Tuesday Open Forum
Another film-making competition that high school students can enter from the NW High School Film Festival. They also have a scholarship competition as well.
Looks like the district may not be able to save the Native American murals at Wilson-Pacific after all. The artist feels he's getting the runaround from the district and has declined permission to digital reproduce them. From the Times:
He repeatedly congratulated the district for the passage of the levy, which he opposed. But Morrison said he’s lost trust in the district, in part because no school official approached him about saving the murals until he started showing up at public meetings about the levy. He also said he’s talked wit
h four different officials, and has no confidence they won’t simply continue to pass him along.
“For many reasons,” he said, “it’s in my best interests to step away.”
(P.S. This may be one of the last Times' articles I will be able to link to for the blog. I am unlikely to be subscribing to the Times - as you may have heard they are now charging for digital access. But, even if I did, I probably would not be able to provide a link to you if you don't subscribe.)
SPS press release on how the sequester will hurt our district.
o At SPS, we would incur a 14.7 percent reduction in Title 1 funds, or about $1.6 million, equating to about 20 teachers.
o At SPS, we would face 8.8 percent reduction in Special Education, or about $1 million, equating to about 12 teachers.
o At SPS, this would be an 8.8 percent reduction in Head Start services, equating to about four teachers.
What's on your mind?
Looks like the district may not be able to save the Native American murals at Wilson-Pacific after all. The artist feels he's getting the runaround from the district and has declined permission to digital reproduce them. From the Times:
He repeatedly congratulated the district for the passage of the levy, which he opposed. But Morrison said he’s lost trust in the district, in part because no school official approached him about saving the murals until he started showing up at public meetings about the levy. He also said he’s talked wit
h four different officials, and has no confidence they won’t simply continue to pass him along.
“For many reasons,” he said, “it’s in my best interests to step away.”
(P.S. This may be one of the last Times' articles I will be able to link to for the blog. I am unlikely to be subscribing to the Times - as you may have heard they are now charging for digital access. But, even if I did, I probably would not be able to provide a link to you if you don't subscribe.)
SPS press release on how the sequester will hurt our district.
o At SPS, we would incur a 14.7 percent reduction in Title 1 funds, or about $1.6 million, equating to about 20 teachers.
o At SPS, we would face 8.8 percent reduction in Special Education, or about $1 million, equating to about 12 teachers.
o At SPS, this would be an 8.8 percent reduction in Head Start services, equating to about four teachers.
What's on your mind?
Comments
"We have an obligation to serve our special education students, so we would have to cover that shortfall with local resources. Overall, this will mean reduced services District-wide."
As always, SPED and general education students do not exist in separate silos. Unfortunately, most general education parents have yet to understand this.
SPED Mama
But I'd have a hard time convincing myself that the Times is worth $52 a year, for myself.
Any updates on details for the upcoming board retreat?
Any answers from board president Kay-Smith Blum or Superintendent Banda on whether The Alliance for Education will be steering discussion by shaping the agenda, sitting at the table with board members, or selecting the day's moderator?
I also noticed that the new Source cost over a half million dollars to make. Given what we got for that money, how bad the new Source is, isn't this a bit of a scandal?
parent
I do not think most families understand that what looks like a cut to one constituency (special education) is in reality a cut to everyone.
Helen Schinske
As for The Source, I'm not personally using so I can't comment. I will say the district spent a LOT on the website so that kind of money for The Source doesn't surprise me.
HP
Currently Starbucks allows its employees to participate in community events regardless of their political position, belief.
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And on that note, most school districts vote/approve on academic calendars years in advance- is this typical of SPS and the teachers' union, to not even have a draft available, at this late stage?
TS
TS
As for district calendars, I think it's a bit crazy that we still don't know when the first day of school is for 2013. I'll assume it's the first wednesday after labor day, but who knows.
-sped parent
Scroll down the page to "Apply for a School or Program Choice Assignment for 2013-2014", and then select the grade for the forms.
-StepJ