LWSD Board Denies Transfer Request from Sammamish Neighborhood

At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Lake Washington School District Board denied a petition from a Sammamish neighborhood to change school districts. A collection of neighborhoods in Sammamish, Camden Park, had requested a territory transfer from the Snoqualmie Valley School District to the Lake Washington School District.

The Snoqualmie Valley Record reported that the neighborhood, which represents about 60 families, had sought to change districts because Mount Si High School is too far away and results in considerable travel time for their children—students who ride the bus leave as early as 6:30 a.m. to attend school, one parent said.

A joint Snoqualmie Valley School District Board and Lake Washington School District Board Committee recommended denying this request.

The Lake Washington School District Board accepted the recommendation to deny this request. The district says removing these neighborhoods from Snoqualmie Valley would have a substantial impact on that district's tax base, and would add enrollment in an area where Lake Washington does not have the capacity to serve additional students.