King County Exec Constantine listens at Riverview schools
Published 1:01 pm Thursday, January 8, 2015
King County Executive Dow Constantine visited the Riverview School District on Monday, Dec. 8 spending the entire day visiting many of the schools. The visit marked the halfway point of Constantine’s planned two-year listening tour of all school districts in the county.
The tour, which included Executive Constantine and his executive assistant Katherine Woods, Superintendent Dr. Anthony Smith, and Communications Coordinator Michael Ward, began with a morning visit to the Early Childhood Education Assistance Program and a tour of the classroom with Director of Student Services Dr. Ken Heikkila. Constantine also met with School Board President Carol Van Noy, visited the Riverview Learning Center and principal Christopher Mirecki, and stopped by Carnation Elementary to talk with principal Dr. Randy Stocker and Title I teachers Diana Johnson and Shana McMahon.
In the afternoon, Constantine toured Cedarcrest High School, walking with principal Clarence Lavarias and visiting the classrooms of AP language arts teacher Tracie Kelly, the CTE classrooms of Mike Miyoshi and Tim Kennedy, and talking with CTE Director Donna Bielstein. The tour ended with a stop at the Eagle Rock Multi-Age Program.
Constantine saw a wide range of offerings for students of the Riverview School District. He said he was impressed with the students he spoke with and observed during the day. He praised the district, saying he was pleased with its diverse class offerings, innovative programs.
