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 his preliminary recommendation, and the district will not pursue school closures and consolidations for the upcoming school year.