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After bond failure, Mercer Island board hears parents— concerns about next steps, potential school closures
Summary
PTA leaders and board members discussed options after the recent bond failed, including revisiting priorities, the possibility of nonvoted debt and community outreach to educate voters; parents asked whether closing or renovating elementary schools such as Island Park might return to consideration.
Parents and PTA leaders pressed the Mercer Island School Board on next steps after a recent bond proposal failed and raised concerns about which buildings would be prioritized in any future plan.
Julian Bradley, president of the PTA Council, and other PTA representatives asked whether the district planned to prioritize a levy over a bond and how volunteers could be recruited for what they called an exhausted advocacy base. "Parents are most concerned about the levy passing in November," Bradley said, asking whether the community should prioritize that effort before proposing another bond.
Board members framed school-closure decisions as policy-level questions that would require broad community engagement and careful…
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