Lake Washington School Board denies neighborhood transfer request
January 18, 2012
By Administrator
The Lake Washington School Board made it official Jan. 9: A group of Sammamish neighborhoods will not be transferred from the Snoqualmie Valley School District to the Lake Washington School District.
At its regular meeting, the Lake Washington School Board accepted its staff’s recommendation to deny a request from the Devereaux, Trails at Camden Park, 26th Street, 27th Place neighborhoods to start sending their children to Carson Elementary, Inglewood Junior High and Eastlake High School, said Kathryn Reith, communications director for the district.
The vote made official a mutual decision both districts had made, agreeing the territory transfer would hurt Snoqualmie schools more than it would benefit Lake Washington schools.
While negotiating the territory transfer, the superintendent and two board members from each district considered factors like the affected students’ educational opportunities, school capacity, safety and welfare, geographic accessibility, and the history and relationship of the property affected to the students and communities affected.
The neighborhoods’ petition is terminated, but, according to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, they technically can take it to court for review.
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