For Immediate Release • March 15, 2006
Terren Roloff, Director
Community Relations
Phone: 354-7338
terrenr@spokaneschools.org

SPS program earns Magna Award

The American School Board Journal recently selected the Spokane Public Schools’ collaborative time program to receive honorable mention in the 2006 Magna Awards recognition program.
The Magna Awards honor innovation and excellence in school governance from districts throughout the United States. Spokane Public Schools’ collaborative time program was one of only six chosen for special recognition out of 320 entries. The collaborative time program will be cited, along with the other winning programs, in a special supplement to the April 2006 issue of the American School Board Journal.

Collaborative time was developed jointly by Spokane Public Schools, Spokane Public Schools’ board of directors and the Spokane Education Association in 2003. The three groups felt that teachers needed time to work together to focus on strategies for improvement.