This may only be a partial list of reasons; please, add anything else in the comments. The deadline to file to run for the Board is May 19th. Entire Board Majority NOT vetting the Superintendent in any way, shape or form. Even the Seattle Times thought that was wrong. It was just absolute hubris and it was wrong. For the second time in just over a year , board members voted to negotiate a superintendent contract during a special meeting with no opportunity for public comment. This time, they showed an even deeper disregard for their responsibilities as public servants: Aborting a national search for a new superintendent and denying Interim Superintendent Brent Jones a chance to show students, parents and taxpayers that, indeed, he is the best person for the job. Government bodies can’t fast-forward through transparent processes just because they think they know the right answer. One other odd thing about the hiring of Brent Jones - most permanent SPS superintendent contracts ar
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I wouldn't say I was hard-core pro-gifted. Indeed, I said I think Spectrum could even go away if the right things were in place. I have advocated for ALOs for ALL schools so that parents who want more rigor for their child - testing or no - can have it.
Charlie and I sat there and kept our mouths mostly shut. For months. We were out pushing anything and listened to APP, APP, APP.
It would help if the taskforce had a clear direction.
It would help if we had a real AL director who would champion the program and work to make it coherent, streamlined and as accessible as possible.
Those things didn't happen.