Issaquah School District

Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA, serving the city of Issaquah as well as portions of Sammamish, Renton, Bellevue, and Newcastle.

As of September 2008, the district has an enrollment of 15,624 students, 739 teachers, and 24 total schools.

The Issaquah School District teacher's union voted to strike which in turn left Issaquah schools to be closed from the opening day of school, September 4th, until September 26th - closing the school for a total of three weeks; fifteen total school days. An agreement was made on September 25th ratified by a 740-45 majority vote cast by the teachers at Issaquah High School, relieving the teachers of the threats of fines that would be put in place due to the fact that the teachers voted to defy a King County Superior Court injunction calling for the teachers to return to work. Resulting from the strike was a 3.8 percent pay increase over two years; ninety-five percent being covered by state aid. An additional $250 "return to work incentive" was offered to all teachers as well as a $500 bonus the following year. Read more...