Facing a $37.1 million dollar budget shortfall, the Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools announced her updated plans for school closures: Summit K-12 will shut its doors entirely, rather than moving to Rainier as had been previously discussed, and Cleveland High School and Rainier Beach High School will merge. Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson's presentation from last night's meeting can be found online here [pdf], and here's the summary [pdf] of what will probably be final recommendations for closures. Someone (or a group of someones, more likely) is bound to be unhappy about whatever solution is suggested, but we're concerned about the gap left by the Summit closure in alternative, arts-friendly education in our district. more ›