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Seattle school board authorizes student-assignment transition plan, refers policy details to operations committee
Summary
After intense debate over board authority and timing, the Seattle School Board voted 5–2 to approve the 2026–27 student assignment transition plan and authorized the superintendent to implement necessary changes while immediately referring associated policies to the operations committee for review.
The Seattle School District No. 1 Board of Directors on March 11 approved the 2026–27 student assignment transition plan and authorized Superintendent Schoelner to implement it while the board's operations committee reviews related policies.
Board members spent more than an hour debating process and authority before the vote. Director LaValle said the timing forced the board to vote on a document that had already been enacted in practice and that directors had "many outstanding concerns" that remained unanswered. Director Mizrahi raised…
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