
Rainy Day Recess
A podcast about Seattle Public Schools. Support our work at http://patreon.com/RainyDayRecess
Podcasting since 2024 • 34 episodes
Rainy Day Recess
Latest Episodes
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

The SESSFA Move-a-Thon!
We shine the community spotlight on the Southeast Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance (SESSFA) and their annual Move-a-Thon — a creative fundraising event that supports 17 public schools in Southeast Seattle. Guest Heather Hart explains how th...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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16:13

Community Spotlight: Champions for Educational Empowerment's school board training series
Debbie Carlsen introduces "Learning Together," a free training series for prospective school board director candidates. Debbie shares her experience as a former candidate and explains how Champions for Educational Empowerment created this progr...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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14:49

Big 3 Briefing, Week 12 - The man behind the curtain
Budget LandLast week was action-packed with House and Senate budgets dropping last Monday as we were preparing our Week 11 episode. Since then, both budgets have been heard and exec’d out of their fiscal committees, and the Senate budget...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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42:43

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