Re: How is the Lynwood area? to jacque/Wa/K-1

Hi jacque--my DD and her family live in Lynnwood, but I think
their school district is Mulkiteo (sp). Her kids go to Serene
Lake Elementary (K and 2)and so far have been pleased with it.
We were just up there the first part of the month.

They're visiting his family in Mexico right now and are glad to
be missing the snow storms!

> On 9/02/08, Tina wrote:
>> My husband will probably get transfered to WA within the
>> next year. I am wondering how the Lynwood area is like?
>> I believe that it's somewhere outside of Seattle. I don't
>> anything else about it though. How are the job prospects
>> in this area? What about the area itself? Is this a nice
>> area to raise children? Wha tis the cost of living like?
>> Any info would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you!
>
> I live in Lynnwood, WA. It is about 25 miles north of
> Seattle. It is considered a part of the 'convergent' zone
> weatherwise. Which usually means that we get a bit more snow
> when it does snow (on average once per year, 6 inches or less,
> but occasionally we'll get 10 inches). The public school
> district is Edmonds School district which I work for. Our
> district is or has been somewhat progressive, but with NCLB we
> have gotten caught up in a bit of the 'everyone on the same
> page at the same time' mentality. My school has very high
> test scores so they leave us alone for the most part. We are
> all learning a new math curriculum called Math Expressions.
> It's not perfect but it has it's strengths.
>
> Lynnwood has a major shopping mall (Alderwood Mall) and is a
> good place to raise children (I have four grown children).
> Many people prefer to live in Edmonds, but you will pay more
> for a house there and get less house for your money. There
> are many housing options in Lynnwood. Lynnwood also has many
> small businesses and a healthy tax base so the city council is
> good about trying to keep taxes low. House prices are coming
> down and many houses have been on the market for several
> months. A brand-new house right across the street from me
> just sold last weekend though--in the $500,000 range. This
> was a 3,000+ sq. ft. house with granite kitchen, etc., and
> brand-new. I'm not certain but would guess the average in
> Lynnwood is $300,000+range.
>
> There are areas that have schools which have not made adequate
> yearly progress. Cedar Valley is one of those. The better
> schools would include Seaview, my own Maplewood K-8 which is a
> parent cooperative and you only get in by lottery, Madrona,
> Meadowdale. You can view all schools and find out more about
> them by going to www.edmonds.wednet.edu--all test data is
> available there too.
>
> There are some houses available in this area with acreage,
> though those are getting fewer and fewer.
>
> Job prospects will depend on the economy. Our state has a
> deficit because of the loss of revenue due to lower consumer
> spending so education cuts are being looked at. I think most
> states are in the same boat.
>
> We have snow on the ground right now and school was closed
> today. We had a two hour late start on Mon/Tues due to
> ice/snow and it is rumored we may have a white Christmas which
> doesn't happen often at all, in fact in nearly 40 years I can
> only remember it happening twice before. Usually it snows and
> then melts quickly.
>
> Good Luck to you!