All Together For Seattle Schools
Ways to Advocate for our Seattle Students and Schools Right Now
On May 8, SPS unveiled a proposal that would close 20 of our ~70 elementary and K-8 schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, among other sweeping changes.
We oppose this mass closure proposal. Sign our letter to Superintendent Jones and the SPS Board of Directors and urge SPS to develop alternatives now.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28th, 2024
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This site was developed by a group of Seattle Public Schools (SPS) parents from across the city and of different backgrounds.
We believe that in the face of a budget crisis, SPS needs to partner with families, communicate more transparently, and advocate to the state legislature for increased school funding.
Our goal is to offer clear and concise information so that all of us together can understand what's happening at SPS, and all of us together can advocate for our schools, educators, and students.
Questions?
Contact AllTogetherForSPS@gmail.com to get more information on this effort
In the news:
The Seattle School Board is now scheduled to vote June 26 on the district budget — which holds in the balance the district’s plan to close 20 elementary schools.
Seattle parents will get more details next week on the school district's proposal to close up to 20 elementary schools by the fall of 2025.
After a proposal to close 20 elementary schools during a Seattle Public Schools board meeting Wednesday, parents have a lot to say.
A week after the Seattle School Board directed Superintendent Brent Jones to draft a plan to close as many as 20 elementary schools in the city, causing thousands of kids and staff to shift buildings, SPS announced a series of community meetings in May and June.
NEW SEATTLE SCHOOLS FISCAL PLAN: NO CLOSURES NEXT YEAR BUT 'NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE'
The Seattle School Board on Wednesday gave its stamp of approval to a financial stabilization plan that includes no school closures for the nest school year.
WE MUST HOLD THE STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ADEQUATE SCHOOL FUNDING
It's an uncomfortable, deeply concerning truth: Our public schools are facing dire financial straits.
SEATTLE SCHOOL CLOSURES COULD HINGE ON NEW ENROLLMENT, CAPACITY COUNTS
Faced with declining enrollment and a $104.4 million deficit, Seattle Public Schools administrators will roll out a fiscal stabilization plan Wednesday that could pave the way for school closures and consolidations.
NO SEATTLE SCHOOL CLOSURE RECOMMENDED FOR 2024-2025
No school closures for the 2024-25 school year.
That is Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Bret Jones' recommendation to the SPS board this week.