West Seattle
Elementary
Parent
Handbook

West Seattle Elementary School Calendar for 2019 – 2020
Wed., Sept. 4, 2019 First day of school for 1st – 12 grade students (regular school hours apply, no early release)
Wed., Sept. 4 – Fri., Sept. 6 Family Connection Conferences for incoming kindergarten and preschool families. Read more about Family Connections Conferences.
Mon., Sept. 9 First day of school for kindergarten, Seattle Preschool Program and full-day Head Start students (three-day delayed start for Family Connection)
Fri., Oct. 11 State In-service Day (no school)
Mon., Nov. 11 Veterans Day (no school)
Nov. 25 – 27 Elementary conference days (no school for elementary and K-8 students; varies by school)
Nov. 28 – 29 Thanksgiving break (no school) Nov. 28 Thanksgiving, Nov. 29 Native American Heritage Day
Fri., Dec. 20 1-hour early dismissal (winter break)
Dec. 23, 2019 – Jan. 3, 2020 Winter break (no school)
Mon., Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
Tues., Jan. 28 Day between semesters (no school) *possible snow make-up day (1 of 3)
Feb. 17 – 21 Mid-winter break including Presidents Day (no school)
April 13 – 17 Spring break (no school)
Mon., May 25 Memorial Day (no school)
Thurs., June 18, 2020 Last day of school (1-hour early dismissal) *possible snow make-up days June 19 and 22

District Phone Numbers
West Seattle Elementary School……….252-9450
West Seattle Elementary Head Start…………..252-9436
Transportation Office . . . . . . . . . . . …….........252-0900
School District Information. . . . . . . . . . . …... 252-0000
Student Enrollment Center . . . . . . . . . . . . …252-0760
Advanced Learning Program . . . . . . . . . . 252-0130
School Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …252-0707
Public Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...252-0200
Bilingual Family Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252-0072
Head Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 252-0960
Special Education Services . . . . . . . . . . ..252-0058
Discipline / Truancy Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . …..252-0820
*Students in the Seattle School District will have a series of early dismissals throughout the year to allow for professional development trainings for our staff.
*Dates at the end of the year may change if there are days added on to the end of the calendar because of school cancellations, such as bad weather. Please read the West Seattle Elementary Shooting Star for calendar updates
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