Edmonds School Board cuts ties with Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Mountlake Terrace police departments
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff School Resource Officers will no longer be on campus in three Edmonds School District high schools, with the decision for the continuation of police presence in an additional high school tabled to later this summer. The Edmonds School Board voted unanimously 5-0 to discontinue the Edmonds School District’s […]
Edmonds School Board to hold public meeting on the presence of School Resource Officers
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The death of George Floyd in the custody of a Minneapolis police officer is prompting a larger discussion about police brutality and the presence of police in schools in the Edmonds School District (ESD). The Edmonds School Board will host a virtual discussion about School Resource Officers and […]
Candidates face off for Edmonds School Board
by Kirsten Johnson | Updated October 17 Edmonds School District board candidates say that “correcting funding inequities” and restructuring the district’s regionalization factor would be priorities during the upcoming legislative session. “It sounds like we’re all on the same page with this,” said incumbent District 3 candidate Gary Noble during an Oct. 8 forum hosted […]
Edmonds School Board votes to put $600m Bond and $96m Levy before voters in February
Edmonds School District | Last Updated October 8, 2019 LYNNWOOD – The Edmonds School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a $600 million Capital Construction Bond and a $96 million Replacement Technology/Capital Levy during the Oct. 8th School Board meeting. Voters will decide on the measures in an election to be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. […]
Meadowdale High School drama students continued their petition to keep drama teacher
by Max Erikson The Edmonds School Board wrapped up the 2018-2019 school year on June 25 after a difficult last two months as the board struggled to find funding that would allow it to retain teachers that will be let go, because of a budget shortfall, for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Meadowdale High School […]
Beyond the numbers of the Edmonds School District layoffs
By Max Erikson max.erikson@lynnwoodtimes.com At the June 11 school board meeting, the Edmonds School Board (ESB) released the names of teachers and staff that will not be returning for the 2019-2020 school year. The ESB has been struggling to find solutions to retain teachers who will be losing their jobs due to budget cuts. Edmonds […]
