Company Profile
Puyallup School District
Company Overview
The Puyallup School District is the sixth largest district in the state of Washington, serving a population of approximately 144,030 residents. The district is located six miles east of Tacoma, 30 miles south of Seattle, and is situated in the heart of the Puyallup Valley.
The district has 22 elementary schools, seven junior high schools, three comprehensive senior high schools, an alternative school, and a digital learning program, all of which serve more than 23,100 students. The district employs approximately 1,560 certificated, 1,450 classified staff, and 570 substitute personnel.
Company History
The Puyallup School District was organized in 1854, and was the third school district formed in the state of Washington. Fort Maloney, also known as the "Blockhouse," was built on the south bank of the Puyallup River. It was used by U.S. soldiers as a storehouse and was occupied by the John Carson family. Emma Carson was the first teacher in Puyallup and had four students in the Blockhouse School in 1861. Fort Maloney also served as the first post office.
Several one-room log schools were built in the area to serve the children of the pioneer families moving to the west. Also, Puyallup's hop crop was booming. This and a stave (strips of wood that make a barrel) factory attracted many families to Puyallup.
In February 1885, a vote was taken calling for the building of a school. According to the "Puyallup Notes" section of the Tacoma Ledger, "The children suffered very much in the old log schoolhouse during the recent cold weather. People hesitate to settle here because of the poor condition of our school buildings. Something ought to be done at once." The result was the building of Central School, which cost the town $3,035. The Karshner Museum stands today where Central School was built. About 305 first- through eighth-grade students were the first to attend.
By 1891, settlers were flocking to Puyallup, having heard that it was a thriving agricultural center, and that it had a new "state-of-the-art" school. Central School began the 1889-90 school year with four classrooms:
First grade taught by Miss Ankrom had 82 pupils.
Second grade taught by Miss Lacey had 69 pupils.
Third and fourth grades taught by Miss Addie Hubbard had 67 pupils.
Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades were together taught by Professor Dresbach and his wife, and had 87 pupils.
With such overcrowded classrooms, two new schools were planned: Maplewood and Spinning elementary schools.
Since then, the Puyallup School District has continued to grow. More than 150 years later, the district is home to 21 elementary schools, seven junior high schools, three high schools, and one alternative high school.
Benefits
Puyallup School District offers a comprehensive benefits package through the Washington Health Care Authority.
Your SEBB benefits will include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending arrangements, -- to name a few. Explore the benefits available as a school employee and learn how to enroll and manage your coverage.
LINK to website: https://www.puyallupsd.org/careers/what-benefits-does-psd-offer
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