tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post116961637903266428..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Queen Anne Interagency MeetingMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-8728189016100599522015-05-29T19:55:39.788-07:002015-05-29T19:55:39.788-07:00oakley sunglasses
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Thanks for the link!! I am really happy to s...@PSP<br />Thanks for the link!! I am really happy to see so much more information of IRS. Really interesting to see the "Looking Deeper" slide on p. 15.<br /><br />I live on QA and have been a supporter of the placement. Seems like a good use of the building and it is good place for the students (especially that there aren't a lot of HS students on QA during the day, even private school kids). I thought that SPS fumbled the ball, but that isn't news.<br /><br />QA mom, and active school volunteerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-42712527264498744452014-12-14T20:28:07.302-08:002014-12-14T20:28:07.302-08:00I'm not a staffer, and Melissa knows my name a...I'm not a staffer, and Melissa knows my name as I've emailed her privately in the past. I'm just voicing an opinion that maybe Charlie is a little too burnt out to be objective. Seems like it was a good meeting, even if the decision was final. There is nothing like face to face engagement, and maybe some of the neighbors learned something.<br />-Rare CommenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81667332385436650602014-12-13T17:22:31.355-08:002014-12-13T17:22:31.355-08:00Look, Rare Commenter isn't necessarily a staff...Look, Rare Commenter isn't necessarily a staff person (I doubt it). Again, people are entitled to their opinions but I think Charlie meant that the district could have made it clear - a long time ago - that it was a done deal.<br /><br />That said, people like to be heard and I totally agree with CMJ's suggestions (and this person should be working on the new "communications" plan the superintendent has in mind).Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85505326410412898132014-12-13T15:55:51.580-08:002014-12-13T15:55:51.580-08:00Especially not a District PR person "trolling...Especially not a District PR person "trolling" as a commenter. <br /><br />How lawless!<br />Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91149945164552050812014-12-13T15:51:41.374-08:002014-12-13T15:51:41.374-08:00Don't let anyone get you down Charlie. WE APPR...Don't let anyone get you down Charlie. WE APPRECIATE YOU!Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5785059996561686722014-12-13T14:37:28.071-08:002014-12-13T14:37:28.071-08:00Rare commenter: Charlie and Melissa are actually b...<b>Rare commenter</b>: Charlie and Melissa are actually both quite supportive of the Recovery School on Queen Anne, based off their posts and comments on posts.cmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451641218340300556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56485951117351990242014-12-13T14:14:53.899-08:002014-12-13T14:14:53.899-08:00Charlie,
Your comment is very dismissive. It soun...Charlie, <br />Your comment is very dismissive. It sounds like progress was made, and some education and communication (albeit late) about the program was given to the neighborhood. <br /><br />I get it, you're burnt out. Understandable. But I'm not sure you have any objectivity left at all. If the District made a great move in ANY area (hey - it could happen!), would you even recognize it? I doubt it.<br /><br />Maybe it's time to step away for a bit. Such a downer to read you all the time, though I agree with your points. In the meantime, I'll try to skip to the comments from others. Thanks. :)<br /><br />-Rare CommenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-26095320359312732692014-12-13T14:04:47.080-08:002014-12-13T14:04:47.080-08:00PSP, thanks for the link. Lot of good information ...<b>PSP</b>, thanks for the link. Lot of good information about Interagency and the different sites.<br /><br />Interagency is good program and a very necessary program -- I'm just frustrated about the district's poor communication here. Of course, the district communicates poorly all the time, so it's not as if they were singling out Queen Anne.cmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451641218340300556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-43623246143542519852014-12-13T09:16:09.148-08:002014-12-13T09:16:09.148-08:00
It seems like an important service and has many l...<br />It seems like an important service and has many locations. <br />More information here starting about page #7 :<br /><br />http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/OFE/AboutTheLevy/LOC/LOC_101414.pdf<br /><br />PSPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19777109612013695312014-12-12T19:42:59.117-08:002014-12-12T19:42:59.117-08:00I support the recovery school placement in the QAH...I support the recovery school placement in the QAHS gym, but I'm still a bit disturbed by the way that SPS has acted throughout the whole business. A caveat, though: I'm not a JH parent and have only been following this in the news. I haven't read all the press releases. I don't have the experience that a JH parent (who is obviously more affected by IRS than me) would have.<br /><br />SPS could have done a much better job communicating the school's nature to the public from the beginning. Unless you lived in Queen Anne or managed to get the right person from SPS on the phone, it wasn't very easy to get information about exactly what sort of program the school was offering. I believe that there would have been less initial community opposition if they'd made it more clear what the program was about. Before the Queen Anne News article (11/28?, I think), most people didn't know much about exactly what sort of program this site would host. They only have the 2012 Seattle Times article that spoke generally of all Interagency sites and talked about students with gang affiliations.<br /><br />I don't think that SPS was trying to sneak the program in. I think that they just dropped the ball on communication or thought that they didn't need to notify the community.<br /><br />SPS often has an attitude of "we know better than you and we don't care about your concerns" towards parents and I saw a lot of that here. I may agree with their decision, but the attitude bothers me. SPS administration has a culture of disrespect towards parents and terrible customer service.<br /><br />I do not wish to argue that a community should be able to veto a program placement, but I wish that SPS had taken the anti-IRS people's concerns seriously and actually addressed them. The FAQ posted on the John Hay Partners website did some of that and provided a lot of helpful information, but it was quite vague on some Q/As, and there was also a lot of "we welcome community input (but we'll completely ignore it)".<br /><br />I wish that SPS had come out and said:<br />- there's no danger in having a high school next to an elementary school/K-8. Here's a list of high schools next to elementary schools in SPS. Queen Anne residents haven't had a high school in decades, so some of them see any high school as a danger.<br />- students at regular high schools drink and do drugs. Check the student health surveys on our website if you don't believe us.<br />- Interagency and John Hay will communicate about security. Contact X if you want to learn more or have suggestions. We do actually care about your security concerns. Once we come up with a plan, we will post it publicly<br /><br />There were a few things that SPS did well:<br />- they pointed out that South Lake, which is rather similar to the IRS, gets along quite well with its K-8 and elementary school neighbors. The Board did this during the 11/20 (?) meeting.<br />- they pointed out that two of the first students to enroll were Queen Anne residents (I saw this in a comment on this blog, I'm assuming someone in SPS mentioned it in a press release).cmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451641218340300556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-51152076943671502082014-12-12T17:14:10.424-08:002014-12-12T17:14:10.424-08:00It was a good meeting overall and it actually help...It was a good meeting overall and it actually helped to change my mind about this issue. Largely because of the testimony of both the young man and the other parents who had children with chemical dependency problems and how they talked about the need for this kind of school.<br /><br />I would say the crowd was 2/3 for and 1/3 against. There was one woman in the "against" crowd who was extremely rude but everyone else was pretty civil. And the crowd didn't allow her rude behavior.<br /><br />IMHO It's time to get behind this school and the kids and help it to succeed.<br /><br />- QA ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84510364183394947112014-12-12T16:42:47.972-08:002014-12-12T16:42:47.972-08:00The meeting could have been done in fifteen second...The meeting could have been done in fifteen seconds:<br /><br />“Is there any chance that this placement will be changed?”<br /><br />“No.”<br /><br />Meeting over.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5756133397676659512014-12-12T16:18:21.528-08:002014-12-12T16:18:21.528-08:00I wasn't there in person, but from the news co...I wasn't there in person, but from the news coverage, it looked like the person with the mic was Tom Redman (Capital Projects Communication).<br /><br />- North-end MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com