In schools: NW Christian plans academic preview sessions

Northwest Christian Schools is hosting academic preview nights tonight and Monday.

Parents with students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade may visit the school, 1412 W. Central Ave., today at 6:30 p.m., and meet teachers and staff and have tours of the school. A presentation will be at 7 p.m. The event is for adults only.

Monday night, middle school and high school students and their families may attend the preview night at the Colbert campus, 5104 E. Bernhill Road, at 7 p.m. Students of Northwest Christian Schools will give presentations about their school and new and prospective students can meet teachers and take a tour of the middle school and high school.

For more information regarding academic preview nights and Northwest Christian Schools, call 238 4005.

Superintendent will answer questions online

Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Nancy Stowell will be available to answer education-related questions on Tuesday, via the Internet.

To submit an education-related question, visit www.spokaneschools.org and go to “Ask the Superintendent.”

Public schools honors educator teams

Spokane Public Schools recently announced the distinguished educator teams for the first semester of the 2008-2009 academic year.

The Northside ADAPT team consists of Sarah Beyers and Leslie Dunn of Lidgerwood Elementary and Jeanie Jones, Vince Martin, Ryan Williamson, Sue Miller, Greg Perkins, Angela Smith and Laura Treece of Sacajawea Middle School. ADAPT is a new program developed to help meet the needs of students with Asperger’s syndrome.

Each teacher at Sacajawea serves as a teacher leader at the school and works on new projects, such as creating a new grading system. The teachers at Lidgerwood collaborated on lesson plans and created skill units and assessments based on the needs of the students.