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District proposes merging two Middle College sites, citing low Central enrollment and stronger North partnership

Seattle School District No. 1 Board of Directors · April 30, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Scholdner proposed consolidating the district’s two Bridal College (Middle College) sites into a single strengthened North Seattle College location because the Central site enrollment had fallen below ten students; staff said every affected rising ninth/tenth grader will be offered placement options and individualized transition support, and the item was introduced for board consideration in May.

Superintendent Scholdner presented an introduction item proposing to consolidate the district’s two Middle College (called Bridal College in the briefing) sites by moving the Central site program to the North Seattle College campus. Scholdner said the Central site currently enrolls fewer than 10 students, making the standalone program academically and operationally unsustainable, and that North Seattle College offers a more robust, longstanding partnership and facility for the model.

Kevin Weingkoop, principal of Middle College…

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