
Rainy Day Recess
A podcast about Seattle Public Schools. Support our work at http://patreon.com/RainyDayRecess
Podcasting since 2024 • 37 episodes
Rainy Day Recess
Latest Episodes
Big 3 Final Briefing - Paramount Duty, Deferred
In this final Big 3 Briefing of the 2025 legislative session, we walk through where things landed for education funding in Washington state. We cover what passed around special education, MSOC, and transportation, break down key budget numbers,...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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40:55

Explaining the Enrollment Enigma
In this episode of Rainy Day Recess, we take a closer look at the Seattle Public Schools April 23 school board meeting, with the major focus on the Enrollment Planning presentation given at the end of the 6-hour meeting. Here is the re...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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50:22

Waitlists in Seattle Public Schools
This is a VIDEO.This episode explores the questions surrounding school waitlists in Seattle Public Schools — particularly for option schools — including how they’re handled, why they often don’t...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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40:15

Hiring a Headhunter
Podcast Co-hosts Christie and Jasmine discuss the April 9th, 2025 school board meeting where the board reviewed proposals from executive search firms and started the process of choosing who will help them hire the next superintendent. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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27:58

Big 3 Briefing, Week 13 - Rung by Rung
As budget negotiations reach their final phase, we recap where the Big 3 bills—special education, transportation, and MSOC—stand and what’s still on the table. We also reflect on the highs, lows, and hard lessons of the past 12 weeks, and talk ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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42:16

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