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SAVE SEATTLESCHOOLS.

Our position

  • Keep great public schools open. Schools anchor communities. Families need stability to plan years ahead. Closure threats weaken trust and push families away.
  • Closures won’t fix the budget. Other districts have lost students and funding to large-scale closures. Promised efficiencies haven’t fixed their budgets.
  • Make public schools work for everyone. Maintain academic excellence and support every learner. Keep families from every socioeconomic background invested.

A school worth knowing

Broadview-Thomson
K–8.

Learning at the heart of Bitter Lake.

Broadview-Thomson gives children a neighborhood school from kindergarten through eighth grade. Its campus grew out of a shared school-and-parks project, connecting public education with community life around Bitter Lake. [1]

Get to know this school
Broadview-Thomson K-8, photographed 2000Bitter Lake, Seattle
Broadview-Thomson K-8, 2000. Photo: © Mary Randlett / SPS Archives · Cropped
Bitter LakeK–8Seattle Public SchoolsResearch updated October 9, 2026
School community established [1]
1981
Students · September 2026 [2]
551
Capital budget · 2026–27 [25]
$2.4M

01Community consent

Don’t close Broadview-Thomson without community consent.

SPS included Broadview-Thomson in both September 2024 closure alternatives. It was not among the final four schools recommended that October. The board withdrew that proposal in November 2024. [4][5][6]

The leadership has changed since then. The 2025 election brought Kathleen Smith and Jen LaVallee onto the board, alongside returning directors Vivian Song and Joe Mizrahi. [29] Brent Jones resigned in 2025. After Fred Podesta served as interim superintendent, Ben Shuldiner took over in February 2026. [30][31]

Plan for more students, not fewer schools. Rebuild trust, maintain academic excellence and help families discover what their local school offers. Give this community the stability and support to grow enrollment—and a direct say in its future.

The years after the proposals

  1. 583October 2024
  2. 600October 2025
  3. 551September 2026

SPS student headcounts [2]

02Nearby schools

Longer commutes. More crossings.

Closing a neighborhood school can mean longer school runs, time away from work and more busy streets for children to cross. Apparent savings to SPS are paid for in families’ time. Moving costs off the district’s books does not make them disappear.

Compare the 3 nearest SPS elementary or K–8 campuses to Broadview-Thomson K-8, ranked by driving distance. [3][18]

Four schools. Four neighborhood communities.

Walking routes from Broadview-Thomson K-8 and available neighborhood attendance areas.

Broadview-Thomson K-8ViewlandsJames BaldwinHazel Wolf K-8
Broadview-Thomson K-8Nearby schoolsAttendance areasWalking routesArterial crossings

© SPS 2025–26 GIS [20] · 2026–27 attendance map [21] · © SDOT / King County [22] · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Route data (ODbL)

Travel time for families.

Campus to campus · Driving: round trip per drop-off or pickup · Walking & distances: one way

SchoolParent driving Round tripChild walking One wayArterial crossings On foot

Viewlands

16 min1.6 mi
31 min1.6 mi3 mapped crossings: GREENWOOD AVE N · N 125TH ST · N 130TH ST

James Baldwin

16 min1.9 mi
38 min1.9 mi7 mapped crossings: AURORA AVE N · CORLISS AVE N · DENSMORE AVE N · LINDEN AVE N · MERIDIAN AVE N · N 122ND ST · N 130TH ST

Hazel Wolf K-8

18 min2.5 mi
50 min2.5 mi5 mapped crossings: 1ST AVE NE · 5TH AVE NE · AURORA AVE N · LINDEN AVE N · MERIDIAN AVE N

Driving: 2× one-way estimate, without traffic · Walking routes [18][19]

03Enrollment

More kids in Seattle. Fewer in public schools.

Enrollment & the city

2010–2024 · Each line uses its own color-matched scale.

  • Broadview-Thomson students
    5812024

    Left scale

  • Seattle children under 18
    109,5192024

    Right scale

  • Private K–12 share
    25.8%2024

    Right scale

Broadview-Thomson enrollment, Seattle children and private-school share, 2010–2024Three lines share one timeline. Broadview-Thomson students use the left scale, 0 to 800. The right-hand axis pairs blue labels for Seattle residents under 18, 0 to 150,000, with red labels for private K–12 share, 0 to 30 percent. All scales start at zero. Dashed segments and hollow points show linear interpolation for the missing 2020 city data. Exact values, survey margins and definitions are in Data & sources.020040060080000%50k10%100k20%150k30%Broadview-Thomson students, 2010: 762Broadview-Thomson students, 2011: 666Broadview-Thomson students, 2012: 654Broadview-Thomson students, 2013: 659Broadview-Thomson students, 2014: 683Broadview-Thomson students, 2015: 628Broadview-Thomson students, 2016: 624Broadview-Thomson students, 2017: 544Broadview-Thomson students, 2018: 566Broadview-Thomson students, 2019: 624Broadview-Thomson students, 2020: 632Broadview-Thomson students, 2021: 559Broadview-Thomson students, 2022: 565Broadview-Thomson students, 2023: 564Broadview-Thomson students, 2024: 581Seattle children under 18, 2010: 95,293; 90% margin ±5,001Seattle children under 18, 2011: 98,585; 90% margin ±3,957Seattle children under 18, 2012: 97,199; 90% margin ±4,372Seattle children under 18, 2013: 100,535; 90% margin ±5,296Seattle children under 18, 2014: 99,837; 90% margin ±4,811Seattle children under 18, 2015: 99,795; 90% margin ±4,654Seattle children under 18, 2016: 105,996; 90% margin ±5,142Seattle children under 18, 2017: 114,411; 90% margin ±5,315Seattle children under 18, 2018: 111,713; 90% margin ±5,986Seattle children under 18, 2019: 110,672; 90% margin ±5,207Seattle children under 18, 2020: 104,893; linearly interpolated between neighboring yearsSeattle children under 18, 2021: 99,114; 90% margin ±5,548Seattle children under 18, 2022: 100,014; 90% margin ±5,563Seattle children under 18, 2023: 109,297; 90% margin ±5,966Seattle children under 18, 2024: 109,519; 90% margin ±6,349Private K–12 share, 2010: 19.4%; 90% margin ±2.7 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2011: 20.7%; 90% margin ±2.2 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2012: 22.1%; 90% margin ±2.8 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2013: 23.2%; 90% margin ±2.6 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2014: 19.9%; 90% margin ±2.3 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2015: 21.1%; 90% margin ±2.7 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2016: 21.2%; 90% margin ±2.7 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2017: 18.3%; 90% margin ±2.5 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2018: 21.7%; 90% margin ±2.2 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2019: 21.8%; 90% margin ±2.4 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2020: 23.3%; linearly interpolated between neighboring yearsPrivate K–12 share, 2021: 24.9%; 90% margin ±3.5 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2022: 17.3%; 90% margin ±2.2 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2023: 25.1%; 90% margin ±2.6 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2024: 25.8%; 90% margin ±3.4 percentage points (approx.)2010201520202024Broadview-Thomson enrollment, Seattle children and private-school share, 2010–2024Three lines share one timeline. Broadview-Thomson students use the left scale, 0 to 800. The right-hand axis pairs blue labels for Seattle residents under 18, 0 to 150,000, with red labels for private K–12 share, 0 to 30 percent. All scales start at zero. Dashed segments and hollow points show linear interpolation for the missing 2020 city data. Exact values, survey margins and definitions are in Data & sources.020040060080000%50k10%100k20%150k30%Broadview-Thomson students, 2010: 762Broadview-Thomson students, 2011: 666Broadview-Thomson students, 2012: 654Broadview-Thomson students, 2013: 659Broadview-Thomson students, 2014: 683Broadview-Thomson students, 2015: 628Broadview-Thomson students, 2016: 624Broadview-Thomson students, 2017: 544Broadview-Thomson students, 2018: 566Broadview-Thomson students, 2019: 624Broadview-Thomson students, 2020: 632Broadview-Thomson students, 2021: 559Broadview-Thomson students, 2022: 565Broadview-Thomson students, 2023: 564Broadview-Thomson students, 2024: 581Seattle children under 18, 2010: 95,293; 90% margin ±5,001Seattle children under 18, 2011: 98,585; 90% margin ±3,957Seattle children under 18, 2012: 97,199; 90% margin ±4,372Seattle children under 18, 2013: 100,535; 90% margin ±5,296Seattle children under 18, 2014: 99,837; 90% margin ±4,811Seattle children under 18, 2015: 99,795; 90% margin ±4,654Seattle children under 18, 2016: 105,996; 90% margin ±5,142Seattle children under 18, 2017: 114,411; 90% margin ±5,315Seattle children under 18, 2018: 111,713; 90% margin ±5,986Seattle children under 18, 2019: 110,672; 90% margin ±5,207Seattle children under 18, 2020: 104,893; linearly interpolated between neighboring yearsSeattle children under 18, 2021: 99,114; 90% margin ±5,548Seattle children under 18, 2022: 100,014; 90% margin ±5,563Seattle children under 18, 2023: 109,297; 90% margin ±5,966Seattle children under 18, 2024: 109,519; 90% margin ±6,349Private K–12 share, 2010: 19.4%; 90% margin ±2.7 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2011: 20.7%; 90% margin ±2.2 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2012: 22.1%; 90% margin ±2.8 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2013: 23.2%; 90% margin ±2.6 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2014: 19.9%; 90% margin ±2.3 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2015: 21.1%; 90% margin ±2.7 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2016: 21.2%; 90% margin ±2.7 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2017: 18.3%; 90% margin ±2.5 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2018: 21.7%; 90% margin ±2.2 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2019: 21.8%; 90% margin ±2.4 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2020: 23.3%; linearly interpolated between neighboring yearsPrivate K–12 share, 2021: 24.9%; 90% margin ±3.5 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2022: 17.3%; 90% margin ±2.2 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2023: 25.1%; 90% margin ±2.6 percentage points (approx.)Private K–12 share, 2024: 25.8%; 90% margin ±3.4 percentage points (approx.)20102012201420162018202020222024

Dashed segments interpolate the 2020 gap. Sources: NCES and Census ACS. [3][16][17]

Seattle’s under-18 population grew from about 100,000 in 2022 to 110,000 in 2024. Private schools’ share of K–12 enrollment rose from 21.8% in 2019 to 25.8% in 2024. [16][17]

Uncertainty weakens public schools.

Continued closure uncertainty gives families who can afford private school another reason to leave. With them go students, funding and advocates. Instead of protecting a safety net, we erode the public support that sustains it. Public schools need families from every socioeconomic background invested in their success.

1986–2024: the longer enrollment record
Broadview-Thomson annual enrollment, 1986–2024NCES fall student headcounts. Dots mark reported observations; lines connect years.0100200300400500600700800198620052024581Broadview-Thomson annual enrollment, 1986–2024NCES fall student headcounts. Dots mark reported observations; lines connect years.050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800198620052024581
NCES fall headcounts; school-year starting year
FallStudentsTeacher FTE
198625717
198727617
198830017
198934020
199040422
199142427
199251531
199351534
199456634
199556128
199656030
199755930
199856430
199955529
200056229
200156331
200254332
200354031
200453230
200548029
200647724
200768335
200872636
200978142
201076243
201166638
201265440
2013659—
201468351
201562844
201662443
201754442
201856642
201962440
202063247
202155950
202256544
202356441
202458142

The series follows this school’s NCES identifier. Grade spans and programs have changed over time. [3]

Recent district enrollment counts
SPS P223 monthly headcounts; total includes preschool where present
Count dateAll studentsFunded students
October 2019627570
October 2020633577
October 2021564526
October 2022565519
October 2023565519
October 2024583538
October 2025600557
September 2026551516

September and October counts are different snapshots. [2]

04Public investment

Invest here. Then walk away?

Keep these investments working for students and their neighborhoods.

$5.2M

Recorded seismic spending

2019 report · before completion [23]

  • Two-phase seismic improvements$5,245,711

$2.4M

Capital allocated this year

2026–27 adopted budget [25]

  • Ceiling fans$798,431
  • Plumbing$743,400
  • Fire suppression$519,135
  • Exterior doors$356,913

Annual allocations cover one fiscal year; they are separate from total project costs.

BEX VI · 2026–31

Technology for this school.

Student and staff devices, digital learning and cybersecurity. [13]

  • Audio, visual and security upgradesScheduled April–Aug. 2027 · BTA V / BEX VI [27]
Projects, amounts & sources

Earlier projects and levy plans

  • Two-phase seismic improvements

    2019 report · BEX IV · Recorded spending [23]

    $5,245,711
  • Two-phase seismic project budget · same project

    2019 budget · BEX IV · Project budget [23]

    $7,826,376
  • Ceiling fans

    2018 levy estimate · BEX V · Original levy estimate [24]

    $820,000
  • Exterior doors

    2018 levy estimate · BEX V · Original levy estimate [24]

    $366,555

Construction record

  • Two phases of seismic reinforcement

    2019–20 · accepted 2022 · BEX IV [26]

  • Audio, visual and security upgrades

    Scheduled April–Aug. 2027 · BTA V / BEX VI [27]

Contracts shared with other schools

These amounts cover multiple schools and are excluded from this school’s totals.

  • Broadview-Thomson, Laurelhurst, Sacajawea and Whitman upgrades

    Shared paid contract · 2017 closeout [28]

Earlier SPS project listings [14]

  • 2015: Waterline improvements. Electrical system upgrade.
  • 2011: Install energy-conserving fan and pump motors.
  • 2012: Replaced boiler burners and hot water heaters to improve energy efficiency.
  • 2011: Installed energy-efficient heating controls. Installed water meter. Upgraded gym lighting fixtures.
  • 2010: New flooring. Roof replacement. Heating system upgrades. Upgrades to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • 2009: Replaced floor tiles in hallways and cafeteria. Carpet replaced in one classroom. New roller shades added to windows throughout the school. New ceiling tiles and lights installed in the cafeteria using a new ceiling system.

School spending.
District allocations.

School-coded spending is the annual operating expense recorded under the school’s own accounting code, including any shared costs assigned to it. The reported total includes a broader share of districtwide spending allocated to the school in the state’s expenditure report.

These figures show what SPS spent to serve students that year. A closure proposal must show which expenses would actually end, after accounting for transition costs, transportation and funding lost when families leave.

2024-25 actual expenditure

Spending coded to Broadview-Thomson [8]

$10.90M

$10,900,167 · $19,342 per student FTE

Reported total, including district allocations [7]

$15.67M

$15,674,794 · $27,815 per student FTE

Per-student costs divide each total by 563.54 full-time-equivalent students, the school year’s average enrollment. [7][8]

6 years of reported actual spending
OSPI actual expenditure in nominal dollars
School yearSchool-coded spendingTotal with allocationsStudent FTEReported per pupil
2019-20—$11,572,414579.60$19,966
2020-21—$12,804,783589.28$21,730
2021-22—$14,043,191541.56$25,931
2022-23—$14,788,885529.86$27,911
2023-24$9,990,423$14,283,496538.55$26,522
2024-25$10,900,167$15,674,794563.54$27,815
15 years of budgets and funded staffing
School budget allocations and planned staffing; nominal dollars
School yearBudgetBudgeted studentsStaff FTEBudget per student
2010-11$5,055,16981758.0$6,187
2011-12$4,966,50067257.9$7,391
2012-13$4,559,16263153.7$7,225
2013-14$5,525,11066465.4$8,321
2014-15$6,080,82466470.3$9,158
2016-17$6,463,05862268.8$10,391
2017-18$6,273,95157062.3$11,007
2018-19$6,779,86152563.1$12,914
2019-20$7,254,87047362.4$15,338
2020-21$8,406,34562469.9$13,472
2021-22$8,604,31361469.4$14,014
2022-23$8,800,67553268.5$16,543
2023-24$9,060,14352768.2$17,192
2024-25$9,194,54651566.8$17,853
2025-26$9,908,19157970.1$17,113

Budget allocations are distinct from actual expenditure. 2025-26 budget: [9]

2010-11 source ↗2011-12 source ↗2012-13 source ↗2013-14 source ↗2014-15 source ↗2016-17 source ↗2017-18 source ↗2018-19 source ↗2019-20 source ↗2020-21 source ↗2021-22 source ↗2022-23 source ↗2023-24 source ↗2024-25 source ↗2025-26 source ↗

Teacher headcounts
OSPI teacher headcounts, distinct from funded staff FTE
School yearTeachersStudents in this report
2017-1844585
2018-1947566
2019-2047624
2020-2155633
2021-2254562
2022-2352565
2023-2447566
2024-2549582

[15]

05Learning

Student outcomes.

Academic excellence for every student builds families’ trust. Keep expectations high, give each learner the support to succeed and measure progress honestly. SPS should improve outcomes, not dilute the metrics used to judge them. That is how Seattle can become the nation’s No. 1 urban school district.

Share of tested students meeting the state standard, across tested grades. [10]

42.4%

English language arts · 2025–26

34.8%

Mathematics · 2025–26

43.7%

Science · 2025–26

  • English language arts
  • Mathematics
  • Science
0%25%50%75%100%2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262021-22 · English language arts: 52.4%2022-23 · English language arts: 49.3%2023-24 · English language arts: 52.1%2024-25 · English language arts: 40.6%2025-26 · English language arts: 42.4%2021-22 · Mathematics: 40.0%2022-23 · Mathematics: 40.4%2023-24 · Mathematics: 50.5%2024-25 · Mathematics: 35.9%2025-26 · Mathematics: 34.8%2021-22 · Science: 46.5%2022-23 · Science: 41.0%2023-24 · Science: 43.0%2024-25 · Science: 44.6%2025-26 · Science: 43.7%0%25%50%75%100%2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262021-22 · English language arts: 52.4%2022-23 · English language arts: 49.3%2023-24 · English language arts: 52.1%2024-25 · English language arts: 40.6%2025-26 · English language arts: 42.4%2021-22 · Mathematics: 40.0%2022-23 · Mathematics: 40.4%2023-24 · Mathematics: 50.5%2024-25 · Mathematics: 35.9%2025-26 · Mathematics: 34.8%2021-22 · Science: 46.5%2022-23 · Science: 41.0%2023-24 · Science: 43.0%2024-25 · Science: 44.6%2025-26 · Science: 43.7%
Assessment results by school year
General state assessments; percentage of tested students meeting standard
School yearELAMathScience
2014-1552.7%48.5%58.0%
2015-1655.5%44.5%66.9%
2016-1752.4%51.7%63.3%
2017-1853.4%43.6%51.8%
2018-1952.9%43.3%56.0%
2021-2252.4%40.0%46.5%
2022-2349.3%40.4%41.0%
2023-2452.1%50.5%43.0%
2024-2540.6%35.9%44.6%
2025-2642.4%34.8%43.7%

Suppressed results stay blank in the chart. Science assessments changed during this period; the trend above covers the current testing era. [10][11][12]

06History & community

Rooted in Bitter Lake.

The campus opened as Thomson Junior High in 1963, on land acquired through a joint school-and-parks project near the former Playland amusement park. Broadview Elementary moved here in 1981. In 2007, Viewlands students joined the school as it began expanding to K–8. [1]

  1. 1963

    Thomson Junior High opened.

  2. 1981

    Broadview-Thomson Elementary formed at the campus.

  3. 2007–2009

    The school expanded through eighth grade.

  4. 2019–2020

    Two phases of seismic upgrades.

The school gym and adjoining parks facilities reflect the campus’s shared education and recreation origins. [1]

07Research

Sources & citations.

  1. 01

    SPS / HistoryLink

    Building for Learning: school and building history, 2022

    Origins, building chronology and community history.

  2. 02

    Seattle Public Schools

    Monthly P223 enrollment reports

    October 2019–2025 and September 2026. Total headcount includes preschool where offered.

  3. 03

    NCES / Urban Institute

    Common Core of Data: annual school enrollment

    A consistent school identifier; grade spans and program locations can change.

  4. 04

    KUOW

    September 11, 2024: the two closure alternatives

    Option A named 21 schools; Option B named 17. Their union contains 22 distinct schools.

  5. 05

    Seattle Public Schools

    October 24, 2024: preliminary recommendations

    North Beach, Sacajawea, Sanislo and Stevens, with named receiving schools.

  6. 06

    Seattle School Board

    November 26, 2024: withdrawal record

    Board action on withdrawal of the preliminary school-closure recommendation.

  7. 07

    Washington OSPI

    Actual school-level expenditures, 2019–2025

    Report-card spending includes district allocations; denominator is annual-average student FTE.

  8. 08

    Washington OSPI

    F-196 expenditures by school location

    2023–24 and 2024–25 school-coded actuals. These may already include costs allocated by the district.

  9. 09

    Seattle Public Schools

    School budgets and funded staffing

    School allocations and planned staff FTE; separate from actual expenditures and employee headcounts.

  10. 10

    Washington OSPI

    State assessment results, 2021–2026

    All Students, All Grades, general assessments; percent meeting standard among tested students.

  11. 11

    Washington OSPI

    Historical state assessments, 2014–2017

    Different subjects/test regimes retained separately; suppressed results remain unpublished.

  12. 12

    Washington OSPI

    Historical state assessments, 2017–2019

    General assessments; results for tested students.

  13. 13

    Seattle Public Schools

    BEX VI: approved 2025 capital levy

    $1.8 billion districtwide, collected 2026–2031. School project lists are not school-specific expenditure totals.

  14. 14

    Seattle Public Schools

    School directory and levy projects

    School address, programs and dated building projects.

  15. 15

    Washington OSPI

    Teacher counts and student–teacher ratios

    Classroom teacher headcounts, 2017–18 through 2024–25; distinct from staff FTE.

  16. 16

    U.S. Census Bureau

    Seattle children: ACS B09001

    Seattle residents under 18, including preschool-age children; annual estimates through 2024.

  17. 17

    U.S. Census Bureau

    Seattle public and private enrollment: ACS B14002

    Private share of city residents enrolled in K–12. The 2020 chart gap is interpolated.

  18. 18

    Valhalla / FOSSGIS / OpenStreetMap

    Campus-to-campus route estimates

    Cached pedestrian and shortest-distance driving routes, October 2026. No live traffic in these source records.

  19. 19

    Seattle Department of Transportation

    Official arterial street classifications

    Principal, minor and collector arterial street geometry.

  20. 20

    Seattle Public Schools GIS

    Elementary attendance areas, 2025–26

    Published geographic boundaries; option schools do not have ordinary attendance areas.

  21. 21

    Seattle Public Schools

    Current district attendance-area reference

    2026–27 district PDF map; a separate vintage from the available GIS.

  22. 22

    King County GIS

    Major waterbodies

    Geographic context for the campus maps.

  23. 23

    Seattle Public Schools

    2019 capital annual report

    Recorded spending through Dec. 31, 2019. PDF pp. 31, 39–42, 50–51; printed pp. 28, 36–39, 47–48.

  24. 24

    Seattle Public Schools

    BEX V levy resolution and original project estimates

    Oct. 30, 2018 board action packet. Budget attachment is labeled preliminary; estimates precede escalation and later project changes. PDF pp. 18–19.

  25. 25

    Seattle Public Schools

    2026–27 adopted capital budget

    Annual project allocations, not lifetime costs or remaining balances. PDF pp. 185–187; printed pp. 178–180.

  26. 26

    Seattle Public Schools

    March 16, 2022 board meeting

    Final acceptance of Broadview-Thomson seismic and shared Orca seismic work.

  27. 27

    Seattle Public Schools

    Audio, visual and security project schedule

    Phases 2 and 3 funded by BTA V and BEX VI. Schedule is not a completion certificate. Accessed Oct. 9, 2026.

  28. 28

    Seattle Public Schools

    Broadview-Thomson, Laurelhurst, Sacajawea and Whitman: final acceptance

    2017 closeout. Contract table total conflicts with the sum including tax; no individual school allocation.

  29. 29

    Seattle Public Schools

    New Directors Sworn in to Seattle School Board

    Dec. 8, 2025. Kathleen Smith and Jen LaVallee joined; Joe Mizrahi and Vivian Song continued after the November election.

  30. 30

    Seattle Public Schools Archives

    SPS directors and superintendents

    2025 revision, page 9. Brent Jones resigned in 2025; Fred Podesta served as interim superintendent.

  31. 31

    Seattle Public Schools

    New Superintendent Begins Tenure Leading Seattle Public Schools

    Feb. 2, 2026. Ben Shuldiner began leading the district.