tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post2090743298732318226..comments2024-03-18T16:51:10.406-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: School Bell Times - I Almost ForgotMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-4624235106947670462009-05-08T23:10:00.000-07:002009-05-08T23:10:00.000-07:00Yep. At this point I only feel moderately comforta...Yep. At this point I only feel moderately comfortable in saying that next year my kids will arrive at school at some time in the morning and depart in the afternoon sometime.<br /><br />What those times will be remains a mystery -- rumor has it, start time is 8:15 for us AS1 people, but since our busses will no longer schlep our kids to Summit first, and then AS1, I assume the difference between pickup and school arrival will be smaller than it is currently, but who the heck knows?<br /><br />A little mystery is good in one's life, I understand.Josh Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242600011474990770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-21370164431709386212009-05-08T20:50:00.000-07:002009-05-08T20:50:00.000-07:00Exactly. You get an e-mail from your school about...Exactly. You get an e-mail from your school about bell times and yet still are questioning what the truth is because the word from the district is different.<br /><br />It's nuts.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-36487208986471355332009-05-08T19:45:00.000-07:002009-05-08T19:45:00.000-07:00I think your email is dated. From the School Beat:...I think your email is dated. From the School Beat:<br /><br />New proposed school start/end times on May 20 Board agenda <br /> The Seattle School Board at its May 20 meeting will discuss a motion for proposed earlier school start times. School Board directors voted to approve new transportation service standards for the District at their March meeting to take effect September 2009. Following the vote, the District received additional feedback about these changes from families, principals, and staff. Based on that feedback, a revised schedule has been proposed that will move up start times for all schools by 10-15 minutes. The District is working to finalize proposed times and detailed information for each school. Board members are scheduled to vote on the motion June 3.ParentofThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853045587227159562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44396278981453698112009-05-08T18:28:00.000-07:002009-05-08T18:28:00.000-07:00Just got an email about Montlake...
Montlake's Bu...Just got an email about Montlake...<br /><br />Montlake's Bus Arrival and Depart from School<br />8:55 a.m. / 3:25<br />Start and End Bell Times for School<br />9:10 a.m. / 3:20 p.m.rugleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303636114796314295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38179066415307586712009-05-07T17:44:00.000-07:002009-05-07T17:44:00.000-07:00Which way is up?
Good question, maybe the third v...Which way is up?<br /><br />Good question, maybe the third vote will make that clear.<br /><br />Do you think that any board member in private has spoken to MGJ about how bad this has gone and that she needs to get it together? Or do they just think that this is a fine way to run a district?ParentofThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853045587227159562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23123885676766603672009-05-07T17:22:00.000-07:002009-05-07T17:22:00.000-07:00What does it mean when a time is moved "up"? Is th...What does it mean when a time is moved "up"? Is that earlier or later?<br /><br />Are times moved up from 8:15 to 8:00 or is moving up to go from 8:15 to 8:30?<br /><br />On the earlier-later spectrum, which way is up?Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-72581257048420950142009-05-07T17:19:00.000-07:002009-05-07T17:19:00.000-07:00I wish they would tell us the bell times soon. I ...I wish they would tell us the bell times soon. I will need to know whether or not I need to quit my job to hang around the house for an extra hour to get my elementary child to school at 9:40. <br /><br />Yep, that would be good to know.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901423623910032793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59084907734417688672009-05-07T11:52:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:52:00.000-07:00"Third, all this talk of aligned start times ..."Third, all this talk of aligned start times is BS - start everyone at the same time so there is no confusion. I'm sure there's some reason why EACH school gets to pick its start time (and by pick, I mean staff and principal, not parents) but it's confusing. And I'm sure the bus drivers love trying to keep track of who starts when."<br /><br />FYI- Staff members & principal have NOT had any say about start and end timesJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480227315143687570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-52259179897284404122009-05-07T11:22:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:22:00.000-07:00ARE some K-8s having their days shortened, or was ...ARE some K-8s having their days shortened, or was some sort of conditional statement made (like IF we do this THEN some K-8s would have to be shortened)? I don't see how it can be done legally. Does any one know when the Seattle Channel will likely post the video for cableless losers like me?!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444916440000921599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-87166866214949625092009-05-07T11:11:00.001-07:002009-05-07T11:11:00.001-07:00Are the shortened k-8 days all of the k-8's or the...Are the shortened k-8 days <I>all</I> of the k-8's or the ones with later start times?Goudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692559149156597653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-72760348279170709552009-05-07T11:11:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:11:00.000-07:00Did anyone notice the part of the presentation tha...Did anyone notice the part of the presentation that said ALL schools will have their start time moved up 10-15 minutes?<br /><br />Does this include high schools? Now to start at 8am?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875541753709754758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47163452586982413712009-05-07T10:22:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:22:00.000-07:00The buses at our school do not leave within 5 minu...The buses at our school do not leave within 5 minutes either. If it's not pouring I'll try to time them today. Does the 5 minute bus departure exist at any school?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00199045752800199947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23827464413912832982009-05-07T10:12:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:12:00.000-07:00It has been discouraging to see the superintendent...It has been discouraging to see the superintendent and the staff fumble around with this.<br /><br />They have already brought a motion forward and got Board approval. Then they had to bring forward a technical correction. Now they have to bring forward yet another revision. They appear incompetent.<br /><br />More than that, it appears that they simply didn't think this thing through very well. That's the really discouraging part. It's clear that they are rushing this stuff and not being very careful about it.<br /><br />It is interesting to me that the last two Board votes were expedited but there doesn't appear to be any hurry about the next one. That makes all of the previous urgency to be manufactured and false.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-90142553402883359632009-05-07T10:01:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:01:00.000-07:00Perhaps Lowell is unique because it is all-city, b...Perhaps Lowell is unique because it is all-city, but I have stood out there watching the busses and they do not "generally leave within five minutes" of the time that school ends, that I have seen.djhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720927162286657378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68832428181035595792009-05-07T09:32:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:32:00.000-07:00Yeah, thanks for pointing that K-8 comment out. I...Yeah, thanks for pointing that K-8 comment out. I do remember hearing that and thought the same thing.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76924560317348412932009-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:00I watched that presentation and am more confused t...I watched that presentation and am more confused than ever. Another vote coming. Three and counting. And then DeBell, who I highly regard, stating that we will begin to study this in the next year.<br /><br />Did anybody catch the "K-8's getting their day shortened." Huh?ParentofThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853045587227159562noreply@blogger.com