Sources

Claim Supporting Source URL
PTA leader since 2018 Julian Bradley's LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-bradley-47b3711/
Business executive at AIG and Microsoft Julian Bradley's LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-bradley-47b3711/
Administrator at Bellevue Christian Science Church WA Public Disclosure Commission Filing https://apollo.pdc.wa.gov/public/financial-affairs/statement/129022
Attended Principia University (Christian Science college) Julian Bradley's LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-bradley-47b3711/
Quotes expressing PTA frustration with school performance MISD School Board Meeting (May 15, 2025) https://youtu.be/4BydaAhfCcw?si=7Qk-hqohlQBfMuqp
Enrollment dropped 19.5% since 2018 Parents for MI: State of MISD 2025 Report https://www.k12.wa.us/data-reporting/enrollment-reports
MISD spending up 22% while curriculum investment declined Parents for MI: State of MISD 2025 Report https://www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/12908
PTA contributions down 33%, parent volunteerism down 40% Parents for MI: State of MISD 2025 Report https://youtu.be/4BydaAhfCcw?si=7Qk-hqohlQBfMuqp
Mercer Island dropped from #1 to #5 in state rankings OSPI Report Card & Niche Rankings https://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/
Mercer Island has the lowest math proficiency among top 15 districts OSPI Report Card https://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/
34% of families choose private or homeschool alternatives U.S. Census ACS + OSPI Private School Enrollment https://www.k12.wa.us/data-reporting/private-schools and https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Mercer+Island+city,+Washington+Yuman
Mercer Island has the lowest student-to-staff ratio in King County (1.31:1) OSPI Staffing Reports https://www.k12.wa.us/data-reporting/staffing-allocations
Class sizes remain large despite high staffing levels OSPI Report Cards for Seattle and Issaquah https://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/
MISD has been downgraded twice in 3 years by credit rating agencies WA State Auditor School District Profiles https://sao.wa.gov/tools-resources/financial-intelligence-tools/
$10.5M in annual debt service contributes to fiscal stress MISD Budget Reports https://www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/12908
ASB reserves have dropped nearly 50% since 2022 MISD Budget Reports https://www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/12908
PTA and MISD pushed to eliminate 60% bond supermajority RCW 28A.530.020 and School Board Minutes https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=28A.530.020
WA Attorney General is investigating MI PTA for misuse of student data State of MISD 2025 Report (community statement) https://www.atg.wa.gov/charities