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On June 2 Superintendent Raj Manhas submitted his preliminary recommendation to the School Board on potential school sites to close and/or consolidate. The final recommendation is scheduled for presentation on July 3, with a Board vote on July 26. A final public hearing on the recommendation is planned for July 19. Additional information is located at www.seattleschools.org. The School Board invites the community to a series of public hearings this month as an opportunity to give testimony on the recommendations. For the complete public hearing schedule, go toSuperintendent Raj Manhas announced his preliminary recommendation for school consolidation and closure on Friday, June 2. In addition to listing specific school and program closures; and program moves and mergers, the Superintendent outlined his academic vision for the future of Seattle Public Schools. For additional information, please review the news release on this topic.This year, the state's new graduation requirements become "real" as students in the class of 2008 receive the results of their first attempt at the 10th-grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). Passing the 10th-grade WASL will be the avenue most students take to earn the Certificate of Academic Achievement, one of the four new statewide graduation requirements. We want you to know that we believe every student can learn and demonstrate the skills and knowledge tested on the WASL. While many students will be successful on all three sections of the test on their first try, some students will not meet standard in one or more sections. There is help available for all students to receive the skills needed not only to pass the WASL but also further their learning in and after high school.

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