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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Later, I get an email from her referring me to the district. Weird. I really don't care about my student's score as I know how she's doing. I only asked because the counsellor had called me about something else, and my daughter had just come home that week telling me they'd taken this year's Amplify. But when someone makes such an obvious effort to conceal something, well, it piques my interest.
Second weird Amplify thing. Daughter tells me this year's math Amplify was only questions on slope. Every single question was slope. Her friend, who was in the car with her confirmed that it was all slope, and easy.
So does anyone know what is going on with this test?
Curious
Later, I get an email from her referring me to the district. Weird. I really don't care about my student's score as I know how she's doing. I only asked because the counsellor had called me about something else, and my daughter had just come home that week telling me they'd taken this year's Amplify. But when someone makes such an obvious effort to conceal something, well, it piques my interest.
Second weird Amplify thing. Daughter tells me this year's math Amplify was only questions on slope. Every single question was slope. Her friend, who was in the car with her confirmed that it was all slope, and easy.
So does anyone know what is going on with this test?
Curious
I look forward to the new School Board requiring staff to do its due diligence with respect to drafting policies and procedures on the very limited use of restraints and isolation on students, most with disabilities. As it stands, staff has just phoned it in on this one.
LEV and DFER will be hosting an event on Feb. 10th:
http://educationvoters.org/get-involved/speaker-series/
The use of restraints and isolation of students, most with disabilities is barbaric. I can recall observing an Administrator describing and presenting this use at a School Board meeting. It was something out of a horror film.
Tired teacher