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John Gradwohl's Tenure at Edmonds-Woodway Could Be in Jeopardy

Declining enrollment at the school means that teachers, including the football coach, may be "surplused" to other locations.

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Due to declining enrollment at the school, there is a chance that up to five EWHS teachers could be "surplused," or transferred to another school.

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Here is a statement from EWHS principal Michelle Trifunovic:

Unfortunately, EWHS is experiencing a continued decline in enrollment. The impact of this decline is that we receive less staffing, have less students signing up for courses and in the end will offer less sections per course. Please know that only five years ago EWHS had an enrollment of over 2,000 students. In 2012-2013, we are expected to have around 1,600 students.

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This means that staffing assignments for Mr. Gradwohl and several other EWHS staff are in flux. The district is currently working through the surplus process to place these staff members in other buildings in the Edmonds School District.

Surplussing is the term used when there are more certificated school staff at a school site then needed based on student enrollment; the district works to place surplused staff in other buildings where staff are needed. I am very confident that Coach Gradwohl will have a full time position in our district and look forward to working with him in his role as P.E. teacher and coach at EWHS.

In addition, it is important to note that teaching assignments and coaching positions are not connected. We have many coaches who work in other buildings and some who are not employed by the district.

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