Seattle Public Schools to recall 57 teachers

After laying off over 150 teachers and staff in May — 21 from Ballard — Seattle Public Schools has announced that it’s giving 57 of those teachers their jobs back. “As we had hoped, increased enrollment, recent clarity from the state about stimulus funding and savings from the hiring freeze implemented last December combine to give the district the flexibility to restore approximately 35.6 per cent of the teaching positions,” said Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson. Seattle Public Schools says in “most cases,” the teachers will return to the same positions. We’ve asked how many of these teachers are headed back to Ballard, and we’ll let you know as soon as we hear back.