TUMWATER: State directors group to honor school board

The Tumwater School Board will be recognized as a “board of distinction” during its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the district office board room, 621 Linwood Ave. SW, Tumwater. The award will be presented by Phil Gore with the Washington State School Directors’ Association.

Each year, the Directors’ Association honors “outstanding school boards that demonstrate understanding of their leadership role and follow through on their responsibilities, while showing concern for the educational excellence and equity for all students.”

Other agenda items for the Tumwater School Board meeting include updates on Outdoor Education, the budget and the district’s capital projects. The board also will elect its officers for 2013.

The meeting is public. For more information, call 360-709-7000.