The Superintendent announced changes to his preliminary recommendation on school closure and student assignment on May 17. The details of the preliminary recommendation presented to the School Board at its work session on April 20 are listed below. To read the complete May 17 statement describing the changes in the Superintendent’s plan, click here.

At a work session held on April 20, Superintendent Raj Manhas presented to the School Board a preliminary recommendation on "Reshaping Seattle Public Schools." While the discussion on school consolidation and student assignment began as a response to a projected $20 million budget gap in 2006-2007, it has transformed into a deep examination of how Seattle Public Schools can best serve its students and families so that every student succeeds. If approved by the School Board in July, the recommendation will take effect in September 2006.

This website contains the recommendation, links to data used in preparing the proposals, information about next steps, plans for community meetings and ways to provide feedback.

The preliminary recommendation includes proposals for school closure/consolidation, and changes to the student assignment plan and transportation services. Key sections include a letter from the Superintendent, an Executive Summary, an overview by region of the city, and a discussion of each school or program contained in the proposal. A detailed question and answer section will provide information related to an array of topics

1. Preliminary recommendation Powerpoint presentation to School Board
2. Superintendent letter to the community
3. Executive summary
4. Student assignment plan overview
5. Description of criteria
6. Regional Analysis: For the purpose of this recommendation, our district is divided into six regions. The analysis provides an overview, at each school level, of recommendations. It also contains a discussion of the criteria and rationale used in coming to the recommendation. (Individual school analyses added 4/26/05)

• Preliminary Recommendation regional map (added 5/02/05)
• Northeast (updated 5/11/05)
• Northwest
• Magnolia/Queen Anne
• Central
• South
• Southwest

7. Question and Answer
8. 1. Overview and context
   2. Academics
   3. Budget and finance
   4. Student assignment and transportation (updated on 5/09/05 and posted as a pdf file)
   5. Enrollment, capacity and demographics
   6. Facilities
   7. Board policy and criteria
   8. Staffing

8. Financial analysis summary and financial analysis by school

NOTE: Due to time constraints, only the core pieces of the preliminary recommendation have been posted. The complete recommendation will be posted on this site as soon as it is available.

Extensive communication about the recommendation is planned. Ways to get additional information include:

• Attend a community meeting or public hearing during the month of May. For a complete schedule, click here.
• Letters, including translations, will be sent to families of impacted schools.
• The work session was filmed and will be broadcast on Channel 26 beginning Thursday, April 21 at 3 pm and 8 pm. It will repeat on 4/23 at noon and 7 pm; 4/24 at noon and 6 pm; 4/26 at 7 pm; 4/27 at 7 pm; 4/29 and 4/30 at noon; 5/1 at 6 pm and 5/4 at 7 pm.
• Detailed information and analysis of data considered leading up to this recommendation is contained on this website.
• Community feedback and insights about the preliminary recommendation are encouraged.
• Emails may be sent to a special email box for this purpose, reshaping@seattleschools.org
• Letters may be addressed to the School Board office.

All input will be considered, and a final recommendation presented to the School Board on June 15. The Board is scheduled to vote on the proposal on July 13.