Beth Day

@thebethocracy.bsky.social

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Seattle urbanista, interested in education, safe streets, and housing. Grew up in Baltimore. Hampshire College grad. GIS graduate student and bike mom. Former wetland biologist. I follow Seattle School Board meetings and yell at cars.

School names in the first column, Poverty ratio in the second column. The threshold for free meals is 0.40.
SPS Schools with a poverty rate between 30% and 45%: Laurelhurst ES, Nova HS, Ingraham HS, Robert Eagle Staff MS, Jane Addams MS, Stevens ES, Cedar Park ES, Bridges Transition, Nathan Hale HS, Sacajawea ES, Louisa Boren K-8, Licton Springs K-8, Madrona ES, Viewlands ES, Thurgood Marshall ES, Garfield HS, Orca K-8.
Executive Directors of Schools: James Mercer Executive Director of Elementary Schools Rena Deese Executive Director of Elementary Schools Katrina Hunt Executive Director of Middle Schools Lynn Herink Executive Director of Alternative and Non-Traditional Schools Jessica Conte Executive Director of Elementary Schools Justin Hendrickson Executive of K-8 Schools Christopher Carter Executive Director of High Schools and Athletics
A boxer dog stands on a bed looking out the window
Two small bear cubs stand up to wrestle each other on the river bank.
Four Bears at Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park. Grazer is the bear at the lower left, fishing off the "lip" of the falls. She's just about to chomp down a fish that has seemingly leapt into her mouth.
Map showing poverty levels at public schools throughout Seattle. Highlighted is Laurelhurst Elementary, which was 30.15% low income students in the 2024-25 school year.
2019-2025 FEPP Levy budget break down for K-12 Part I.
Screen shot of two tiled windows, one where a juvenile bear awaits her new auntie with fish and the other of two baby cubs snuggling their mom on a river's sand bar.
Katmai National Park Bear #284's two spring cubs watch their mom swim off of the Kat's River View cam.
It’s me! I have glasses an, orange shirt, and an Orioles hat with the cartoon bird mascot.
Screenshot of the Baltimore Trail game. Included is a low graphics/pixel art picture of Ocean City, MD. There is another panel giving the character's status info. There are various settings, options for what to do next, and a "Trail Log" of what's happened.