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2017 Cougar Spirit Award – Tukwila SD

Tukwila School District honored with the 2017 Cougar Spirit Award

Under the leadership of former superintendent Dr. Nancy Coogan, who earned her Ed.D. at WSU in 2012, and supported by current superintendent Dr. Judith Berry, the district has been at the forefront of encouraging leadership development for traditionally underrepresented teachers in the South Sound region and beyond.

The Tukwila schools are uniquely positioned as a WSU partner in educational leadership because they serve the most diverse student body in the State of Washington with more than 88% of their student body identifying as non-white and almost 40% identifying as bilingual.

The program, designed with a purposeful social justice leadership focus is a vital component in maintaining educational excellence throughout our educational leadership programs and throughout the State of Washington. Classes in this program are taught both by WSU faculty and regional school leaders using our AMS classroom technology and

The Tukwila schools are uniquely positioned as a WSU partner in educational leadership because they serve the most diverse student body in the State of Washington with more than 88 percent of their student body identifying as non-white and almost 40 percent identifying as bilingual.

The program, designed with a purposeful social justice leadership focus is a vital component in maintaining educational excellence throughout our educational leadership programs and throughout the State of Washington.

Classes in this program are taught both by WSU faculty and regional school leaders using our AMS classroom technology and serve to offer Ed.M. degrees and principal certification with the intended purpose of fostering collaborative partnerships, understanding key systemic barriers, engaging in critical conversations attentive to issues of equity and inclusion, and promoting and celebrating difference.

We are indebted to the Tukwila Public Schools for their willingness to partner with WSU and their passion for developing educational leaders ready to serve the schools and students of Washington State.