Kapowsin Elementary

Located in Lake Tapps, Wash., Crestwood Elementary School serves students in grades kindergarten through five. It is operated by the Sumner School District and offers various subjects in its curriculum that include art, music, foreign language, physical education, reading, language arts, special education, and speech, technology, science and social studies. The school also offers various grants and special programs that include vision quest, early reading first, language academy, reading recovery, arts quality teaching network and title programs. Additionally, its facilities include a media center, computer laboratory, athletic department and a cafeteria. Crestwood Elementary School offers a variety of co-curricular activities, such as the technology club, safety patrols and peer mediation. The school offers an after-school tutoring program to help students who need extra assistance.

Fort Stevens Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade six and is located in Yelm, Wash. The school offers an accelerated reader program, which is a curriculum-based assessment tool that enables teachers to monitor the quantity and quality of reading practices engaged in by the students. Its facilities include more than 30 regular working classrooms, as well as a gymnasium, library, cafeteria and music room. It teaches various academic subjects, such as math, science, computer applications, social studies, art and physical education. Fort Stevens Elementary School operates under Yelm Community Schools, which has an annual enrollment of more than 5,300 students in elementary, middle and high schools.

Public School Employees of Washington, also known as PSE, is a labor union that represents classified educational support professionals in public schools and universities. The union has more than 27,000 members in over 150 school districts throughout the state of Washington. In addition, it represents several support employees at Western Washington University and Central Washington University. Public School Employees of Washington is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The union administers a variety of leadership programs that is organized into basic, intermediate and advanced levels and assistd local chapters and elected leaders. Public School Employees of Washington is located in Auburn, Wash.