wenatchee school board

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Kalahar was hired as an interim superintendent for two years in July of 2023.

Local parents at Wenatchee School Board meeting express concerns about fairness and safety in girls sports due to transgender athlete inclusion.

Local teacher Micaela Salgado fights closure, emphasizing impact on low-income families and lack of empathy from school board.

The school district announced plans for the closure in January to help offset a $9 million budget shortfall going into the next school year.

About 100 people attended the most recent hearing with almost all of the roughly 50 speakers voicing opposition to the closure.

Schools in Washington are required to hold hearings during a 90-day period before a decision is made on whether to close a school.

It calls for a significant reduction in staffing levels and the closure of Columbia Elementary School.

District spokesperson Diana Haglund says the meetings are being held as required by state law and school board policy.

The margin is well within the one-half of one percent difference that triggers a mandatory hand recount under state law.