Seattle Public Schools | Meeting Schedule

Community Meetings and Public Hearings Schedule

Seattle Public Schools is considering school consolidation in fall 2006 as one strategy to reduce overhead costs and redirect resources to the classroom. The district operates about 30 percent excess school capacity for its current, and projected, student enrollment.

On April 20 Superintendent Raj Manhas submitted his preliminary recommendation to the School Board on potential school sites to close and/or consolidate. The final recommendation is scheduled for presentation on June 15, with a Board vote on July 13. Additional information is located at the Reshaping the Future of Seattle Public Schools website.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

The community meetings, listed below, are scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Information regarding school consolidation will be distributed and there will be an opportunity for question and answer.

May 10	Ingraham High School Cafeteria 1819 North 135th Street
May 10	Madison @ Boren School Cafeteria 5950 Delridge Way South
May 17	Rainier Beach High School Cafeteria 8815 Seward Park South
May 17	Washington Middle School Cafeteria 2101 South Jackson Street

PUBLIC HEARINGS

The public hearings, listed below, are scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Interested speakers may sign up at the hearings (doors open at 6:00 p.m.). Public testimony will be limited to two minutes per speaker.

May 23	Alki Elementary* Cafeteria 3010 59th Ave. SW
May 23	Jane Addams (Summit K-12) Auditorium, 11051 34th Ave. NE
May 23	Whitworth Elementary Cafeteria 5215 46th Ave. S.
May 24	John Marshall* Auditorium 520 NE Ravenna Blvd.
May 24	T.T. Minor Elementary Cafeteria 1700 E. Union St.
May 25	Cooper Elementary Cafeteria 1901 SW Genesee St.
May 25	*Old Hay (Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center)** Cafeteria, 411 Boston St.
May 25	Rainier View Elementary* Cafeteria 11650 Beacon Ave. S.
May 26	Bagley Elementary* Cafeteria 7821 Stone Ave. N.
May 26	M.L. King Elementary* Cafeteria 3201 E. Republican
May 26	North Beach Elementary* Cafeteria 9018 24th Ave. NW
May 31	Montlake Elementary* Cafeteria 2409 22nd Ave. E.
May 31	*Columbia (Orca)** Cafeteria 3528 S. Ferdinand St.
May 31	*Genesee (Pathfinder)** Cafeteria 5012 SW Genesee St.

*The preliminary recommendation proposes ten buildings, marked by *, be closed. Program moves impact four other school buildings: Jane Addams, Whitworth, T.T. Minor, and Cooper.