This may only be a partial list of reasons; please, add anything else in the comments. The deadline to file to run for the Board is May 19th. Entire Board Majority NOT vetting the Superintendent in any way, shape or form. Even the Seattle Times thought that was wrong. It was just absolute hubris and it was wrong. For the second time in just over a year , board members voted to negotiate a superintendent contract during a special meeting with no opportunity for public comment. This time, they showed an even deeper disregard for their responsibilities as public servants: Aborting a national search for a new superintendent and denying Interim Superintendent Brent Jones a chance to show students, parents and taxpayers that, indeed, he is the best person for the job. Government bodies can’t fast-forward through transparent processes just because they think they know the right answer. One other odd thing about the hiring of Brent Jones - most permanent SPS superintendent contracts ar
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If your child is at one of the programs run by Seattle Parks and Rec (if you do your program registration through a City of Seattle community center, that's probably you), you can call their "School Age Care Hotline" at 206.684.4203.
As of 1:30 today they plan to be open but ask that you pick up your child early if it starts to snow.
They seek out external information.
They plan ahead!
They try to anticipate future events!
They make pre-emptive decisions!, stick to them and communicate quickly and effectively.
I usually disagree with their calls ;-), having a few too many recent memories of no-snow days... but I have to hand it to them for being on top of it.