Board Members

There are five school board members, each elected from the district at large to serve a six-year term. Terms are staggered so that no more than two positions will be open at one time.

In addition to reviewing and adopting all school district policies, the Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors selects and appoints the superintendent, sets direction for the district and has the authority to enter into written contracts.

Catherine Ushka-Hall, President

253-571-1398
Term expires: November, 2015
cushka@tacoma.k12.wa.us

School Assignments: Blix, Boze Fawcett, Lister, Lyon, Mann, McKinley, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Whitman, First Creek, Stewart, Lincoln, Community-Based Transition

Debbie Winskill, Vice President

253-627-7377
Term expires: November, 2013

School Assignments: Browns Point, Bryant, Crescent Heights, Grant, Lowell, McCarver, Northeast Tacoma, Stanley, Jason Lee, Meeker, Stadium, Tacoma Business Academy

Kurt Miller

253-571-1290
Term expires: November, 2015
kmille1@tacoma.k12.wa.us

School Assignments: Downing, Jefferson, Point Defiance, Skyline, Sherman, Washington-Hoyt, Mason, Truman, Wilson, Tacoma Science And Math Institute, Alternative Learning Center

Scott Heinze

253-571-1396
Term expires: November, 2017
sheinze@tacoma.k12.wa.us

School Assignments: DeLong, Geiger, Franklin, Reed, Wainwright, Whittier, Giaudrone, Foss, Tacoma School of the Arts

Karen Vialle

253-571-1397
Term expires: November, 2017
kvialle@tacoma.k12.wa.us

School Assignments: Arlington, Birney, Edison, Fern Hill, Larchmont, Manitou Park, Stafford, Baker, Gray, Mount Tahoma, Oakland, Early Childhood, Park Avenue Center

School Board Links

Board Members

Board News

Operating Protocol

Driving Directions & Parking

Policy Manual

2011-2015 District Strategic Plan

Strategic Planning Process

Superintendent Arthur O. Jarvis, Ed.D., ajarvis@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Central Administration Building, P.O. Box 1357, Tacoma, WA 98401-1357, 253.571.1000

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