Private school plans rigorous IB program

Soundview School will introduce the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years program for sixth- through eighth-graders beginning in September.

Soundview, the county's only independent private school, will be the only private middle school in Washington, Oregon or Alaska to offer the rigorous academic program.

Harbour Pointe Middle School received its IB Middle Years endorsement in 2005, becoming the state's first middle school to offer the program, which emphasizes interdisciplinary studies, foreign languages and public service.

Voters surveyed on levy decisions

The Sultan School District is asking voters to take an online survey about how they get information on school levies and what information is important to how they vote.

On May 16, the district will rerun a four-year, $14 million levy that voters turned down in February.

To access the survey, go to www.sultan.k12.wa.us and click on "Sultan School District Levy Survey."

TODAY: The Marysville School Board will meet with the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors at 6 p.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Center, 6700 Totem Beach Road.

TODAY: Edmonds School Superintendent Nick Brossoit will host a noon discussion at district headquarters, 20420 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood, on building community around a neighborhood and a school.

Compiled by the Seattle Times Snohomish County bureau