VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Georgi Minoungou scored his first MLS goal, Albert Rusnák added a goal and an assists and the Seattle Sounders beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 Wednesday night.

The 22-year-old Minoungou opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Rusnák played a corner kick that was headed by Jordan Morris at the near post and tapped into the net by Minoungou at the back post to give Seattle (15-9-8) a 1-0 lead.

The Sounders have five wins and just one loss in seven games since returning from the Leagues Cup break and has outscored its opponents 15-5 during that span.

Rusnák converted from the penalty spot in the 65th minute and then, on the counter-attack, set up Paul Rothrock for a finish from the left side of the area that gave Seattle a 3-0 lead in the 67th.

Vancouver (13-10-8) is winless in each of its last four games.

Stefan Frei had three saves for the Sounders.

Vancouver’s Fafà Picault, who was shown a yellow card in the 46th minute, was shown a red card in the 88th.

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It’s the first Seahawks Reacts survey for October! You know the drill by now: Confidence poll question, followed by margin of victory/defeat for the Seattle Seahawks’ upcoming game. I’m curious to see by how much the confidence reading drops after the first loss of the Mike Macdonald era.

This week’s main question is all about projecting the October schedule, which, if you’re not sure what’s on tap for Seattle, consists of the following opponents: vs. New York Giants, vs. San Francisco 49ers (Thursday), at Atlanta Falcons, vs. Buffalo Bills. Only the Giants are below .500, and both the Niners and Bills are seen as Super Bowl contenders. Three home games plus a dome road game is pretty damn favorable to Seattle in terms of schedule, even if the opponent difficulty is quite tough. How many October wins do you see from Seattle? Your only options are 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 because those are literally the only outcomes.

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SEATTLE – The Seattle Public Schools Board approved an employment agreement and pay raise on Tuesday that will result in Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones earning an extra $20,000. 

Erin Combs, the parent of a second-grader at Thornton Creek Elementary, says she was shocked to learn that while Seattle Public Schools was weighing plans to close schools due to budget deficits, the board was planning a vote to approve the substantial raise for the superintendent.  

“Unfortunately, the school board is not taking any public comment at today’s meeting,” said Erin Combs, with All Together for Seattle Schools.

Parents and some educators were upset that the board meeting was virtual, so they couldn’t speak out against the raise.   

“If the district doesn’t have enough money to keep schools open, then we certainly don’t have enough money to give district leadership raises,” said Combs. 

According to state data, in the 2021-2022 school year, Jones made more than $323,000, and in 2022-2023, he made $334,998.

His salary is expected to jump by around 6% under the latest agreement. 

“The base salary increase is the same cost of living adjustment that was provided to other administrators in Seattle Public Schools,” said Board President Liza Rankin. 

Past employment agreements with Jones also included a car allowance, along with health and retirement benefits.  

Despite previous reports that the budget would need to be cut by nearly $100 million, the board unanimously approved the employment agreement, along with a new evaluation instrument. 

Jones said during the meeting that he was supportive of the changes and also offered to take unpaid furlough days in solidarity with other central office staff. 

“I’m willing to have five furlough days to make sure we are in alignment,” said Jones. 

“On the one hand, I think it’s a positive sign, but I still have deep-seated skepticism about what’s next,” said Combs. 

When FOX 13 Seattle reached out to the SPS about the agreement, the district released this statement:

“The employment agreement the Seattle School Board will vote on tonight reflects negotiations between Board President Liza Rankin, as authorized by the Board, and Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Superintendent Brent Jones. The changes to Superintendent Jones’ contract are described in tonight’s Board Action Report as follows: 

“The proposed employment agreement (a) removes the automatic extension language and requires an affirmative vote of the Board in January to extend the term of the agreement; (b) aligns the annual salary decision with budget development in July; (c) supports the performance evaluation process with quarterly check-ins and a review of data aligned to the Student Outcomes Focused Governance Framework; (d) updates common employment terms for sick leave accrual, vacation cashout, and holidays; and (e) provides a cost-of-living adjustment to salary. 

“The cost-of-living adjustment is consistent with what SPS administrators received effective September 1, 2024.”

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