One item - A reader said that the district really should use clear language in what is happening. The message to parents talks about “consolidating” five schools, without actually saying what “consolidation” means. Closing? Merging? Good point as San Francisco Unified School District is even considering co-locations (although that has not been mentioned in Seattle Schools at all). I believe, legally, these will be closures. But the dispersement of students from a closed school is key along with the transition plan for the receiving school (s). It would be great to keep students together but we would know if that's possible once they name the closing schools as well as the possible receiving schools. In fact, keeping students together may influence which schools are picked. The district tweaked the list of criteria to include this factor. I do want to point out that the district - and the district alone - is responsible for the condition of every single building. That is not
