Affordable housing for teachers

The district has 120-140 parcels of land it owns. We need to ask now, is there a moratorium on leases and selling? The SSD could tag onto the Mayor’s Innovative Housing initiative, partner with the city, and create in-city residences for teachers, firefighters and policeman. Imagine the hiring power for great teachers, if we could also offer affordable housing close to where they would work. All such public service professionals would bring much needed mentors and volunteers in to our schools if they lived within our city boundaries as opposed to commuting from outside our district.

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Endorsers:
    • Mary Lou Dickerson, WA State Representative, 36th District
    • Municipal League, Top rating for Candidate Position 5, Very Good
    • 43rd Dem's Sole Endorsement
    • Ruth Kagi, WA State Representative 32nd District, Chair Early Learning & Child Services
    • Jamie Pederson, WA State Representative, 43rd District
    • Reuven Carlyle, WA State Representative 36th District
    • THE STRANGER
    • The Seattle Times
    • Crosscut
    • Young Dem’s of King County
    • James Kelly, President, The Urban League
    • Skip Priest, WA State Representative, 30th District
    • Javier Valdez, Community Activist
    • Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Senator, 36th District, Chair, Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee
    • Dan McGrady, Vulcan Legislative Affairs, CPPS Board of Directors
    • Bruce and Ann Blume, The Blume Company
    • Phyllis Campbell, former Exec. Director, Seattle Foundation
    • Debbi Brainerd, Islandwood Founder
    • Barbara Schaad Lamphere, former Seattle School Board Director
    • Patti Shepherd Barnes, Executive Director, M. S. Society
    • Theresa Roth, former WMS PTSA President, Teacher
    • Judith Runstad, Attorney at Law, Foster Pepper
    • Gail Schalk, retired Montlake Elementary School teacher
    • Ruben Van Kempen, Director of Drama, Roosevelt HS
    • The ALKI Foundation
    • Scott White, WA State Rep 46th District
    • Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council
    • Eileen Cody, WA State Rep 34th District
    • Craig Dawson, CEO, Retail Lock Box
    • Christi Clark, former Seattle Schools Principal
    • Iantha Sidell, former President Jewish Federation, Seattle
    • Kari Glover, former managing partner, K & L Gates
    • Meg Watson, School Nurse, Graham Hill Elementary School