Two weeks ago, state Superintendent Chris Reykdal declared the troubled district “financially insolvent.”
After the school board president cited bullying in his recent resignation, the acting president sees “constructive collaboration” on the horizon.
Superintendent Chris Reykdal will convene a first-of-its-kind Financial Oversight Committee, he wrote in a letter Tuesday.
Wade Rinehardt’s resignation, announced at Monday’s school board meeting, continues a string of tumultuous news in the district.
Building heights — originally proposed at 15 stories tall — could be locked in with council approval in July.
Last week, the district’s finance director Lisa Gonzales publicly called for the school board to put Alvin Cooper on leave, citing mismanagement.
Public bathrooms by the Everett Municipal Building could be open by July 4. And two other bathrooms are set to open nearby.
The City Council is set to draft an ordinance. Meanwhile, organizers hope to get a wage hike on the ballot via petition.
Until 2017, the Mariner neighborhood only had a bookmobile. Now, a $4.5 million purchase is a big step toward a library-centered campus south of Everett.
Amid a packed meeting on pending school closures, finance director Lisa Gonzales called for the superintendent to be put on leave, citing “violations of the law.”
A district email Friday confirmed Cascade Elementary, Liberty Elementary and Totem Middle are on the chopping block.
The Flock camera system has faced opposition from the ACLU. A two-year deal in Everett will cost up to $250,000 per year, paid for with grants.
In an unprecedented move, the board of the Washington Schools Risk Management Pool voted to drop the district by August.
The revised plan would mean the loss of dozens of jobs and two schools — still to be identified — in a school district staring down a budget crunch.
Mayor Cassie Franklin now has two serious challengers in 2025. Janice Greene, a former Boeing official, joined the race Tuesday.
For the past month, artist Gina Ribaudo has been hard at work painting scenes from land and sea onto the brick building at 1515 Pacific… Continue reading
Pure chance connected artist Gina Ribaudo with the Imagine Children’s Museum. Her colorful new mural greets visitors on Colby Avenue.
