MAC Membership 

Membership

The Council shall consist of voting members appointed by the BISD Board of Directors.  Members will be parents with at least one child enrolled in the district at the time of appointment.  The Council shall also consist of voting members appointed by the Board who are members of the community.  The Council membership shall reflect diversity in terms of culture, national origin, race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation consistent with the district’s equal educational opportunity policy. The Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Multicultural Education Coordinator, a Board member, Multicultural Education Lead Teachers, and a representative of Bainbridge Island Education Association will be non-voting members.  The Board shall seek recommendations for appointment from the Council, district administrator, and staff.  Members shall be appointed for two-year terms, with half of the voting members being retained each year.

MAC Executive Board Members 2018-2019

Karen Vargas, Co Chairperson

Katie Curtis, Co Chairperson

Joyce Nishimura, Co Vice Chairperson

Kathy McGowen, Co Vice-Chairperson

Steven Soltar, Co-Recorder

Marsha Cutting, Co-Recorder

MAC Lead Teachers

Christina Peato, Multicultural Coordinator

Emily Eigen, Bainbridge High School

Brandi Bispham, Woodward Middle School

Susan Tolley, Commodore Options School

Maggie Hitchcock, Sakai Intermediate School

Carrie Holloway, Blakely Elementary School

Denise Melton-Todd, Ordway Elementary School

For more information, contact: multiculturaladvisorycouncil@gmail.com

or

Sheryl Belt, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

sbelt@bisd303.org

206-780-1067