Seattle Public Schools enters apparel agreement with Cloud 9
From Office of Public Affairs
SEATTLE
– Seattle Public Schools announced a three-year deal today that makes
Adidas the official athletic uniform partner for the district’s
athletics program following a competitive bid process. The agreement
with Cloud 9 Sports, which is an official Adidas distributor, will be in
effect through the 2020-2021 school year.
“We
are excited to partner with Adidas and Cloud 9, who will be supporting
our Unified, middle school and high school athletic programs,” said Eric
McCurdy, the district’s executive director of athletics.
“In
the past, schools purchased uniforms independently. By soliciting bids,
the district leveraged its buying power as the largest school district
in the state to provide our athletes with quality uniforms at the lowest
price.”
The
arrangement also includes partnering with specific programs and events,
such as the Seattle Public Schools Hall of Fame and Metro League
championship games.
SPS now has an official athletic sponsor.
Comments
RF
And another school function removed to a higher level of bureaucracy, the dysfunctional heart of this district.
Prediction: MORE work for the humans on the ground, trying to get their kids the right uniforms. More phone calls, more voice messages, more unreturned emails, more forms, more hands touching every jersey, longer lead times, more coaches and parents shelling out more money out of their own pockets because the systems put in place are inadequate, and their kids have a game tomorrow, and the uniforms are still on a pallet in a district receiving warehouse.
Also: send in your money NOW, but you can't use it until November.
It of course sounds like I'm just complaining, but I suggest this is a reasonably fair way of describing how SPS classroom teachers currently operate.
Sincerely,
a classroom teacher