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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With Monday marking the voter registration deadline for the November general election, The Tahoma School District is making a final push to pass a proposed $195 million school bond measure.
School board members say without the new money for construction of additional space for students, they will move to start a year-round class schedule.
"It's a real possibility, not a threat," said Tim Adam, President of the Tahoma School Board.
Adam says the only way to alleviate overcrowding without more space is to start a new "track scheduling" system. Eventually, the elementary schools would move to a year-round school model with 45 days on and 15 days off. Junior and senior high schools would stagger their start times with some students starting early and some starting late.
The bond measure would fund construction of a new high school in Maple Valley. It would also be used to expand other facilities.
If approved, the bond would mean about $36 in new property taxes per month for the owner of a $300,000 home.
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