Last week, we had a Q&A with former Superintendent of Schools Michael Soltman (2002-2009) and current Supt Fred Woods. What we learned how fortunate to have had Michael's leadership (not easy to ask for a $150,000 bank loan to pay our teachers) and his vision passed for Fred to build upon. I've attached Fred's Message to the Community https://sanjuanislander.com/san-juan-island-school-district-superintendents-message-to-the-community/
We were honored to have a fascinating presentation from Billie Swalla, Professor Emerita, Dept of Biology, U of Washington, College of Arts and Sciences. She was the first female Director of Friday Harbor Labs from 2012-19 and an expert in Marine Genomics. Billie received 2025 Society for Developmental Biology Lifetime Achievement Award. I refer you to her extensive research at 
