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June 2024 Safety and Well-being Update

Community violence deeply impacts our students, educators, and families. Losing any student to gun violence is tragic and unacceptable. The violence we are witnessing is heartbreaking, but we must not surrender our collective power to make change. Recovering from tragedy and ensuring the safety of our school community is challenging,…
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Staying Healthy Tips

We encourage our community to take the following steps to limit the spread of respiratory illnesses.

Gun Safety: Prepare, Participate, and Partner

Let’s work together to make our communities safer and prevent gun violence.

A Message from Superintendent Jones

A letter to community about loss of a Garfield student June 6, 2024.
Math Museum portable painted colorfully.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary’s Math Museum

Thurgood Marshall’s New Math Museum is Overturning Obstacles, Promoting Math Engagement.
NOVA Principal, SPS Superintendent, Alliance for Education Leader and Dr. Mercer smile at camera with big check.

Alliance for Education Awards SPS Educators

Nova, Rising Star Principals Named Foster Award Winners.
Student and teacher put groceries in bags at Food Bank.

BRIDGES Helps Students Meet Their Goals

The BRIDGES Program teaches life and vocational skills to students with special needs …

Well-Resourced Schools Community Meetings

May and June community meetings to learn more about the proposed plan for creating a system of well-resourced schools.

2023-24 Retirees  

SPS celebrates the many 2023-24 retirees.
Marletta Iwasyk sits in her classroom, smiles at camera

SPS Longest-Serving Teacher Retires

Marletta Iwasyk, Seattle Public Schools longest-serving teacher, is retiring at the end of the 2023-24 school year.