy 360-678-4551 255
Denny, Pat 360-678-4551 242
Dickson, Randy 360-678-4551 225
Didier, Trish 360-678-4551 266
Dillard, Lana 360-678-4551 259
Ellsworth, Cathy 360-678-4551 240
Gebhard, Stephanie 360-678-4551 248
Hewell, Brandi 360-678-4551 245
Lewis, Tina 360-678-4551 237
Library 360-678-4551 235
Marchese, Susan 360-678-4551 249
McCarthy, Fran 360-678-4551 223
McWilliams, Kim 360-678-4551 265
Messner, Christi 360-678-4551 261
Mills, Dan 360-678-4551 243
Morrow, Wendy 360-678-4551 257
Nichols, Barbara 360-678-4551 246
Noste, Mark 360-678-4551 247
O'Rourke, Sheila 360-678-4551 234
Pierce, Kelly 360-678-4551 241
Poulsen, Lilian C. 360-678-4551 239
Range, Pat 360-678-4551 229
Roethle, Joyce 360-678-4551 224
Rogers-Decker, Vivian 360-678-4551 236
Sherman, Deb 360-678-4551 263
Skaley, Diane 360-678-4551 260
Skaley, Ken 360-678-4551 251
Stroud, Susan 360-678-4551 233
Substitutes 360-678-4551 400
Volkman, Brandon 360-678-4551 258
Weaver, Anne 360-678-4551 221

To reach a middle or high school staff member, dial 678-4409. When you hear the greeting message, press *0 and then dial the extension listed below.
Coupeville Middle & High School Phone Voice Mail Location
Adriance, Joel 360-678-4409 3201 HS Rm 222
Bagby, Marie 360-678-4409 3003 Office
Bagby, Ron 360-678-4409 3104
Ballard, Barbara 360-678-4409 3208 HS Rm 208
Bigelow, Tacy 360-678-4409 3045 HS Art Rm 45
Black, Tom 360-678-4409 3010 MS Rm 16
Bockman, Debby 360-678-4409 2000 Office
Cochran, Kim 360-678-4409 3103
Crebbin, Toni 360-678-4409 2203 MS Rm 203
Custodians 360-678-4409 3126 HS Rm 127
Dix, Linsley 360-678-4409 2202 MS Rm 202
Ebersole, Dave 360-678-4409 2002 Office
Eller, L. Dee 360-678-4409 3202 HS Rm 202
Eller. Tom 360-678-4409 3061 HS Rm 61
Ellis, Steve 360-678-4409 3126 HS Rm 127
Fox, Colleen 360-678-4409 3102 HS Rm 102
Freeman, Denise 360-678-4409 2303 Life Skills
Gabelein, Jon 360-678-4409 2102
Gilcrease-Wolfe, Nichelle 360-678-4409 3101 HS Rm 101
Glover, Tammy 360-678-4409 3001 Office
Grenz, Ryan 360-678-4409 3110 HS Rm 110
Gribble, Jack 360-678-4409 2303/2308
Jenkins, Jamar 360-678-4409 2018 Music
Jirikovic, Raven 360-678-4409 2302 Office
Kessler, Brandy 360-678-4409 3000 Office
King, Randy 360-678-4409 3212 HS Rm 212
Kitchen 360-678-4409 3031
Lewis, Tina 360-678-4409 3005 Office
Library 360-678-4409 2010 Library
Mendes, Paul 360-678-4409 3114 HS Rm 114
Moore, Sandy 360-678-4409 3213 HS Rm 213
Nelson, Kyle 360-678-4409 3209 HS Rm 209
Poulsen, Lilian 360-678-4409 2012
Purdue, Wilbur 360-678-4409 2301 Annex
Range, Pat 360-678-4409 2013 Tu/Th
Rosbach, Liz 360-678-4409 2206 MS Rm 206
Rosenkrance, Janie 360-678-4409 2204 MS Rm 204
Rosenkrance, Sheldon 360-678-4409 3002 Office
Sears, Christine 360-678-4409 3019 Office
Severns, Blake 360-678-4409 3115 HS Rm 115
Sherman, Liz 360-678-4409 2205 MS Rm 102
Smith, Willie 360-678-4409 3016 HS Rm 16
Stange, Ken 360-678-4409 3109 HS Rm 109
Stroud, Susan 360-678-4409 3027 HS Rm 27
Thomas, Annette 360-678-4409 3020 Office
Van Someren, Randy 360-678-4409 2010 Library
Waller, Patsi 360-678-4409 2101 MS Rm 101
Welch, Teresa 360-678-4409 2106 MS Rm 106
Wendell, Jeannett 360-678-4409 3032 Kitchen Office
West, Linda 360-678-4409 2201 MS Rm 201
Whittaker, Guy 360-678-4409 3206 HS Rm 206
Widdison, Alice 360-678-4409 2303
d'Almeida, Dan 360-678-4409 3222

District-Level Staff

Coupeville School District
2 South Main
Coupeville WA 98239

Fax: 360-678-4834

Title

Name

Telephone

Email

Superintendent

Patty Page

360-678-4522

ppage@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Director of Special Services

Pat Range

360-678-4551, ext. 229

prange@coupeville.k12.wa.us
Special Services Secretary Laura Fox 360-678-4551, ext 228 lfox@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Business Manager

Janet Fisher

360-678-4522

jfisher@coupeville.k12.wa.us
Administrative Assistant Janet Wodjenski 360-678-4522 jwodjenski@coupeville.k12.wa.us
Fiscal Assistant Kay Clarke 360-678-4522 kclarke@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Community Liaison

Kim Andrews

360-678-6222

kandrews@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Transportation Supervisor

Helen St. Amand

360-678-6407

hstamand@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Maintenance Supervisor

Gary Smart

360-678-3035

gsmart@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Cedar Program Director/Teacher

David Pfeiffer

360-678-1388

dpfeiffer@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Board of Directors

Name

Telephone

Email

Director District

Don Sherman

360-678-4772

dosherman@coupeville.k12.wa.us

1

Cindy Van Dyk

360-678-6782

cvandyk@coupeville.k12.wa.us

2

Kathleen Anderson

360-678-4074

kananderson@coupeville.k12.wa.us

3

Carol Bishop

360-678-2296

cbishop@coupeville.k12.wa.us

4

Chris Chan

360-914-0137

cchan@coupeville.k12.wa.us

5

Enrollment and Attendance

Enrollment at Coupeville Elementary School enrollment as of October 1, 2008 was 417 students.

Children of age 8 to 18 are required by law and by board policy 3110 to:

  • attend a public school
  • attend an approved private school
  • receive approved home-based instruction.

Children who have reached age 5 as of midnight, August 31 of the year of entry may be enrolled as kindergarten students. Under special circumstances, the district does provide the opportunity to request early entrance if a child has not yet reached age 5. However, the request for early entrance consideration must be made no later than one week prior to the start of school.

The district also accepts request from nonresident parents to have their child enrolled in Coupeville schools. The decision to approve or deny the request is governed by board policy 3141.

To enroll, parents should bring the following information to the school:

  • the student's immunization record;
  • the student's birth certificate;
  • the name and address of the student's previous school (if any) plus information about any special programs in which the student participated, and a copy of the student's last grade report;
  • a copy of the written authorization to enroll in Coupeville if the student does not reside within the district boundaries.

All absences from school require written notification to the school.

Ethnicity

Coupeville Elementary School reflects the ethnicity of our community, which is predominantly Caucasian. The ethnic and gender composition of the school during the 2005-2006 school year is shown below:

Asian

1.0%

African American

3.0%

Hispanic

1.6%

American Indian

4.9%

White

88.3%

Total

100%

Hot Lunch Program

The district contracts with InterPacific Management/Chartwells to provide a daily food service program for our students. Lunch is served and eaten in our multipurpose room. The daily menu offers several delectable options for young tastebuds.

Parents who meet income guidelines may request that their students participate in the free and reduced price meal program through the school.

Parent Advisory Council

Parents are welcome to provide input and help set our school's direction through our parent advisory council. The council membership and responsibilities are identified in school board policy 6010. Please contact principal Fran McCarthy if you would like to participate in council meetings.

Support Programs and Services

Students may be identified through testing or referral as needing additional support to succeed in school. A variety of services are available, including:

  • Bilingual Program
  • Counseling Program
  • Homework Club
  • Reading Club
  • Special Education Services
  • Summer School
  • Title I/Learning Assistance Program

For a description of these services, click here.

Student Handbook

We publish a handbook each year to provide important information to students and parents. Handbooks will be distributed to each student at the beginning of the school year, or upon enrollment at the school. Click here for a pdf version of the handbook. You will need Adobe Acrobattm to read these documents, which can be downloaded free from Adobe.

Test Scores

Coupeville Elementary School participates in classroom, school, district, and state-level assessments of student learning. Standardized test scores for Coupeville Elementary School include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Washington Assessment of Student Learning. The most current scores are available through the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction at the following web site: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us.

Transportation

Students living more than one mile from school are entitled to transportation on our school buses. Bus routes and schedules are developed each year based on student residences. We start each school year with the same stops and times as used the previous year.

Emergency Routes and Schedules

We also have emergency routes that may be used if road conditions become hazardous. Information will be distributed in the fall to all families regarding the emergency routes.

Please check the following sources of information during hazardous weather to learn of changes to school schedules and/or bus routes:

Many Puget Sound-area radio and television stations relay information regarding emergency operation for our district. In the event of widespread power outages, KIRO radio and TV will be given information first. Most stations begin broadcasting information at 6:00 AM. Stations announcing information every 15 minutes include:

AM Radio

FM Radio

KAPS 660

KMPS 94.1

KOMO 1000

KSER 90.7

KRKO 1380

KMTT 103.7

School closure information also is available online at: http://www.schoolreport.org.

Stations will announce school or transportation schedules by county, district name and number: (Island County, Coupeville #204) and use one or more of the following messages:

  • Schools closed. Schools are closed for one day; no after-school activities. Year-round employees report to work.

  • One hour late. Schools open one hour later than normal; students are dismissed at the regular time. No morning kindergarten or preschool. All employees report to work.

  • Two hours late. Schools open two hours later than normal; students are dismissed at the regular time. No morning kindergarten or preschool. All employees report to work.

  • Limited bus transportation. Students are picked up and returned only to specified stops; schedules may be affected by weather conditions. Parents must transport their child to the closest alternate bus stop or to school.

  • Early dismissal. Students are transported to their regular or emergency bus stop earlier than normal dismissal. Each family should have a plan covering what to do when children arrive home early.

The district provides equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities program without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or non-program-related physical, sensory or mental disabilities.

The district provides equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promotion, and training. Equal employment opportunity is provided without discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

Title IX, RCW 28A.640, Affirmative Action Officer:

Superintendent Patty Page
360-678-4522
2 South Main Street
Coupeville WA 98239

If you have problems or comments concerning these pages, please send e-mail to the following address: jwodjenski@coupeville.k12.wa.us

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Coupeville School District #204
2 South Main Street
Coupeville WA 98239

360-678-4522