Rainier Beach Principal Gave Her Sister Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Contracts, Newly- Obtained Documents Prove.
District policy prevents an admin from routing public funds to a sibling. And SPS had also put a public stop on all B&GC contracts. Yet Marty Jackson’s deals kept coming — signed by Annie Patu.
A Seattle high school principal disregarded district procurement and ethics policies in sending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars directly to her sister’s organization in July 2024, exposing a district-wide cover-up regarding a scandal-plagued vendor.
Newly obtained personal service contracts show Rainier Beach High School Principal Annie Patu authorized a $50,000 payment to a subsidiary of the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County directed by her sister Matelita “Marty” Jackson.
The deals violate strict district ethics policies against self-dealing and directly contradict public statements from Seattle Public Schools claiming it had terminated all partnerships with the vendor following a massive tuition fraud scheme.
Jackson is currently awaiting federal sentencing for laundering money on behalf of a multi-state fentanyl trafficking ring.
The exclusive records, obtained by J425, consist of five personal service contracts between the school district and the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County, which serves as an umbrella leg for Jackson’s SE Network non profit. The contracts obtained by J425
