Welcome to Post Middle School
Post Middle School is located in Arlington, Washington. Post Middle School offers comfortable facilities, technology that facilitates student engagement, and a great faculty of ambitious teachers ready to give Post students the best middle school experience. We believe in the success of all students and strive to serve every student, every hour, every day.
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Athletics
NEW ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PLATFORM - PLEASE READ
Athletic Clearance - FinalForms: new online platform here
FinalForms Step by Step Instructions.pdf
FinalForms saves data from season to season and year to year - information will only have to be entered once and is updated on an as needed basis. FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible for each student - timesaver!
***IMPORTANT: Even if prior athletic clearance information was provided via Skyward, it MUST be entered through the new FinalForms platform. Please reach out to Megan Downing, Athletic Secretary at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Please see our Athletics page for information for sign up requirements as well as anticipated start dates and schedules. Game schedules for Winter Sports have not been posted yet, we will update our website as soon as schedules are finalized. Schedules are now posted, if schedules changes are made we will update as soon as possible under the Athletic Tab.
Yearbook Baby Pictures
Class of 2023 - 8th Graders at Post Middle School and Families please upload a baby photo of your child here for the photo to be included in the yearbook. We need your photos by Feb 28th to ensure they are included in our design and are submitted for printing on time. Thank you for your help and support! You can email Mr. Davis, the yearbook advisor at [email protected] if you need additional help.
PTSA Fundraiser
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Community Budget Forums will be held on Feb. 28 at Post Middle School and April 11 at Eagle Creek Elementary School.
Arlington Public Schools is facing the need for making future budget reductions to take effect next year. Our district has strong financial management and has maintained a healthy fund balance, but several issues combined are making budget reductions necessary:
· Pandemic-induced federal and state aid are ceasing
· Enrollment is recovering more slowly than hoped
· The district has continued to provide high levels of services many of which were previously bolstered by federal/state aid
· On the heels of this pandemic, the Board directed fund balance be used as 'rainy-day-one-time-funds' in order to continue to mitigate the impacts and accelerate learning, even as costs are rising, rather than a formal reduction in staff for 2022-23
· We estimate dipping into minimum reserves by roughly half, by the end of 2022-23
· State funding models (reformulated by the legislature in 2018) continues to lead to funding gaps
· The district is working to make comprehensive reductions across the district to take effect for 2023-24 (the year after this one)
· There are many priorities of great magnitude and difficult decisions will need to be made to right-size the budget
Health Services Information
Severe/Inclement Weather Information
Severe_Inclement Weather Plan.pdf
2 Hour Late Start Schedule.docx
Transportation/Bus Passes
All bus pass requests must be called in by 12pm daily in order to distribute to students.
Drug & Alcohol Resources
Resource List for School Districts - 2022.docx
Child Nutrition Information for 22-23 School Year
On October 18, the Carryover of Previous Year's Eligibility for Free and Reduced meals ends.
Any previously qualified families that have not renewed their eligibility for this year will no longer qualify for free or reduced meals after this date and will be returned to Paid status starting October 19. If you believe you should still qualify for free or reduced meals and haven't yet applied for them, please complete and submit an application to the school office or Child Nutrition Department as soon as possible.
If there is money on a student account that a family would like to transfer to a sibling, request a refund, or donate to another student’s meal account, contact Lori Ginney in the district’s Child Nutrition Department at [email protected].
Please see the attached fee schedule. Fees 2022-23.docx
Safe Visitor
We use Safe Visitor as our check-in process. Similar to all other schools in Arlington, we must scan your ID and print you a visitor pass to wear at the main office if you wish to enter the instructional area. If you are on campus to pick up your student, please visit the main office so we can ensure custodial permissions exist prior to the student leaving campus. To enter Post Middle School, visitors and late entry students will have to press the button at the main entrance and speak to a staff member prior to being "buzzed in." Late students must check in at the tardy kiosk in the main office prior to going to class. Thank you for stopping into the main office with every visit, regardless of your purpose - we're always glad to see you and check you in!
We fully understand these changes may not be the most convenient for every visit you make, but the additional security it affords is crucial for helping us provide the safest campus possible for your student each day. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation with our campus security procedures.
If you plan on chaperoning a field trip, a dance, a Hootenanny, being a classroom volunteer, or being on campus for any extended time period, you will need to complete a background check every school year. The background check can be done here.
Post Middle School Handbook
Post Handbook 2022-2023.pdf
Post Middle School creates a safe and caring environment for students
The teachers and staff at Post Middle School want to make sure our school is a safe and caring place for your child. As stated in the school board policies and procedures and in our family handbook, harassment, intimidation and bullying will not be tolerated in our school. Our teachers and staff go through training at the beginning of the year to recognize the signs of harassment, intimidation and bullying and report such behavior accordingly.
If a student feels harassed or threatened in some way, they can make a complaint at the school. Informal reports may also be made to any staff member. Such complaints will be appropriately investigated and consistently handled. Students may also submit a report using the SafeSchools Alert incident reporting system that’s available on the front page of our school’s website.
Your child’s safety and wellbeing is a priority for us. We want them to thrive in a positive environment that promotes learning. Please call our main office if you have any questions.