WHEREAS, The Washington State House of Representatives recognize
the importance of education in our state; and
WHEREAS, Mariner High School's longest standing principal, serving
since 2003, Brent Kline, has shown dedication to improving students'
educational experiences; and
WHEREAS, During the past 10 years, Mariner has improved the overall
level of students meeting the language arts state standards from 52% to
79.5%, the writing state standards from 55% to 89%, and the math state
standards from 28% to 75%; and
WHEREAS, This achievement was met through hiring reading teachers
to help with struggling students, implementing professional development
for staff that emphasizes the importance of reading across the
curriculum, establishing 20 minutes of silent reading time each day
across the school, developing cross-content learning, providing
required after-school intervention programs for students not meeting
state standards in mathematics, and founding a community of learning
through the daily collaboration of the school's teachers; and
WHEREAS, These improvements played a huge factor in Mariner High
School receiving multiple awards in the past few years, including the
School of Distinction award and the Washington Achievement Award for
language arts in 2011. Mariner also was the recipient of the
Washington Achievement Award in 2009 for the school's improved
graduation rate; and
WHEREAS, For his efforts, Kline won the WESCO 3A/4A Conference
principal of the year honors for 2012 from the Washington
Interscholastic Activities Association; and
WHEREAS, Mariner High School and its principal, Brent Kline, have
achieved significant and noteworthy improvements in language arts,
writing, reading, mathematics, and graduation attendance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State House of
Representatives recognize Mariner High School principal Brent Kline for
his most recent achievement of being selected as the 2013 High School
Principal of the Year by the Association of Washington School
Principals.