Does your family or someone you know have preschool age children? The district's Head Start/ECEAP centers are now enrolling children in our FREE preschool program. Children must be 3 or 4 years old by August 31 to qualify. Call 360-586-1440, 360-464-6801 or visit www.soundtoharbor.com. Enrollment is based on income qualifications. CLICK HERE for more information.
Mark your calendars for these this upcoming NO COST event for Tumwater students - hosted by Tumwater Community Schools along with several community partners. August 22nd, FREE IMMUNIZATIONS will be offered to Tumwater SD students from preschool - age 18. This clinic will be held on August 22nd from 4-8 p.m. in the Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School Gym at 237 Dennis Street SE. Please CLICK HERE for more information.
Back-to-school season can be a pricey time of year. If you find yourself needing some extra help with school supplies, we encourage families to pick up backpacks filled with supplies for their elementary and middle school students starting the week before school starts at their school office. High school students can access supplies from their counselors after school starts.
During the summer months, you can pick up registration packets from the District Office at 621 Linwood Ave SW. Registrations will be completed at your child's school when the school reopens later this summer. Please feel free to call the District Office at 360-709-7000 with any questions. Please click on the headline for dates that schools will reopen.
If your child will be five by August 31st, now is the time to register him/her for Kindergarten. Please visit your local school to get a registration packet. CLICK HERE for more information.
Join us for our free summer lunch program. All children and teens ages 18 and under can eat lunch at NO COST starting June 26th through August 18th (except July 4th) Monday-Friday at two different locations. Visit Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School at 237 Dennis Street SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 between 11:30 am - 12:30 pm or Tumwater High School, 700 Israel Road SW, Tumwater, WA 98501 between 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Children must eat on site. This program is sponsored by Tumwater School District.
Three times per year, TCTV's Deborah Vinsel invites superintendents from Tumwater, Olympia, North Thurston and Yelm to a roundtable show to discuss educational issues and what is happening in each district. The most recent show, filmed in June, is available to view BY CLICKING HERE. You can view prior recordings under the Leadership/Superintendent/TCTV Superintendents Roundtable.
Thank you for your interest in Tumwater Schools. By clicking the headline above you can read through the most up-to-date information regarding transfer requests for the 2017/2018 school year.
Our Transportation Department staff are actively working on route revisions for the 2017-18 school year. Bus routes for the 2017-18 school year will be available in late August. Thank you for your patience as we work to provide timely and accurate information.
Tumwater School District is looking for substitute bus drivers for student transportation. Please contact our Transportation Supervisor, Cally Stroud, at 360-709-7703 to express your interest. The District can provide training for you to receive your Commercial Drivers License (CDL).
