Op-Ed: Edmonds School District Superintendent Dr. Gustavo Balderas
By Dr. Gustavo Balderas | Edmonds School District Superintendent Dear Edmonds School District students, families, staff and community members, While I hoped to introduce myself to the community in person when I started my role as the Edmonds School District Superintendent on July 1, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed my plans, as it has changed […]
ESD Board dissolves School Resource Officer program in contrast with student support
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Edmonds, Wash., – In a unanimous decision, Edmonds School District officials have ended its last existing contract with local law enforcement, completely dissolving the school resource officer program placing police officers throughout the district’s high schools. The Edmonds School District’s (ESD) board of directors voted 5-0 during a […]
Edmonds School District- 100% remote learning
By Dr. Gustavo Balderas, Superintendent | Edmonds School District After weeks of reviewing health and safety data surrounding COVID-19, as well as feedback from families and staff, the district’s executive leadership team, School Board, and I believe the best course of action for Reopening Edmonds Schools 2020 is to reopen with all students in the fully […]
Edmonds School District adopts hybrid of online and in-person classes for fall reopening
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Students in the Edmonds School District will get to determine how they wish to receive instruction this coming fall, choosing between learning entirely virtually from home or coming to school on certain days of the week. Unable to accommodate six-feet of distance between all students and staff, a […]
McDuffy retires after a 37-year career in public education
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff After a nearly 40-year career in education, the Edmonds School District Superintendent has retired. Edmonds School District (ESD) Superintendent Kristine McDuffy retired at the end of June, 37 years after she first set foot inside a school as a teacher. McDuffy’s career in public education began at Kellogg […]
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 District bus drivers share video farewell to seniors
Edmonds School District bus drivers share video farewell to seniorsBy Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff With the Edmonds School District closed for the rest of the school year, its transportation department came up with a unique way to say goodbye to its senior students. March 12- the school year ended in sudden silence for […]
And action! ESD high schools produce virtual commencement ceremonies
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff In-person graduation ceremonies for Edmonds School District’s (ESD) class of 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19, replaced with virtual ceremonies. “It is just not possible to hold any kind of in-person ceremony in June,” explained ESD Assistant Superintendent Greg Schwab in a letter to district families. […]
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 […]
Meadowdale High School hosts drive-thru event celebrating the class of 2020
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Tuesday, May 19 Meadowdale High School seniors were invited to the school to participate in a farewell drive-thru celebration hosted by faculty members and to pick up their graduation attire. Meadowdale High School’s closure of in-person instruction and extracurricular activities in the early spring canceled and modified numerous […]
