Are you in the mood for a tune? June is Black Music (or African American Music) Appreciation Month!

It's National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, which takes place all June long in order to honor America’s rich and diverse Caribbean-American community and their contributions to art, science, culture, medicine, and more across the centuries.

It’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which supports and recognizes the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community while commemorating its struggles against discrimination across the years.

This spring, the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) and PSESD recognized James Young and Maricella Gonzalez with the WASA Regional Student Leadership Award.

In Shoreline School District, the Shorewood High School Jazz Band was recently selected as a finalist for the 31st annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, which is widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious high school jazz competition. Shorewood was one of just 20 schools nationwide invited to perform at the event in New York City.

Seattle-area educators, now’s your chance to inspire your students with the wonders of space through in-Person professional development for K-12 teachers and informal educators, with "Classroom CubeSat Flight Experiments Training," via Teachers in Space!

Did you know? May gives us the chance to celebrate several diverse heritages and cultures, with Asian American/Pacific Islander/Native Hawai’ian (AAPI) Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month. 

With support from College Spark, PSESD invites districts in King and Pierce Counties to apply for a 2026 LEADER District Award! The awards celebrate efforts that recruit, retain, and empower a diverse educator workforce and provide funding and/or technical assistance to strengthen these efforts. 

Family engagement is one of the central tenets of Educare Seattle's work. It's one of the things that sets the program apart—a “whole child” approach that allows learning to extend beyond the classroom, bringing families and staff together to build community.

That approach was on full display earlier this month at Educare Seattle's first STEAM Night, which took place on March 26th, 2026. STEAM learning stands for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, and is designed to foster creativity and problem-solving skills in young learners.

Each year, the Washington State Board of Education's Washington School Recognition Program highlights schools that demonstrate exceptional progress in key areas of student success. 

They have now announced those schools that are being recognized by the Washington School Recognition Program for performance during the 2024-2025 school year, and this year, 163 schools in the PSESD school districts were recognized, out of a total of 379 public schools recognized in 150 school districts across the state of Washington. 

As the most tireless leaders in our schools, school principals must successfully navigate constant challenges, spending their days overseeing schools while also working to support students and teachers alike, so join us as we celebrate their accomplishments on School Principals' Day!

Here at PSESD, we're excited to celebrate the incredible talent of our young artists participating in the 2026 Regional Superintendent High School Art Show!

Each year, this show reminds us of the depth and power of student creativity. Through both their artwork and their personal reflections, these students share stories filled with emotion, insight, and courage.

As the 2026 Art Show unfolds, we invite you to recognize and honor these remarkable students for generously sharing their creativity and vision with us.
 

The PSESD Board of Directors was delighted to meet Maryan Abdow, the 2025 Classified School Employee of the Year, who visited the Board on April 22, 2026. Maryan was introduced to the Board by Amber McCulloch, the Senior Director of Learning, Teaching, and Family Support at PSESD, and who runs the Teacher of the Year and Classified School Employee of the Year programs.
 

On April 2, educational leaders from across the Puget Sound region gathered at South Seattle College for the 2026 Puget Sound College and Career Network Summit, which focused on improving outcomes for Black and Brown male scholars.