LWSD

 




A 2019, $120M Capital Construction Levy passed.  Another 6-year Capital Construction Levy passed in 2022 and Bond measures are in the horizon. 

Lake Washington School District one of the top districts in the nation

Lake Washington School District Rankings
  • National. Best School Districts in America. 209 of 10,751. Best Places to Teach in America. ...
  • Washington. Best School Districts in Washington. 3 of 251. ...
  • Seattle Area. Best School Districts in Seattle Area. 3 of 47. ...
  • King County. Best School Districts in King County. 3 of 18.
However, district is not perfect; case in point:  Central Leadership Team salaries are high

For example, In ~ 2020, the district communications director was paid a flat salary of $169,285 in her first year on the job, plus benefits including the summer off.  Not a perfect comparison, but the Mayor of Redmond (and CEO) is paid $138,000 with no summers off.

-- Bob Yoder, Updated 9/27/2023
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OPINION:  According to Lake Washington School District BY-LAWS, "The job of the Board is to represent the citizens and to lead the organization by asking critical questions and by determining and demanding appropriate and excellent organizational performance. 

Our senior citizens, community volunteers and non-technology workforce community struggles with escalating taxes:  school district, severe King County property taxes, city levies (public safety, parks.) the annual 1% city property tax, county parks levies, homeless hotel levies, EvergreenHealth bond and levy measures, and burdensome Metro Sound Transit-3 taxes and fees.   

-- Bob Yoder
    Updated:  2/9/2023

 As of 2/2011, the District had over 98,987 registered voters.