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Seattle board issues proclamation honoring Superintendent Brent C. Jones for service
Summary
The Seattle School Board read a proclamation honoring Dr. Brent C. Jones for his tenure as superintendent and for leadership during pandemic recovery, equity work, and district stabilization. Board members and community leaders offered thanks and personal reflections.
The Seattle School Board issued a proclamation at its August regular meeting honoring Dr. Brent C. Jones for his service as superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.
Director Mizrahi read a proclamation that detailed Jones’s background, leadership through pandemic recovery, expanded equity‑centered programs and pathways, improvements in graduation rates and advanced coursework access for students of color, and the 2022 Council of Urban Boards of Education award the district received while he served. Board members offered personal remarks thanking Jones for his leadership, citing his focus on equity and on stabilizing district operations during a period of enrollment and budget pressures.
Dr. Brent C. Jones, who announced in March 2025 a planned transition from the district, addressed the board and thanked staff, families and community partners. He said the district has focused on ‘‘equity, justice and excellence’’ and urged the board and community to protect the progress made: “I stand here now, asking everyone that can hear my voice to take an oath to protect the progress that we've made together. We cannot take a step back.”
Why it matters: The proclamation records the board’s formal recognition of Jones’s service and summarizes accomplishments the board chose to highlight, including program and organizational changes the board cited as evidence of progress.
Context and board comments Board members praised Jones’s leadership during post‑pandemic recovery, expansion of equity‑centered offices and programs, and work to stabilize operations. Director Clark said Jones left the district stronger and commended the programs that broaden access to advanced coursework. Director Rankin and others recalled working with Jones over a decade and thanked him for mentoring staff and community leaders.
Ending: The board circulated the proclamation for signatures and concluded the recognition before moving to public testimony and the evening’s action items.
