Seattle Public Schools’ new superintendent will start in February with $425,000 contract

Seattle Public Schools’ new superintendent will start in February with $425,000 contract Sami West November 20, 2025 / 10:32 am

It’s official: Seattle Public Schools has hired its next superintendent, a district leader from Michigan, to begin working on Feb. 1.

The Seattle School Board on Wednesday unanimously approved incoming Superintendent Ben Shuldiner’s employment agreement, which includes a base salary of $365,000 plus $60,000 in retirement benefits, and runs through June 2028.

Wednesday’s vote finalizes Shuldiner’s hiring two weeks after the board named him as the lone finalist for the job.

“Reaching this agreement so quickly and collaboratively speaks to our commitment to partnership and our excitement to welcome Superintendent Shuldiner to SPS,” Board President Gina Top