Superintendent Tammy Campbell has passed her initial 100-day benchmarks with flying colors.

She initiated her pre-entry plan before she even began her position on July 1, 2015, developing five goals and key activities to support each of those goals, which included:

• To continue to develop and strengthen the board-superintendent relationship;

• To gain a deeper understanding of the organizational capacity and efforts in ensuring students are academically, emotionally and socially successful and ready for post-secondary pursuits;

• To strengthen family and community engagement and enhance communication;

• To promote and ensure a positive, collaborative and constructive climate focused on student outcomes;

• And to identify and analyze the critical issues in Federal Way Public Schools that represent both barriers and opportunities for accelerating the performance of all students.

At a glance, all of these goals sound good. Some may say these goals are even seemingly technical district-speak.

But Campbell didn’t just say she’s going to do these things — she did them.

She rode a bus route and had members of her leadership team do the same to understand who their students are and what neighborhoods they live in.

Campbell visited 39 schools, met with high school students in danger of dropping out of school, connected with former superintendents to gain a deeper understanding of the district and met with every principal and central officer leader one-on-one to assess the school’s strengths and areas that need improvement.

She met with over 450 parents and families, spent seven days attending retreats with the school board to enhance their skills and much more.

Campbell walked the talk; we applaud her for her compassion and commitment to this school district.

Let us be clear, however, that this praise is not about Campbell’s comparison to the former superintendent. The district had gone through some steady instability before Campbell’s hiring, however, she came to the district as a strong leader and she has exemplified this in many ways.

We thank her for all her hard work so far and we look forward to seeing her conversations with parents and families turn into more action.

Campbell doesn’t just deserve an “A” — she has earned extra credit.