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Meetings on School Closures and Consolidations – District-wide virtual

November 14, 2024, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Summary : Meetings on School Closures and Consolidations - District-wide virtual

A districtwide, online meeting will take place on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

You are invited to a community meeting to discuss the preliminary plans for school closures and consolidations. SPS leaders will share information on the decision-making process and take questions.  

This districtwide, online meeting will take place on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m.  

Please note this is not a public hearing. Those meetings will be held in December. 

Please RSVP to the meeting. Our online capacity is 1,000 attendees, but families will be able to watch via these methods: 

  • SPS TV YouTube channel 
  • Comcast channels 26 and 319  
  • Wave channels 26 and 695  
  • Century Link channels 8008 and 8508  

All families and staff will receive the Zoom meeting link the day before. It will also be posted on our website. 

Translation and interpretation services will be provided. American Sign Language (ASL), Amharic, Cantonese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese interpreters will be available. After the online meeting, a recording will be posted to the district website. 

We hope you can join us! Take a moment to RSVP. 

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Superintendent Jones has identified four schools for potential closure and consolidation. This preliminary recommendation is to aid in rightsizing and stabilizing our school district.

Each school recommended for closure will have two community meetings. Initial meetings will take place on the dates below.

  • Sacajawea Elementary – Thursday, Nov. 7, 6-7 p.m. at Sacajawea
  • Sanislo Elementary – Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Sanislo
  • Stevens Elementary – Friday, Nov. 15, 6-7 p.m. at Stevens
  • North Beach Elementary – Monday, Nov. 18, 6-7 p.m. at North Beach

A districtwide, online meeting will take place on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Please note: These are not public hearings. Those will be scheduled in December. These meetings are to support the individual impacted school communities.

We want to make sure the impacted families have the chance to fully understand the recommendation, ask questions, and share ideas for how we could implement a potential closure and consolidation with care and support.

SPS will host more engagement opportunities for the broader community.