Seattle Education This Week

Not a lot on the district front except for the Growth Boundaries community meetings.

Monday, Sept. 23
Growth Boundary Meeting in the Mercer Middle School lunchroom, 1600 South Columbian Way from 6:30-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 24
Growth Boundary Meeting in the Commons at Nathan Hale High School, 10750- 30th Ave NE from 6:30- 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 25
Growth Boundary Meeting in the Commons at West Seattle High School, 3000 California Ave SW from  6:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25th 
No Growth Boundary Meeting but two events to choose from:

 -Diane Ravitch at Kane Hall at UW from 7-8:30 p.m. speaking about her new book, Reign of Error.  This event is free and open to the public.

- Student-lead School Board debate at City Club from 6- 8 p.m. (this is also an awards program so I will have to check how the format will go).  The Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Avenue.  CityClub/Crosscut members $10/General Public $12/Door $15. 

UPDATE: This debate is being run by the Our Schools group.  FYI.

Saturday, Sept. 28th
Community Meeting with Director Martin-Morris at Diva Espresso on Lake City Way from 9:30-11:30 am.
Community Meeting with Director Smith-Blum at Capitol High Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E from
10 am-11:30 am
Community Meeting with Director Patu at Caffe Vita, 5028 Wilson Avenue S. from 10 am to noon.

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Anonymous said…
WEDGWOOD COMMUNITY MEETING - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th

The next Wedgwood community meeting will be on September 25th, from 7-9PM at Wedgwood Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall). The meeting agenda is still being refined at this point, but headlining the meeting will be the Seattle Public School District's Design Team (Heery International and Mahlum) presenting the proposed design for the new Thornton Creek Elementary School. The design team will briefly explain the design process, which has included feedback from a School Design Advisory Team (SDAT) comprised of community members and educators, and details of a proposed school design that will begin to go through public permitting processes.

-StepJ
9/22/13, 10:49 AM
mirmac1 said…
Seattle Special Education PTSA
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On Monday, September 23rd at 7pm the Seattle Special Education PTSA will hold its first general meeting of the school year. All are invited. The meeting will be held at the school district main offices, The John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, located at the corner of 4th Ave and Lander Street, in Room 2700. Families and teachers and community partners are invited to share first month experiences and help set goals for the 2013-2014 school year. Members and non members are welcome.
9/22/13, 8:49 PM
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