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Welcome to Issaquah Middle School!

Located in Issaquah, WA, Issaquah Middle School serves approximately 780 students in grades 6-8. Read more about Our School.

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MVP (Most Valuable Panther)

The MVP Program recognizes IMS students for positive behavior at school. Each month has a different "Character Strong" theme and students are nominated by teachers and staff for embodying that characteristic. By the end of the school year, we will celebrate Panthers who show Gratitude, Originality, Perseverance, Accountability, Niceness, Teamwork, Honesty, Empathy, Respect, and Selflessness. Go Panthers!

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Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

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Admin - Board Room

The School Board will hold a retreat / work session

March 3, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

March 4, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

Board Directors and ISD Administrators will meet in person in the Admin Building boardroom,

5150 220th Avenue SE Issaquah, WA 98029.

 

This meeting is open to the public, however there will be no public input and no board action will be taken.  Board retreats are work sessions.  Any action resulting from the discussions will take place at a future board meeting.  The public is always welcome to send any comments to the Board at schoolboard@issaquah.wednet.edu

 

The agenda will be posted soon.

Happening Now at Issaquah Middle

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Student tests Rube Goldberg Machine at lab station

Each year, at the end of their Energy, Forces & Motion unit, 8th-graders complete a final problem-solving project.

This year, Ms. Elliott’s class used their knowledge of energy and of Newton’s Laws of Motion to build Rube Goldberg Machines. Each group collaborated to design and build their apparatus, using the limited materials provided and strict design constraints. They identified the scientific principles that made their machine work and documented each energy transfer and transformation that occurred.

The top team managed to create and - most importantly - identify 70 transfers and transformations of energy!

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By the Numbers

786

Students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year.

Issaquah Middle School is an interdependent community that creates an environment in which all are empowered to be responsible, respectful, thinking citizens

59

Classroom teachers in the 2021-22 school year.

In the 2021-2022 school year, our teachers had an average of 14.4 years of experience.

59.3%

Of our teachers have a master's degree or higher.

To find the contact information for one of our teachers or staff, visit the directory (use the menu option at the top right to access the directory).

78.4%

Of our students attend regularly.


This data is from the 2021-22 school year, the most recent year available from OSPI.

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School Highlights & Programs

Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.

Principal Mark Jergens-Zmuda

Meet Principal Mark Jergens-Zmuda

Hello, Panther families! I’m thrilled to be the principal of such an amazing school community. I am excited about this job because it gives me the opportunity to help enrich the lives of our students, and also for witnessing and fostering those “lightbulb” moments when a concept clicks for a student and they really understand it. A few fun facts about me: I love 80s music, swimming and softball. If I could eat just one type of food for the rest of my life, it would probably be Reese’s peanut butter cups. I went to high school and participated in band with Pharrell Williams in Virginia, and was later a drum major at Virginia Tech and used to do backflips across the field at college football games.

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Responsible Citizenship

Students will understand and respect their freedoms and responsibilities as members of the ISD community and global world at large. They will move forward in all aspects of their lives by applying the ethical and equitable values fostered in their education.

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Comprehensive Awareness

Students will receive extensive social-emotional support each year of their educational career. In addition, they will learn life skills to support all aspects of their growth, including collaboration, goal setting, physical health, creativity, and resilience.

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