Endorsements

Community Members Rejecting I-1240 include:

(note: official titles of individuals are for identification purposes only and are not intended to imply organization endorsements)

• Devon Alisa Abdallah, PhD, founding member of the Arab American Community Coalition
• Wayne Au, PhD in education, parent, and editor of Rethinking Schools
• James Bible, President, Seattle-King County chapter of NAACP
• Randy Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Jean Godden, Seattle City Council
• Trevor Greene, 2012 WA Principal of the Year
• Nick Harper, State Senator, 38th District
• Bruce Harrell, Seattle City Council
• Scott Heinze, Tacoma School Board Director
• Pramila Jayapal, founder and former executive director, OneAmerica
• Adam Kline, WA State Senator, 37th District
• Jeanne Kohl-Welles, WA State Senator, 36th District
• Nick Licata, Seattle City Council
• Tani Lindquist, Mercer Island Education Association President
• Charlie Mas, Seattle Schools Community Forum blog
• Jim McDermott, US Representative
• Barbara de Michele,former School Board member, Issaquah School District
• Melissa Kellogg Musser, Des Moines City Council
• Roxana Norouzi, Education Policy Associate
• Sue Peters, Seattle Education blog
• John Stokes, Bellevue City Council member
• Dora Taylor, Seattle Education blog
• Joyce Walters, founder and CEO of Corporate Education Strategies
• Melissa Westbrook, Seattle Schools Community Forum Blog
• Devon Abdallah
• Mark Ahlness
• Anne Aliverti
• Franz Amador
• Jeanne Amundsen
• Richard Anderson
• Eric Blumhagen
• Nancy Bocek
• Gaetano Borriello
• Knute Brinchmann
• Julie Chapman
• Toni Ciandullo
• Joanna Cullen
• John Cummings
• Sharon Derstine
• Sheri Feld
• Maureen Germani
• Demain Godon
• Kim Golding
• Pat Griffith
• Stacey Harami
• Julie Hagen
• Amy Hepburn
• Mari jensen
• Allyson Johnson
• Pamela Joseph
• Shelley Kloba
• Germaine Kornegay
• Carolyn Leith
• Michael Lofstedt
• Kristine McLane
• Judy McCoid
• Carol Meyers
• Michele Miller
• Angel Morton
• Kimball Mullins
• Dorothy Neville
• Luis Ramos
• Patricia Robertson, retired teacher
• Dwight Rousu
• Jim Shea
• Rosslyn Shea
• Pat Steinberg
• Sandi Strong
• Alan Sutliff
• Bob Valiant
• Beverly Vifian
• Kayla Weiner
• Catherine Weatbrook
• Kayla Weiner
• Jack Whelan
• Den Mark Wichar
• Rosemary Wolf
• Heather Woodruff

Groups Rejecting I-1240 include:

• Washington State PTA
• Washington State Democratic Party
• League of Women Voters
• WASA - Washington Association of School Administrators
• WSSDA - Washington State School Directors Association Board
• Association of Washington School Principals
• Public School Employees of Washington
• Washington Education Association
• Japanese-American Citizens League Board
• Seattle-King County NAACP
• El Centro de la Raza
• Asian Pacific Islanders for Civic Empowerment (APACE)
• Washington Community Action Network
• The Stranger
• Publicola
• Seattle School Board
• Tacoma School Board
• Riverview School Board
• Renton School Board
• Eatonville School Board
• Evergreen School Board
• Franklin Pierce School Board
• Goldendale School Board
• Onion Creek School Board
• Moses Lake School Board
• North Mason School Board
• Kent School Board
• Tukwila School Board
• 1st District Democrats
• 5th District Democrats
• 10th District Democrats
• 11th District Democrats
• 21st District Democrats
• 22nd District Democrats
• 23rd District Democrats
• 27th District Democrats
• 32nd District Democrats
• 33rd District Democrats
• 34th District Democrats
• 36th District Democrats
• 37th District Democrats
• 39th District Democrats
• 40th District Democrats
• 41st District Democrats
• 43rd District Democrats
• 45th District Democrats
• 46th District Democrats
• 48th District Democrats
• King County Democrats 
• Pierce County Democrats
• Lewis County Democrats
• Skagit County Democrats
• Mason County Democrats
• Whatcom County Democrats
• Eastside Democratic Women
• Citizens United for Responsible Education
• Parents and Friends for Tacoma Public Schools
• Parents Across America - Seattle chapter
• Educational Service District 113
• IUOE Local 609 (Operating Engineers)
• Northwest Progressive Institute
• Onion Creek School Board
• Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle
• UW Alumni Assn. Multicultural Alumni Partnership Board
• Tacoma Pierce County Black Collective