Mead School District No. 354 was a public School district serving Mead and North Spokane communities for over 100 years. Over 10,000 students attend the 18 schools in the district which consists of two high schools, an alternative high school, a STEM academy, three middle schools, ten elementary schools, and the Mead Education Partnership Program at Five Mile Prairie School House. The Superintendent of the Mead School District was Shawn Woodward, who took office on July 1, 2019, replacing the retiring Dr. Tom Rockefeller who had been superintendent since 2006.
Schools
High schools
The Mead School District's newest high school, Mt. Spokane High School, built in 1997.
MEAD Alternative High School was an innovative and award winning program that affords a small community of selected students a diversity of flexible learning options.
Other schools
Five Mile Prairie School House - used by Mead Educational Partnership Program (MEPP). North Star School was affiliated with the Five Mile Prairie School and MEPP.
2004 Bond
As a result of the $37.7m bond passed by voters in 2004,[citation needed] the Mead School District completed numerous projects to enhance learning district-wide. The enhancements included the installation of Multimedia LCD Projectors in every classroom in the district, wireless Internet access in classrooms, and the purchase of computer equipment.
Construction projects
Along with the passage of the 2004 bond came several construction projects.
Completed projects
Traffic safety/parking improvements at Colbert, Evergreen, and Meadow Ridge Elementary Schools
Recarpeting of Mead Education Alternative Department Alternative High School
Northwood Middle School multi-purpose room addition
Northwood Middle School, Midway Elementary School, and M.E.A.D. security system upgrades
Renovation of the Five Mile School house
Prairie View Elementary, the district's eighth elementary school.
Mountainside Middle School, the district's second middle school.
