Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Councilmember Hansen to announce next steps for downtown school

Press release

June 16, 2015 (Sacramento):  Â鶹¹ÙÍø Board of Education Vice President Jay Hansen, City Councilmember Steve Hansen and Â鶹¹ÙÍø Superintendent José L. Banda will announce first steps towards the reopening of downtown’s Washington Elementary School at a press conference scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 18.

Washington was closed due to budget cuts in 2013. This spring, City Councilmember Hansen and Board Vice President Hansen hosted a community meeting at the school to gather neighborhood input on possible uses for the campus. Currently, an Â鶹¹ÙÍø Child Development preschool program occupies a portion of the site.

WHAT:                 Press conference on future of Washington Elementary School

WHO:                   Â鶹¹ÙÍø Board Vice President Jay Hansen, City Councilmember Steve Hansen, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Superintendent José L. Banda

WHEN:                 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 18

WHERE:               Washington Elementary School

                                520 18th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811