School board members visit legislators in Olympia
Friday, February 21, 2025
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| School board members with Supt. Dr. Susana Reyes |
By Sara Betnel
School board legislative advocacy in action! We had a great day in Olympia yesterday meeting with all the representatives from the 1st and 32nd legislative districts who serve our district.
Grateful for the depth of knowledge they already had on key funding shortfalls - thanks to excellent work by our board Legislative Representative Meghan Jernigan and the collective advocacy Shoreline students and families have been doing throughout session.
Key takeaways: they all understand the critical need for K-12 public education funding this year for the Big 3 (special education, materials/supplies/operating costs, and transportation), even amidst budget reductions happening across other areas of service in the state; new revenue will be needed to support sustainable funding for all key areas of education and human services; and there is a keen focus on the options that support the most students and districts.
Really excellent collaborative and strategic conversations that we look forward to continuing through the rest of session! Grateful to be there with Dr. Susana Reyes, Sylvia Gil, Emily Williams, and Sarah Cohen.
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4 comments:
Please explain how a school district that has fewer and fewer students needs more and more money from the taxpayers.
Here's one example: whether there are five people in a room or 15, you still have to keep the heat on.
With fewer students you would need fewer rooms to heat.
Sincerely appreciate all Dr. Susana Reyes, Sylvia Gil, Emily Williams, and Sarah Cohen are doing to bring attention and focus to these issues. Much prefer to find ways to maintain our teachers and staff. Need to expose the radical programs that prompted parents to take their children out of public schools and address them.
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