State Superintendent Chris Reykdal announces 2024 supplemental budget
OLYMPIA, Wash., September 28, 2023—Today, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal announces his 2024 supplemental budget priorities. Reykdal’s office will submit the proposals to Governor Inslee and the Office of Financial Management, and then the Legislature will consider the requests during the 2024 Legislative Session. As the school year gets underway across Washington, State Superintendent Reykdal is […]
Chris Reykdal announces re-election campaign for Superintendent of Public Instruction
TUMWATER, Wash., June 12, 2023—Chris Reykdal, Washington State’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced his campaign for re-election today. Reykdal made the announcement with a list of initial endorsements that includes Governor Jay Inslee, Congressman Derek Kilmer, Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Chair Lisa Wellman, and dozens of other leaders across the state. “Washington is recognized as […]
Reykdal speaks on ousting of former Marysville superintendent
OLYMPIA—In a written statement to a local newspaper on Saturday, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal admitted that a main goal of OSPI was to “remake” the leadership at Marysville School District. His statement comes days after former Superintendent Dr. Zac Robbins was outed from the district with a whopping $430K severance agreement. “The remaking of the […]
Reykdal reveals “lost confidence” in Letter to Marysville School District
MARYSVILLE—Washington state Superintendent Chris Reykdal reveals his lack of confidence in the Marysville School District to straighten its financial situation in his August 28 notice to the district and Superintendent Zachary Robbins. He also placed the school district under additional financial monitoring. “I have lost confidence that the district has the decision-making tools or current […]
Reykdal unveils plan to equitably distribute timber revenue for schools
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 20, 2022—In a media briefing yesterday, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal described his plan to change the connection between revenue from timber harvesting on state trust lands and K–12 urban school construction. Reykdal laid out his plan for reallocating funding from the K–12 Common School Trust, which currently provides a small percentage of […]
Reykdal: 62% of students not satisfied with curriculum, mental health waning
OLYMPIA, Wash., January 8, 2022 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal held a press conference yesterday to discuss the state of K-12 education in Washington throughout the pandemic and more recently the Omicron variant. The press conference covered COVID/Omicron updates, student mental health, graduation rates, 2021 student assessment, school funding, teacher education, state […]
Superintendent Reykdal and vaccine mandate exemptions
As the mandate requires employees of state agencies to be fully vaccinated or face termination, many are looking for other options. Brandi Kruse from Q13 News recently interviewed Supt. Chris Reykdal about vaccine exemptions for public education employees. When asked if he knew how many state school employees are unvaccinated, Reykdal explained that “the individual […]
Party chairs weigh in on why to vote red or blue this election
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—With November 5 general election less than three weeks away, the Lynnwood Times reached out to both Shasti Conrad, Chair of the Washington State Democrats, and Jim Walsh, Chair of the Washington State Republican Party, to hear why voters should vote for their respective party’s candidates and their thoughts on the four statewide initiatives. […]
Ousted Marysville Superintendent to receive a staggering $430,000 severance package
MARYSVILLE—Ousted Marysville School District Superintendent Dr. Zachary Robbins, who was front-and-center in an ongoing district financial crisis will be receiving a posh severance package valued at least $428,950 plus benefits, according to records obtained by the Lynnwood Times. A full room of approximately 100 parents and staff cheered the Marysville School District Board of Directors’ unanimous decision on […]
Marysville School Board appoints Dave Burgess as new interim superintendent
MARYSVILLE—A full room of approximately 100 parents and staff cheered the Marysville School District Board of Directors’ decision to unanimously confirm Dr. David Burgess as interim superintendent and for severing ties with Superintendent Dr. Zachary Robbins, amidst the district’s ongoing financial crisis during Thursday night’s Special Board meeting. Dr. Robbins was not present at the […]
