Everett Daily Herald, May 04, 2015

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Chick-fil-a opens in Lynnwood on Thursday and for one local woman, it can’t happen soon enough. See what all the fuss is about in her story online at heraldnet.com.

The Western Hockey League Bantam Draft is on Thursday in Calgary. The Silvertips pick near the end at 19th. See the results Friday in Sports.

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Bad fire season expected A request for funding to help make it easier to battle smaller blazes before they spread has gone largely unmet. By Christopher Dunagan InvestigateWest

As massive flames swirled in the hot, dry winds of July, thousands of people rushed away from their homes in forested

areas of Okanogan County in north-central Washington. Escaping through dense smoke, families sought refuge from a firestorm that raged out of control for more than a week, spreading rapidly and eventually

consuming more than 400 square miles. As the danger subsided, people went home — except for some 350 families who had no homes left. But many considered themselves lucky to have survived the worst wildfire in Washington state history — to be known forever as the Carleton Complex fire, a merging of

several lightning-sparked blazes near the towns of Carlton, Twisp and Winthrop. Nearly a year later, state officials are bracing for a fierce new fire season, with hot, dry conditions they fear will bring new threats to Western Washington as well as Eastern See FIRE, back page, this section

Adding culture to curriculum Students benefit from an integration of native history, traditions

State swaps in new exams The Smarter Balanced tests for math and English are being taken by third through eighth and 11th grade students this spring. By Kari Bray Herald Writer

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TULALIP — Children at Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary file in to the school’s multipurpose room for the morning assembly at 9 a.m. every day. It starts with the beat of a drum, and the assembled students sing a traditional song, or line up to dance in a circle. Afterward, they all stand and

recite the Pledge of Allegiance before heading to class. For several years at Quil Ceda Tulalip, where 60 percent of the 527 students are Native American, the students have benefited from an integration of native culture and history into their classroom lessons. Chelsea Craig, a Tulalip tribal member who works as a cultural specialist at the school, has driven the effort to bring

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more culturally relevant content into the classrooms, most of which are led by a non-native teacher. “I’m trying to give tools to the classroom teachers,” Craig said. “We have 30 classrooms and I’m trying to get them all on board.” One major tool in her kit is Since Time Immemorial, the native-focused curriculum developed by the state Office

That’s rich Pablo would be so proud: New York’s spring art auctions begin Tuesday with works by Picasso and Van Gogh expected to go for more than $140 million. An art expert said modern art corners the market because the works “epitomize the conservative, moneyed Dear Abby. . . . B3 Horoscope . . . B6

of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and endorsed by all 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington. Since Time Immemorial, also known as the sovereignty curriculum, is a collection of lesson plans, cultural resources and materials that teachers can incorporate into their lessons.

establishment” (Page B4). And, if you’re one of the conservative, moneyed establishment, after your fourth or fifth yacht, finding moorage is such a drag. Don’t buy a home without it: American Express is launching its rewards program, Plenti, which allows members to earn points

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for a variety of purchases, including phone bills and gasoline (Page A5). We have three questions: How many points for a Van Gogh? Can I use them to pay my moorage fees? And can you raise my credit limit? Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1904, the United States Sports . . . . . . . C1 Your Photos . . B1

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took over construction of the Panama Canal from the French (Today in History, Page B4). This explains why half of the canal is lined by marble arches and tree-lined boulevards and the other half is flanked by strip malls, used car lots and McDonald’s restaurants.

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Eleven-year-old Toby Maltos, a fifth-grader at Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary School, leads a song in front of the entire school at the beginning of the day in the school’s gymnasium. Maltos started learning to sing and drum as a kindergartner at Tulalip Elementary and now finds himself teaching his younger brother and cousin as well as his classmates.

The state is swapping in a new standardized test, the latest shake-up in an 18-year saga that started with the Washington Assessment of Student Learning. The new Smarter Balanced exams for math and English are being taken this spring by third through eighth and 11th grade students. For most highschoolers, passing is not yet a graduation requirement. Previous incarnations of the statewide standardized test are being phased out while Smarter Balanced is being phased in over the next three years. The exception is a Smarter Balanced English-Language Arts assessment for the class of 2017, currently sophomores. For them, the test is a graduation requirement. There are other lifelines for students, including the option to submit a portfolio of work. In a Smarter Balanced field test last year that spanned multiple states, including Washington, nearly 60 percent of 11th-graders failed the English portion. The state Board of Education isn’t sure yet where they’ll set the graduation threshold for 10thgraders this year, but they do know they’ll likely have to lower the bar. The national board that oversees Smarter Balanced testing set “college and career ready thresholds” in November 2014, breaking test scores into four levels. Level four is a thorough understanding of the test material, level three is adequate, level two partial and level one shows “minimal understanding.” The Board of Education in January adopted those levels for Washington. The board aims to set a separate graduation threshold for 10th-graders that would let about the same percentage of students

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