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Welcome Back to School!

As the school year gets underway, Superintendent Jones welcomes back our students, families, and staff!…

Superintendent Jones Joins Federal School Safety Advisory Board

Dr. Jones is one of the members of the new Federal School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board…

June 2024 Safety and Well-being Update

Community violence deeply impacts our students, educators, and families. Losing any student to gun violence is tragic and unacceptable. The violence we are witnessing is heartbreaking, but we must not surrender our collective power to make change. Recovering from tragedy and ensuring the safety of our school community is challenging,…

Responding to tragedy in our community

Letter to community from Superintendent Jones on January 24, 2024.
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Superintendent Message to Community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Use this time to commemorate his life and legacy and to find motivation in the fight against injustice.
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A Word of Thanks from Superintendent Brent Jones

Thank you, students, families, educators, and community! Superintendent Brent Jones has a message for our community as we look ahead to the new year.
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Leaders Who Lunch: Superintendent and Mayor at Denny

Superintendent Jones and Mayor Harrell donned aprons and plastic gloves to dish out lunch for Denny International Middle School…
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Superintendent Kindergarten Room Visit

Superintendent Shares a Story  It was an alphabet adventure during story time when Superintendent Brent Jones stopped by Broadview-Thomson Pre K-8 on Sept. 19.   As part of a back-to-school tour, Dr. Jones sat with young scholars in Patsy Burgess’s kindergarten class to read “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” by Bill Martin…
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School Board Selects Dr. Jones as Superintendent

The Seattle School Board of Directors has selected Dr. Brent Jones to be the new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.