Endorsements for the 2016 Bond
(Titles provided for identification only)
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Suzan DelBene, Congresswoman, Washington’s 1st Congressional District
Congresswoman DelBene supports the 2016 Lake Washington Bond measure. -
Larry Springer, WA State Rep., 45th District
Rep. Springer endorses the LWSD April 26 bond measure. -
Andy Hill, State Senator
This addresses our overcrowding issue by adding space for nearly 3,000 additional students while keeping tax rates unchanged! -
Roger Goodman, WA State Rep. – 45th District
Rep Goodman endorses the April 2016 Bond. -
Joan McBride, WA State Rep. – 48th District
Rep McBride endorses the April 2016 Bond.
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Cyrus Habib, WA State Senator – 48th District
Senator Habib endorses the 2016 Lake Washington School District bond measure. -
Toby Nixon, Council Member, City of Kirkland
Many people had concerns about the last two LWSD capital bond proposals because of the tax increase involved as well as questions about whether the building program was as efficient as possible. The district has addressed all the concerns that were raised, and makes the case for why this construction is needed now. It’s fiscally […] -
Tom Odell, Councilmember, City of Sammamish Council
This is a very important issue for the community. Whether or not you have children in school it is important that you support the bond campaign. Besides being the right thing for our children good schools make for a good community and protect our real estate values and is in everyone’s best interests. -
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Hank Myers, City Councilmember, City of Redmond
The Lake Washington School District is extraordinarily well managed and frugal. The question for the voters is what quality level of schools they want to have. I live in the Bellevue School District. I pay over 50% more for school levies and bond issues, but on the other hand, five of the top seven ranked […] -
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Shelley Kloba, City Councilmember, City of Kirkland
Knowing the great value provided to our community by the Lake Washington School District, it is my pleasure to support this bond measure. Years of sustained excellence as well as student growth mean that it is high time that our residents step up to do our part to build the schools that are so desperately […] -
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Ramiro Valderrama, Deputy Mayor, City of Sammamish
This funding is necessary to ensure our students have adequate classrooms and facilities needed for a great education. -
Tom Hornish, Sammamish City Council Member
Our schools in Sammamish are a big reason it’s such a great place to live, and this bond helps keep it that way. -
John Stilin, Council Member, City of Redmond
LWSD has produced a very sensible funding plan that ensures students, the future citizens of our community, will continue to have great educational opportunities in our schools. -
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Penny Sweet, Kirkland City Council Member
It’s past time. We are bursting at the seams and our population continues to soar. -
Angela Birney, Redmond City Council Member
I endorse the upcoming LWSD Bond. The bond measure does not increase tax rates and is part of a well thought out plan to improve our schools in the coming years. -
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Jay Arnold, Kirkland Deputy Mayor
Jay Arnold endorses April 2016 Bond.
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JD Klein, Chief Printing Officer, Minuteman Press of Redmond
One Focus – we vote Yes for our kids. One Purpose – we invest in their education. One Action – we vote Yes for LWSD schools. One Community – we speak together as one giant voice to spread the word leaving nothing to chance! By investing in education, we are investing in our future employees, […] -
Alice Fleck, Teacher, LWSD
Please vote “yes” on the Bond Measure so our students will have enough classrooms! -
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Julie Guest, Teacher, LWSD
Vote YES for our kids! -
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Farah Jabeen, LWSD Parent
We really need this bond to pass in order to over come the overcrowding faced by the School district. Building a middle school in Redmond Ridge area, this will reduce the overcrowding we are facing in Evergreen Middle school. -
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Nici Baughman, Teacher, LWSD
I choose to vote yes for our schools! -
Mindi Jacobsen, LWSD Parent
It is critical the kids in our community get your help in this election! By voting no, or not voting at all you are letting down the next generation in a huge way – it is a dire situation at hand. Please take time to read the information, and get your YES votes in so […] -
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Elizabeth Anderson, Music Specialist, Redmond Elementary
Our district needs you to vote YES for the bond so we can continue to give our kids the highest standard of education! -
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Megan Goodwin, Third Grade Teacher, Redmond Elementary School
I endorse the April 26th bond because I have seen first-hand the impact of overcrowding on our schools. In the last 3 years, our school has grown by over 200 students and is projected to keep growing. We need more space to provide adequate learning environments for all students! -
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Paige Thomson, Special Education Teacher, Rachel Carson Elementary
Our students deserve better! -
Jessica Booth
Clearly, LWSD is growing at a rapid rate. The proposal at hand is a smart cost effective way to deal with the growth. -
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Melissa Masterleo, Principal, Melissa Masterleo Properties
This is the very minimum that needs to be done. If you don’t have children of school age, you still benefit! Your property values are tied directly to the reputation of our schools. Please vote yes!! -
Malinda Gershony, Dentist, Malinda Lam-Gershony, DDS, PLLC
The class size is getting out of hand and negatively impacting the attention children in our school district is receiving for their education. It has put a heavy burden on staff and teachers. The temporary solutions such as increasing more portables and classroom-sharing are hugely inadequate. It is time, we stop these unacceptable learning conditions […] -
Kelly Williams, Teacher, LWSD
I strongly encourage LWSD boundary voters to approve this bond. This is a step in the right direction to fix overcrowding in our schools. The best part is that voters will not have a tax increase as this bond replaces an existing bond. This is a well thought out option to the real problems LWSD […] -
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Carolyn Beko
Let’s offer our kids the best education in the best environment possible. Smaller classes in improved facilities provide our children with better opportunities for learning. This is a sound investment that I gladly support. -
Ji In Lugtu, LWSD parent and volunteer
Our district’s kids can’t receive the quality education they deserve if they continue to be crowded out of their classrooms. Existing structures are not keeping up with our community’s ongoing growth. We need to show our support for our own community by prioritizing education and voting yes on this bond. We can’t afford to keep […] -
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Molly Hill, Teacher, LWSD
Our students deserve this bond to be passed! -
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Alicia Epler, 4th Grade, LWSD
I have 33 awesome fourth graders in a portable this year. These kids deserve updated facilities and the fact we can give them that without a tax increase is wonderful. I endorse this bond! -
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Suzanne Zeitz, 5th Grade Teacher, LWSD
Please join me in voting YES for LWSD’s bond measure. We always like to say we make choices based on what is best for kids. This bond is best for kids. Vote yes! -
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Adrienne Sabo , Teacher, Blackwell Elementary
Our students deserve up-to -date classrooms and buildings in which to learn, with reasonable class sizes. Please vote yes! -
Nicole Guptil, 3rd Grade Teacher
I support this bond and all the improvements that it will bring to our communities educational facility’s. These improvements ultimately make all the difference in our students education! -
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Ellie O’Rourke, Rockwell PTA Co-President/PR Consultant/Parent, L&O Public Relations
We have seen explosive growth in the Redmond Learning Community over the past several years and our schools are overcrowded. This Bond will help provide more classroom space to ensure our kids are given the best opportunity to learn. I endorse the LWSD 2016 Bond. -
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Shannon Lemoine
All students need suitable space and an appropriate environment for learning. This bond will provide that and be financially responsible for the community. -
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Adam Wujick, Teacher, Redmond Middle School
Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching in a portable. However, my student tire of the overcrowded classrooms and hallways. Please vote yes! This is good for kids and good for our community. -
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Heather Cramer, Secretary, JHS PTSA
LWSD provides a wide range of learning opportunities for all ages and learning abilities. Choice schools for elementary, middle and high school, Futures, Emerson and the Transition Academy, come alongside homeschool options, and a continued standard of high expectations from each neighborhood school. Great communities have great schools in their foundation. I support funding the […] -
Deana Altshuler, Kindergarten Teacher, LWSD
It’s time to address the issues of updating buildings and overcrowded schools. The kids deserve this! Please vote. -
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Heather Choe, 1st grade teacher and mother of 3, Wilder Elementary
Please vote yes!! -
Aimée Ashley
I fully support this bond. Our children are our future. It is critical that we address overcrowding in our school district in order to maintain and further grow the level of excellence in Lake Washington School District. -
Steven M. Juarez, Teacher, LWSD
Our students need this bond!! -
Dan Olson
I support LWSD’s April 2016 bond measure because I am in favor of providing safe, effective, modern learning environments for all children in our growing community. -
Stephanie Egeberg, Kindergarten Teacher, Margaret Mead Elementary
Vote yes for our kids! -
Katie Sikorra, Music Teacher, LWSD
I fully endorse this critical bond levy. Our rapidly growing school district must fund adequate facilities for our students.This levy will not raise the tax rate. -
Julia Vasiliauskas, Teacher and Building Representative, International Community School
Necessary for students and our community! -
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Richard Snyder, Teacher, Kirkland Middle School
Please pass this bond measure. -
Mark Mueller-Eberstein, President, Adgetec
Good education is the foundation for making smart decisions on individual and society level. Lets make sure together, that the kids in our community have the best foundation possible. -
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Jennie Locati
Our students, teachers, and staff deserve the funding and support this measure provides- we need more schools and better infrastructure. It’s our responsibility as a community to provide and plan for the future. Please join me in supporting this bond measure. -
Gia Parsons, 5th Dimension
Our kids and community need this bond! -
Teresa A Herrin, Co-owner, Herrin & Company CPA’s P.C.
We chose to raise our children within the Lake WA School District boundaries and both my boys have graduated from Eastlake HS. I believe that it is important to continue to support the schools so that they can continue to provide the education that is so very important. -
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Marlena Ma
Yes, I support the April 2016 Measure！ -
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Karen McKnight, Managing Broker, Keller Williamns Realty
My two children and two step children, and four of my grandchildren have all attended Lake Washington School District. The schools are outstanding and have been since I moved to Sammamish in 1980! Great schools have a very positive effect on property values. -
Julio Richburg, Owner, International Technology Company
I strongly endorse the passing of this levy for the future success of our children and our community. -
Tammy Joy
Our kids are our future! -
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Ellen Drummond, LWSD Teacher
I endorse the LWSD measure it will help fix overcrowded schools and it won’t raise the tax rate. Help keep our schools strong. -
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Hae Sue Park, CEO of Home
This is my 16th and final year at Peter Kirk Elementary and this 41 year old school is in dire need of a new building. Enough with portables that are wasteful in terms of energy/heat. Please vote YES for our schools! -
Kellee Captain, LWSD Teacher
Please vote and support students in LWSD! -
Stephanie Cullen, LWSD Parent
As a parent, PTA board member, and district employee who has reaped the benefits of a new school building, I know firsthand the positive impact a new building has on its constituents. -
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Julie Munko, Parent of 5
I am definitely voting YES!!! -
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Deborah Sogge, Executive Director, Sammamish Chamber of Commerce
As Chamber exec., I know first hand how much it means to Sammamish to have first rate schools. Many are drawn to the area because of the great LWSD reputation. We need to keep our schools strong which enhances our economic climate, but most of all builds future leaders! -
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Steve Squillace, Mr
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Kristin Mellone Kalning
Quality schools are good for our kids, our community — and our property values. Vote yes! -
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Julia Ednie
We need space for all the kids! Schools are overcrowded, and some are in desperate need of rebuilding as they are old and inefficient. -
Stephanie Lecovin, Parent and Volunteer
There has been a tremendous amount of community input into this bond. It is very well planned and the District listens openly to all constructive input. Please vote “yes” so we can give our kids the space they need to learn! Thanks! -
Molly Rhoten, Owner, The Trip Clip
Our schools are overcrowded, there are too many portables, and we don’t have the capacity to handle the current number of kids, much less the expected growth. Education is the single most important thing we can do to help improve our communities, our lives, and our future. We must invest in education. -
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Karen Tipp
I fully support the Lake Washington School District bond. This is an investment in our children’s future. -
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Sheryl Vincent
I am a parent at Peter Kirk elementary. I endorse this bond in hopes that we can build a new school for future Eagles. -
Alice O’Brien
To meet the growing population of the LWSD. -
Jennifer Tarrach, LWSD Parent
I endorse the LWSD April 2016 Bond Measure. I applaud the district for creating a plan that addresses our most pressing needs while being fiscally responsible. The projects included in this bond are imperative to maintaining a quality learning environment for our students. -
Bonnie McDaniel
This bond measure addresses concerns about frugal spending and efficiency, while giving our growing community and our growing kids adequate learning space. Great schools are essential to thriving neighborhoods and communities. Vote Yes on April 26th! -
Mian and Farah Khurrum, LWSD Parents and volunteers
We support this upcoming April 2016 Bond. This helps ensure that we are on the right track for making the children’s education a priority as a community. The children of LWSD needs your support. Please vote YES! -
Teresa Peters
So many new homes are being built and the kids are going to have nowhere to go. Let’s avoid building new temporary structures and avoid year-round school. Children are the future of our country and they deserve a quiet, safe environment to study. Portables are prone to noise disturbances — both outside noises and inside […] -
Christine Cherkis, LWSD parent, PTSA volunteer, K-5 Art Docent
As a parent of students in elementary, middle, and high school, and as classroom volunteer, I see and feel the effects of overcrowding in our schools on a daily basis. Students having to share locker space with others they don’t know is not acceptable. Portable classroom space is subpar and not acceptable as a long-term […] -
Kreg Kendall, Managing Broker, Realtor Director, Windermere Real Estate Inc.
Good schools are used in the same sentence with good neighborhoods when families choose where they want to live. It’s not just an investment in the children. It’s an investment in property values and quality of living. -
Erin, President, Lockhart Leadership Solutions LLC
Our schools need the funding to reach our kids in the space they deserve in LWSD. -
Kathryn Hammer, Legislative Chair, Mark Twain Elementary
Education is not something that can be skimped on without devastating long term consequences. The Bond will allow LWSD to attend to a number issues comprimised by the budget shortfall including the severe overcrowding that continues to worsen each year. -
Sara and Bo Cupp
Vote YES for new schools and additional much needed space. My daughter was recently in a classroom split into two classes with a divider because of lack of space. It was a really tough year for everyone. We expect the best from our students and teachers, but we have to give them what they need […] -
Molly Hepkin
Please Vote Yes on the April 26 Bond for LWSD Schools! -
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Janis Rabuchin, co-vp Programs, Kirkland Middle School PTSA
Flat tax rate and the ability to accommodate our school district’s rapid growth- let’s do this! -
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Dana V. Adams, Managing Broker, Windermere Real Estate Kirkland
Our students need schools with adequate facilities to support their learning and the growth of our communities. -
Elizabeth Kelley, Teacher, Helen Keller Elementary, LWSD
Please vote for this bond, which would ensure high-quality classroom space for all our students without any tax increase! -
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Heather Gertmenian
Giving our students room to learn and grow in healthy, vibrant school buildings is a non-brainer. -
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Deborah Straka
Funding education is a priority! Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders. The number of children in LWSD is growing much faster than our current facilities can accommodate them. I strongly endorse this measure! -
Tyler Moynihan
Yes we have to get this bond! Do it for our kids! -
Anna Tavener, Teacher & Parent, LWSD
Outstanding public schools are necessary for a strong community. I am 100% in support of this well-planned bond. Students need adequate space and appropriate access to school facilities. For the past few years, LWSD has been continually finding and converting space for the growing enrollment. That means taking away shared spaces and reducing room for […] -
Serena Love Cheung, PTSA VP
It is time to take education and the health and welfare of our children seriously. -
Tonya Lyle-Glaister
If we want a great nation with a strong future, we must prioritize public education! A strong public education system keeps our democracy in check! It is the great equalizer. -
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Janice & Kevin Vachee
Good schools with space to learn and healthy environments are crucial to any community. This bond measure is too important for all of our students, so we will vote with a definite YES! -
Kristen Dorwin, President, Sandburg/DCS PTSA
As a citizen, parent, and PTSA President, I fully support and endorse the April 2016 LWSD Bond Measure. Our children deserve a safe place to learn. Current facilities do not meet the standards, and do no have sufficient space for our growing student population. The 2016 Bond provides a thoughtful, cost-effective solution to this problem. […] -
Sheryl Snow
Please vote YES for our schools! Your taxes won’t increase but educational opportunities for our children will! -
Jennifer Riley
Vote for our kids! -
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Lauren Moynihan
Common sense solutions to mitigate LWSD’s overcrowding problem with no tax increases. Vote yes on the April school bond measure! -
Jennifer Waggoner
I have four children going through the Lake Washington school district and I see and hear first hand how crowded our schools are getting. I feel that we will have many children falling under the radar and not getting the support needed if we don’t do something now. -
Erin
I endorse this so we can keep schools great and at an appropriate size. -
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Valerie Magdalin, Parent
We are lucky enough to live in one of the best school districts in Washington state! I spend several hours per week volunteering at Juanita Elementary and have gotten to see first hand that quality in action. It is super important that take steps to plan for the future of our school district now so […] -
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Shahr Arfaeizadeh, Teacher, LWSD
Let’s support our teachers and students! We need to address the overcrowding that has been happening in our district and making sure each student has a space for him/her.Shahr Arfaeizadeh -
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Bart Phillips, CEO, One Redmond
OneRedmond and our Board of Directors endorses the 2016 Lake Washington Bond measure. -
Teamsters Local 763
Teamsters are supporting the April 26 bond because our kids deserve safe, healthy and state-of-the-art facilities in which to learn. Good schools are the foundation of strong communities. Besides serving children, LWSD schools provide a civic focal point, with room for community meetings and green spaces for all to enjoy. Schools are at the heart […] -
Rev. Marian Stewart, Minister, Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church
I endorse the levy to support our schools – and our kids! -
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Paul DeVries, LWSD Parent
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Karee Oliver, Environmental Biologist, LWSD Parent
As a member of the Long Term Facilities Planning Task Force, I learned about the funding of district projects and the need in our community. I support this bond and encourage everyone who cares about the future of education and values education to support this bond. -
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William Ballantine, President, W Ballantine Inc.
I support the entire board of the Lake Washington Schools Campaign. Particular thanks to Santos Contreras! -
Tamara Schaefbauer, Teacher, LWSD
Vote YES to support our students and to help us realize our goal: every student FUTURE READY. -
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Jeff Curtis, Father, Home owner
I endorse the upcoming Bond. I was a member of the LWSD Long-Term Capacity Planning Taskforce. I had a great opportunity to work with some remarkable people to help lay the framework that allowed this Bond to come to life. As a new parent of 3 Adopted children, who are or will be going through […] -
Steph Dickson, Owner, The Web Mentor, LLC
We have to eliminate overcrowding in Lake Washington schools. Our children are the future of not only our community but all communities and should be given the best education money can buy for them if they are to compete locally, nationally and internationally. -
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Jodi Linstead, self – employed
I am a mother of a LWSD graduate and I am a LWSD graduate myself. I hope the voters in our community realize the magnitude of the need in our district to replace outdated facilities and provide more schools for the increasing student enrollment. I whole heartedly endorse this bond. -
Sarah Frankum
I vote YES to endorse the LWSDs April 2016 measure. -
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Julie Thomas, Teacher, LWSD
Vote yes for our kids! -
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Angie Ballas, Parent, Rockwell Elementary, PTA member
We need our whole community to endorse this bond, not just parents of current students. Great schools=great communities and property values. Please vote yes. Our schools are very overcrowded and need the support of all residents. No tax rate increase on this bond. -
Tracy Squillace
This is a no brainer! VOTE YES! -
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Steven Urben, Teacher, Rockwell Elementary
We need support. Please support by voting yes! -
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Ross Hunter, Director, WA State Department of Early Learning
As the state steps up and lowers class sizes this measure will help create actual space for our kids to be in. These lower class sizes in the early are strongly supported by rigorous research and will help prepare kids for a strong future. -
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Wendy Alston
I fully endorse the bond for all the reasons that have been stated but my primary concern is the overcrowding and safety of our kids. -
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Sonja Kellen
I support our schools! -
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Kristian Dahl, Associate Principal, LWSD
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June Evanson, Teacher, Inglewood Middle School
I support the LWSD April 26 bond to continue the 2015 current tax rate to improve classroom space in our overcrowded schools. -
Alex Markov, Teacher, LWSD
I endorse this bond measure, it will help reduce the overcrowding in our schools. -
Susan L. McClung, Instructional Assistant, JHS and LWSD
My family hasn’t lived in King County very long, but it is definitely our home now. Please vote YES so we can make our schools inviting, motivating, and more technologically up to date. We see the growth all around us as we travel the freeways and note all the housing going up in our neighborhoods. […] -
Jenny Carlson, LWSD Parent
High quality public education is one of the best things about Kirkland. Please vote yes on the bond, to help build the facilities that will help relieve overcrowding in our schools. -
Chris Carlson, Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The high quality public education system in our district continues to draw families. Every possible option to use existing facilities more efficiently has already been implemented, from reconfiguring to 9-12 high schools to the recent district-wide reboundary process. The only option left to accommodate our burgeoning growth is to build new schools, before overcrowding in […] -
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Peter Anderson, 5th Grade Teacher, Rosa Parks Elementary
This bond will help improve the quality of learning for all our Lake Washington School District students and families. We appreciate your support! -
Ben Pinneo, English and History Teacher, Redmond Middle School
As a LWSD middle school teacher and strong supporter of public schools, I encourage all voters in LWSD to please vote YES on the 2016 bond. We need more capacity ASAP for our continuously growing student population. -
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Judy Rhodes, NBCT Intervention Specialist, Robert Frost Elementary
Please join me in the effort to eliminate overcrowding in Lake Washington schools. Our kids deserve the best! Together we can provide adequate classrooms for our rapidly growing student population WITH NO TAX RATE INCREASE! Vote “YES!” for our schools. -
Ron Rael, CEO, The High Road Institute
Sammamish is a desirable community and is an integral part of the fastest growing area in the country. Growth means we need more schools and LWSD has developed a long-term plan to fund new schools and improve existing schools. Your vote counts! So please vote yes the April 2016 Bond. -
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Kim Vining, Vining Design
This bond is crucial to allow the LWSD to continue to provide the high quality education all our kids deserve! -
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Joe Gorder, LWSD Parent
This bond is crucial in order to allow LWSD to continue to provide the high quality education all our kids need. -
Zarqa Javed, LWSD Parent
I fully support and endorse this bond! -
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Katja Wright, Owner, Katja Wright Photography
Vote YES for our children, vote YES for our future! -
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Kristin Courtney, Consulting/Mentor Teacher, LWSD
With continued growth and district enrollment, I support the LWSD Bond in order to create the most optimal learning environments for students. Being in over 20 buildings supporting first year teachers provides firsthand encounters each day with the overcrowding and need for additional and updated facilities to better support learning needs. I support this long […] -
Roy Captain, Broker, City of Redmond Planning Commision, LWSD PTSA Councilmember
A sound plan for future students and the communities the LWSD serves. As a parent of 2 LWSD students I urge you to vote YES !! -
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Jon Pascal, Principal, Transpo Group
I participated on the LWSD Long-range Facilities Task Force and I believe the bond measure reflects the recommendations of that open and transparent community process, and more importantly, provides the facility resources our kids need to have the educational experience they deserve. -
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Tammy DeRoche, LWSD Physical Therapist and Parent
I encourage you to support and endorse the Bond–I do! -
Caitlin Pullen, 1st Grade Teacher, LWSD
Vote YES for teachers and students! -
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Kristi Bryant, Professional Learning Specialist, LWSD
As both a teacher and a parent, I’m pleased to see the Lake Washington School District moving forward on such a thoughtful, well-thought out initiative to make this community a better place for kids and learning! -
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Johnmichael Monteith, Executive Artistic Director, New Globe Theater Company & Education
There is no resource more critical to the future of our community than our next generation. Please vote in favor of this critical bond to make certain our students are ready to be our future leaders. -
Stephanie Klein, Instructional Assistant, Thoreau Elementary
The future IS our kids and without proper places to learn and grow the future is bleak. Teachers and families need places in our community that show pride in education and voting for this bond is one way to get there. -
Steve Hitch, Senior Engineer, City of Redmond
Struck by the problem of the district’s lack of capacity and aging infrastructure, I joined the Long Term Facilities Planning Task Force for a year. This diverse group rolled up our sleeves to learn what it takes to plan, design, and build schools. I am confident that this bond funds the right projects and makes […] -
Andy And Kristen Davidson, LWSD Parents
Let’s make sure that all students have a space to learn. Having enough schools allows teachers and administrators to focus on their ultimate task of teaching rather than classroom space allocation. -
Rebecca Lavier
This bond measure is important to the students currently attending schools in the Lake Washington School District, and will impact them for years to come. I fully support it! -
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Mary Locke, Teacher, LWSD
Pass bond in April to support our schools! -
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Melody French
I hope everyone know just how important it is to pass this bond! I am voting Yes!!! -
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Michael Dawson, Social Studies Teacher, Lake Washington High School
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Janitizia Pizarro, Tesla STEM HS Parent
I think this is the perfect time to vote Yes and provide the district with the resources it needs to grow. There is no question that we need more schools, and to be able to build them without a tax increase? A YES vote should be a no brainer. -
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Corky Trewin, Photographer, Seattle Seahawks & Seattle Sounders
Our kids deserve the finest opportunity to succeed in their education. The LWSD tax payers have been given a tremendous gift of a level tax rate in this bond. Vote YES in the April election. Vote YES for the Bond Measure. VOTE YES FOR OUR CHILDREN. -
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Howard Hillinger, Board Member & President, Parkside at Woodbridge Homeowners Association
Our population continues to grow, and our schools are becoming more and more crowded. The projects have been carefully reviewed to make sure we make a needed start on solving our worst problems in a cost effective manner without raising our taxes. We need to pass this so we can continue to prepare our students […] -
Lyndsey Wells, LWSD Parent
Our district needs this money to keep up the level of excellence our schools are known for. Can’t wait to vote yes! -
Miok Oh, Teacher, LWSD
Yes! For Our Kids. -
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Nikki Balt, PTSA Co-President, Blackwell Elementary
I support and endorse the bond measure! -
Liz Hedreen, LWHS Parent
A high quality school system benefits everybody in the community. Please vote yes! -
Ron Branch, Principal, Branch Marketing Group, Inc.
Much more is involved here besides our children’s education! Good schools increase our property values! It’s a win/win! -
Jason Rothkowitz, LWSD Parent, Photographer, Volunteer
Our children need more classrooms, period. -
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Sheila Hagerman, Administrative Assistant, Lake Washington Education Association
Our kids and our schools need us now. This is the time to vote YES on the LWSD Bond. -
Jessica Lynn, First Grade Teacher, LWSD Schools
We need to give our students the learning environment they deserve! An environment that is conducive to learning can be critical to student success. We have to build bigger schools so that our students are in cramped quarters, which can be distracting and difficult for some students to work in. Our community is only growing, […] -
Joy Donovan, Kindergarten Teacher, Alcott Elementary
This bond is a WIN/WIN for our schools and community! Please send in your ballot as soon as it arrives! -
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Gerry Lenocker, Classroom Teacher, Tesla STEM High School
This is a smart, well-balanced plan that keeps our costs in line and ensures our future. -
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Sheela Rao, LWSD Parent
This measure is necessary for the LWSD growing population of kids and families. It will help families live in the best locations in WA. -
Jen Mayo, LWSD Parent
Our kids are our future. Every single vote matters! Give our kids the education that they deserve. -
Pat Vache, Partner, HRKinections, LLC
Through a long, intense, and open planning process the District has developed thoughtful and fiscally responsible approach to resolving the growing overcrowding of our schools. Our children need our support now. -
April Johnson-Shults, LWSD Parent
I approve of this bond. Not only are improved schools essential for children, they add value to our homes! This bond does not increase our taxes. It’s a win-win. -
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Dr. Chip Kimball, Superintendent, Singapore American Schools
Lake Washington Schools are some of the best in the world. District leaders work tirelessly to carefully use public funds to serve students and families. You cannot have a great community, with a great economy, without great schools….period. If you care about the Lake Washington community and the lifestyle it provides, there is no choice […] -
Lynn Sanborn, Managing Broker, Windermere Real Estate
With the amount of people moving to our community, we have to respond and support this bond. Great schools equal great communities. -
Lile Ellefsen, JHS PTSA Parent
Juanita High School students have endured a sub par school building for some time now, with limited bathrooms, windowless classrooms and a design that is inadequate for today’s safety standards. It is time for a change. Let’s pass this bond, not just for JHS students but for a growing district that is overcrowded. A community […] -
Matthew P. Bernard, LWSD Parent Alumni
With the increase in the school crowding due to rapid growth over the last several years, pointed out during the last 2 bond votes and incorrectly scoffed at by many dissenters this present bond vote should not be needed as it should have been passed the first time it came up for a vote . […] -
Marilyn Hargraves, LWHS Counselor, LWEA Executive Committee
Join me in supporting our students by passing our bond! -
Brooke Buckingham
I support and endorse the bond for LWSD. -
Peggy A. Solum, Executive Committee, Lake Washington School District
Lake Washington is in dire need of money to build new schools and remodel older existing schools buildings. Please vote YES! for schools. -
Susan Baird-Joshi, Owner, CaliberA
My vision is clear. A child’s education should not depend upon their zip code or their school facility. Every child gets the education he wants and needs to succeed. Too few classrooms negatively impacts educational offerings, resulting in fewer choices in coursework. Children want to take advanced classes in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and […] -
Ernest Young, JHS Library Media Specialist, LWSD
I endorse Bond 2016 because I work at a school that is extremely overcrowded. -
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Howard Mawhinney, HS Representative, LWEA Executive Committee
In all probability, LWSD will soon be the 3rd largest district in the state. Supporting this measure will help us properly address that growth. -
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Taylor Hawes, GM Global Real Estate & Facilities, Microsoft Corporation
LWSD along with community participation has developed a thoughtful and responsible plan that addresses the most urgent need while being fiscally responsible. -
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Nancy Bernard, Public Health Advisor
This is a well thought out and responsible measure to support our student’s needs! -
Kerri Nielsen, Managing Broker/REALTOR, John L. Scott Real Estate
This bond is a necessary investment in our communities and our children. I strongly support it. -
Jackie Pendergrass, Former School Board Director and Children’s Advocate
The time has come to provide our school district with the space needed for our growing population of students. -
Tara and Peter Van Niman, LWSD Parents
Our kids deserve this! Our community deserves this! -
Tom Pendergrass, UW and Seattle Children’s
Help our children learn best. Decrease the crowding in this great and growing district -
Jane Dulski, LWSD Parent
This adds needed space for your children while being fiscally and environmentally responsible while supporting a quality education. -
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Erika Kapur, LWSD Parent & Education Advocate
LWSD has listened to our requests for changes to the bond, building plans, and tax rates. They’ve reached out to us and are changing their processes for communication and strategy. And they are showing us their dedication to the quality of education they give our children and our community. They’re trying again, and now it’s […] -
Kevin Teeley, Lake Washington Education Association, President
Our schools are bursting at the seams. I support this bond because it helps overcrowding while keeping the tax rate the same for the next 15 years. -
Emily Johnson, RMS and Einstein Elementary Parent
This bond renewal is a great way to invest in the future of our community. -
Sherri Nichols, Former Trustee, Lake Washington Schools Foundation
This bond addresses our most critical needs in a thoughtful and responsible way. -
Jay Pulacode, LWSD Parent
As a resident of Sammamish, supporting this initiative is extremely crucial to ensure that our children continue to learn in a successful environment. -
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Archana Sunil, LWSD Parent
As a mother of two children in the LWSD I endorse the bond so we can continue to meet and exceed the high standards of quality education and experience that this district strives very hard to provide. As community members we have no one else to blame but us for not taking action on what […] -
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Judy East, LWSD Parent
Our growing enrollment is amazing but now it is time to make sure that there are seats for every student, classrooms for every class. Time to help our district grow with our communities. -
April Isenhower, LWSD Parent
April Isenhower endorses the LWSD 2016 bond measure. -
Kristin Larson, LWSD Parent
Let’s make a smart investment in education by relieving overcrowding and making sure our kids get the best opportunities to learn. -
Bill Finkbeiner, Former Legislator, Kirkland
The April 2016 bond measure will address the district’s most urgent needs while reducing the district’s reliance on portable classrooms. -
Bob Yoder, Editor & Writer, Redmond Neighborhood Blog
The overcrowding in our schools is serious now but it will be severe tomorrow unless we pass this Bond. -
Todd Oberg, Principal, The Blue Line Group
The Blue Line Group endorses the LWSD 2016 bond measure. -
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Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
Having seen the enrollment numbers, the fiscally responsible plan and understanding the link between quality schools and desirable neighborhoods, I wholeheartedly endorse this bond. Great schools equal great communities. -
David Crowell, Seattle King County REALTORS
Seattle King County REALTORS unanimously approve endorsing the LWSD bond measure. -
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Santos Contreras, Owner, Contreras and Associates
I am on the Bond Executive Committee because I want to do all that I can to ensure the Bond passes and makes room for our kids. -
Tony and Martha DeAmicis, LWSD Parents
This bond will give approximately 3,000 kids space to learn, and will deliver this capacity in a disciplined way to maintain our current tax rate. As a hard working family in the district, we place immense value on the education for our kids, and believe in fiscal responsibility for taxpayers. We appreciate that the district listened […] -
Gregory Kovsky, President, IBA
Quality education starts with excellent teachers & good facilities. LWSD should be a national leader in “best practices” for both. -
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Beth Sigall, LWSD Parent
We live in Redmond Ridge where our children attend schools in Lake Washington. We love our schools, and endorse this bond as a way to help relieve overcrowding and help our kids learn, grown and thrive. -
Walt Krueger, Partner, Krueger Beck, PLLC
Walt Krueger supports this bond. -
Lake Washington Education Association
Teachers in the Lake Washington School District proudly support the upcoming bond measure. Not only will the measure help with overcrowding in our schools, it will do so without increasing the current tax rate. It’s a huge win for our kids! -
Matt Isenhower, Trustee, Lake Washington Schools Foundation
Matt Isenhower endorses the April 2016 Bond.
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Margaret Mead PTSA
On March 24th, the Margaret Mead PTSA General Membership voted to support the LWSD Bond Measure -
Sandburg/DCS Elementary PTSA
At our March 2016 General Meeting, the Sandburg/DCS PTSA voted unanimously to endorse and support the April 26th LWSD Bond. This bond measure will allow the district to update aging facilities, add classrooms for our rapidly growing student population, and reduce reliance on portables, all without raising existing tax rates. Please vote YES on or […] -
Tesla STEM PTSA
The Tesla STEM P TSA general membership supports the YES vote on the April 26 Bond. -
Einstein Elementary PTSA
As a memberhsip, Einstein’s PTSA voted to endorse and support the April 2016 LWSD Bond Measure as the first step towards responding to overcrowding in our schools. This means we believe passing the bond is critical to our students’ success and to providing them with the best learning environment possible. -
Rosa Parks Elementary PTSA
Two new elementary schools plus an additional middle school in our Learning Community will greatly enhance Rosa Parks PTSA’s ability to provide services and supplies for our staff, students, and community. Rosa Parks PTSA Membership is proud to have obtained unanimous membership votes to support and endorse this bond measure! -
Thoreau Elementary PTA
The Thoreau Elementary PTA is so proud to endorse the April 2016 Bond Measure to increase funding for LWSD schools. Endorsing and voting YES for this bond is paramount for our children’s future. Reducing class sizes and improving our building conditions are as important to learning as the curriculum they use. -
Juanita Elementary School PTA
The Juanita Elementary School PTA proudly supports and endorses the upcoming April 2016 LWSD bond. Voting YES to this bond will have both a positive impact not only on our children, but also on our community as a whole. Every single YES vote truly does matter, so please take the time to mail in those […] -
Rachel Carson Elementary PTSA
We are proud to endorse the April 2016 LWSD Measure. It will deliver room for our kids to have every opportunity to learn, but not impact our tax rate. Please join us and vote YES for the April LWSD Bond. -
Kamaiakin Middle School PTSA
The Kamiakin Middle School PTA enthusiastically endorses and supports the LWSD 2016 Bond. Providing enough space to house our students and teachers is of paramount importance. We want to attract great teachers and help every student become future ready! Vote YES! -
Lakeview Elementary School PTSA
The Lakeview PTSA general membership voted to support and endorse the April 2016 Lake Washington School District Bond Measure. -
Dickinson / Explorer PTSA
The Emily Dickinson/Explorer PTSA enthusiastically supports the April 2016 LWSD Bond measure and asks for your support, too. Our students learn in portables rated as “poor”, and our teachers and students feel the impacts of overcrowding on a daily basis. Next year this overcrowding will only get worse. Please, join us and vote YES this […] -
Audubon PTSA
We are excited to report that the Audubon PTSA general membership voted to support and endorse the April 2016 Lake Washington School District bond Measure! This Bond Measure is significant for current students, and for all students who enter our doors in years to come. Every voice counts. Please join the Audubon community and vote “YES” for all […] -
Bell Elementary School PTSA
We are excited to support the April 2016 LWSD Bond. It is good for our schools, great for our community, and fair to tax payers. By passing this bond, we will deliver much needed space for thousand of students, and reduce the reliance on portable classrooms. We will do this WITHOUT RAISING THE TAX RATE. […] -
Robert Frost PTSA
The Robert Frost PTSA proudly supports the April 2016 LWSD Bond. It is a responsible measure, building much needed space for our kids so we can address overcrowding, aging facilities, all-day Kindergarten and K-3 Class size reductions. The April 2016 Bond will not raise your tax rate. Please join us and vote YES for the […] -
Horace Mann PTSA
LWSD has experienced incredible growth and we need to make sure all students in LWSD attend schools that are safe and can accommodate all students. Horace Mann PTSA is proud to endorse and support the upcoming 2016 bond. This bond will not raise taxes – it will only help all our students reach their full […] -
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning PTSA
The April 2016 LWSD bond will provide room for approximately 3,000 kids and address our most critical facility issues in the Lake Washington School District. It will deliver this value with no tax rate increase for taxpayers. Please join our PTSA and vote YES this April for all LWSD kids. -
Blackwell Elementary PTSA
Our school district continues to grow in its student population and needs. As one of the largest districts in the entire state, we aren’t prepared for this growth. School buildings are aging, and do not fit the current or future demands put on them by our students. It is time to fix these problems! As […] -
Juanita High School PTSA
Our mission is to advocate for students staff and families of Juanita High School – inspiring academic success, encouraging student growth, providing updated communication and supporting a safe environment. Passage of the April 2016 LWSD bond will provide space for 504 students in our school, space we desperately need. The bond will also allow us […] -
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Samantha Smith PTSA
The Lake Washington School District is facing overcrowding and aging facilities. With over 30,000 students expected to be enrolled in the next five years, our current buildings will not be able to provide the enriching environments needed to create future ready students. Please join us, the Samantha Smith PTSA, and thousands of others in the […] -
Eastlake High School PTSA
Rooms for our students without increasing taxes- win win! Eastlake High School PTSA is proud to support this bond for our kids, community, and future. -
Kirkland Middle School PTSA
Kirkland Middle School PTSA’s membership endorses and supports the April 26 LWSD bond. -
Redmond Middle School PTSA
New feeder elementary schools plus an additional middle school in our Learning Community will greatly enhance RMS PTSA’s ability to provide services and supplies for our staff and students. Redmond Middle School PTSA is proud to have obtained unanimous membership endorsement for this bond measure! -
Lake Washington PTSA Council 2.8
This bond measure presents a reasonable and balanced plan to solve the issue of classroom capacity and aging schools in a rapidly growing school district. The Lake Washington PTSA Council members proudly endorse this bond and encourage the community to vote YES! on April 26. -
Redmond Elementary PTSA
The Redmond Elementary PTSA is proud to unanimously endorse this bond! -
Lake Washington High School PTSA
LWHS PTSA is unanimously endorsing the LWSD April 2016 bond. -
Peter Kirk Elementary PTSA
Peter Kirk PTSA endorses the April 2016 Bond