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Seattle School Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson’s ongoing conflicts of interest | Seattle Education 2010

Seattle School Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson’s ongoing conflicts of interest | Seattle Education 2010

Seattle School Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson’s ongoing conflicts of interest

At tonight’s Seattle School Board meeting, the board directors and the superintendent are scheduled to make their annual disclosure of affiliations with other organizations.

Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson lists her board positions on the Alliance for Education, the Council of Great City Schools and United Way. We probably have local parent activist and blogger Charlie Mas to thank for her disclosure of those first two – apparently she hasn’t disclosed them in the past.

Last year, Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson was criticized for failing to acknowledge her association with a vendor which won a no-bid contract with the Seattle School District. (Goodloe-Johnson failed to disclose that she