Dawn Bowers
dbowers@nsd.org

Welcome to another outstanding year at Woodin Elementary School. We are excited to partner with our community and families to provide the best educational experience for all our children.

Woodin students model the Wildcat Way. At Woodin we take care of ourselves, each other and our school. Our students demonstrate kindness, courtesy, friendliness and a sincere desire to learn. In the classroom they are engaged in learning, taking risks with their thinking and supporting their classmates. They are committed to being positive members of our school.

Our staff has an outstanding reputation within our community and throughout Northshore. We care deeply about our students and meet them where they are and take them as high as they can go. The Woodin staff demonstrates professionalism and a strong commitment to student learning by actively seeking and participating in professional development to improve their craft. We collaborate and support one another. Our cooperative spirit and emphasis on improvement results in a constant and consistent focus on students.

Our community is supportive, friendly, and has a community feel. Multiple parents work daily in classrooms, our library, our office, and even our parking lot and playground. Parents know each other and feel comfortable being at Woodin. They attend school events and you will often see them visiting before and after school. Families keep an eye on the kids, making our community a safe place for raising children. Our PTA and Natural Leader Group is outstanding and  works hard to create rich experiences for our families in and out of the school day.

On a personal note, I grew up in El Paso, Texas and moved to Washington State my junior year in high school. My husband, Jeff, and I have two wonderful boys and two very sweet labs.  We love to keep busy on the weekends and can often be found on the soccer field, surfing or up in the mountains skiing.

My career in education began in the Bellevue School District where I taught kindergarten, first, second and K-6 special education. After many years of teaching I was offered an opportunity to be an ELL coach at several schools in the district, where I worked closely with teachers on supporting English Language Learners. I then spent two years as a literacy coach at Clyde Hill Elementary. Serving as a building level coach helped me discover my passion for working alongside staff in order to impact student learning on a larger scale. In 2008 I joined the Northshore School District, and served as the assistant principal at both Woodmoor Elementary and Canyon Creek. I have absolutely loved both of these positions and the relationships that have been built with teachers and families around student achievement and success.

It is a pleasure to serve as Principal of such a quality school. I invite you to come and share the joy of learning in an elementary school that demonstrates excellence!

Sincerely,
Dawn Bowers, Principal