The school board will vote on the superintendent's decision to withdraw his controversial proposal on Tuesday. The only item on the agenda is the superintendent will talk about finding ways to make up the deficit, he says, while meeting the needs and well-being of students. Parents worry that could mean cuts to staff, sports, or other programming.

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones is officially withdrawing his proposed plan to close elementary schools and is exploring increased levies to fill a lingering budget gap. Jones wrote a letter to parents on Monday announcing that he was withdrawing his plan after determining there was “no longer a pathway for this approach for the 2025-26 school year.

In a letter to families, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones says there "is no longer a pathway” for schools to close next year.

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones says he is withdrawing the district's school closures/consolidation plan.

In a message to families Monday, Superintendent Brent Jones formally withdrew his recommendations to close four elementary schools — North Beach, Sacajawea, Sanislo, and Stevens