tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7617778629892828607..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: City Puts Back Families&Education Levy Funding Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47337836738690309892015-06-28T07:41:09.066-07:002015-06-28T07:41:09.066-07:00OMG (!!)
"Yes. We will try to pair the new p...OMG (!!)<br /><br />"Yes. We will try to pair the new principals with a principal experienced in implementing interventions funded by the Levy and whose school is showing progress on performance measures such as students meeting standard or making growth on math and reading."<br /><br />Principals have a lot of work on their plate. Now, the city is dictating principal workloads!! This has to stop. <br /><br />The city is using Family and Education dollars, and following the model created by S. Shore and League of Education Foundation. In addition to principal hiring , LEV Foundation wants to approve school budgets. Do we know if the city wants to approve school budgets, too?<br /><br />The city has the capacity to provide schools with hundreds of thousands of dollars, and I don't believe all voices are equal.<br /><br /><br />Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76274147533568397972015-06-26T22:00:39.632-07:002015-06-26T22:00:39.632-07:00DEEL is sounding an awful lot like DFER....
Back d...DEEL is sounding an awful lot like DFER....<br />Back door mayoral governance of Seattle Public Schools is not making me happy, <br /><br />CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-26401040903629043552015-06-26T08:55:49.358-07:002015-06-26T08:55:49.358-07:00The tunnel should also be extended from the Gates ...The tunnel should also be extended from the Gates Foundation to the White House and U.S. Department of Education. Gate's dollars flow in all directions.Confirmednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83970802957939601312015-06-26T08:54:04.216-07:002015-06-26T08:54:04.216-07:00"When will the tunnel from the Gates foundati..."When will the tunnel from the Gates foundation building to city hall be completed?"<br /><br />Good one! Confirmednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2485773856256235272015-06-25T22:21:31.533-07:002015-06-25T22:21:31.533-07:00Yes, I will put up the letter the Mayor sent to Sa...Yes, I will put up the letter the Mayor sent to Sand Point and Emerson (identical). <br /><br />There was language that implied the City had been part of the principal selection and if that is truly going on, it needs to stop. There is NO grant worth taking ownership of this district from the Superintendent and the elected School Board. <br /><br />Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48763481946715075652015-06-25T21:50:14.628-07:002015-06-25T21:50:14.628-07:00When will the tunnel from the Gates foundation bui...When will the tunnel from the Gates foundation building to city hall be completed?<br /><br />Da TunnelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77234229479673650592015-06-25T19:34:23.117-07:002015-06-25T19:34:23.117-07:00The city sat in on Sandpoint's principal hirin...The city sat in on Sandpoint's principal hiring team. Who was the exact person? I'm not sure. Here is how it looks: Parents, teachers and the city with hundreds of thousands of dollars. Do you think the voices of all are equal?<br /><br />Yes, the city has indeed over-stepped their boundaries and are using the Family and Education Levy inappropriately.<br /><br />BTW: Does Cashel Toner work for the city/Gates Foundation or school district?Confirmednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-40329456193887745822015-06-25T17:40:51.331-07:002015-06-25T17:40:51.331-07:00Let's plan on doing something about that after...Let's plan on doing something about that after the new board is on board in December....mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41756590247350075542015-06-25T16:43:56.179-07:002015-06-25T16:43:56.179-07:00Mirmac1, I have some interesting e-mails that show...Mirmac1, I have some interesting e-mails that show me that Wright must spend half his time with the City/Alliance. I have no idea who he really works for. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64454354124882383122015-06-25T15:09:31.841-07:002015-06-25T15:09:31.841-07:00And can we just put Charles Wright, Cashel Toner, ...And can we just put Charles Wright, Cashel Toner, and Clover Codd on the city payroll already? That might eat into Murray's coffee fund though...mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76103517739145555532015-06-25T14:49:22.139-07:002015-06-25T14:49:22.139-07:00Well, the mayor is if nothing else a "politic...Well, the mayor is if nothing else a "political animal" and could probably see that the bad vibes from that action far outweighed the gamesmanship behind it (presumably). I'm never voting for another levy in this city again. Ever. I have zero trust in the leadership of this city. If I were a SPS Board member, I'd be looking for ways out of any entanglements with them. They are not a gift horse to cover funding gaps but a trojan one with less than honorable intentions.<br /><br />readery<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19383528398140943712015-06-25T11:38:01.827-07:002015-06-25T11:38:01.827-07:00I guess the City thought no one would notice the M...I guess the City thought no one would notice the March meeting minutes from the FEL advisory committee. It was a phenomenally bad decision to reduce the grants awarded to both Emerson and Sandpoint who's applications were of such high quality that Holly Miller referenced them. It's a case of being beaten back by your own words. Also, go take a peak at Emerson's Facebook page. Pictures of a Burgess visit to the school posted very close to the time the school received the bad news of the grant reduction. Very very bad optics.<br /><br />I am so happy that both schools had their FEL grants restored. The Mayor wants to be seen as the hero here but DEEL is his creation.<br /><br />Longtime Lurker Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12591293023592892492015-06-25T11:06:27.256-07:002015-06-25T11:06:27.256-07:00I won't be voting for Murray's $930M trans...I won't be voting for Murray's $930M transportation package, either. I'm not confident Murray, Burgess et. al have the capacity to implement their projects.<br /><br />In addition to the prek levy, parks levy and transportation levy, Murray will be asking for police and housing levy funding. Murray wasn't interested in levy funding and bad press.Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-4150666904109607362015-06-25T09:36:00.692-07:002015-06-25T09:36:00.692-07:00Da Tunnel, I do wonder at the speed at which the M...Da Tunnel, I do wonder at the speed at which the Mayor works, almost as if he wants to 1) be able to say "look at all I've done" without anyone wondering if things truly got "done" and 2) to try to get a few wins out of many projects.<br /><br />At this point, I'm not voting for the $900M+ levy. Too big and I've seen how the City uses money for schools and I'm not sure I would trust them with doing what they say they will.<br /><br />Better to break it up in to a series of levies so we truly know what we are voting for.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5830137467090424432015-06-25T09:19:48.612-07:002015-06-25T09:19:48.612-07:00With our Mayor's pet project (Da Tunnel) in tr...With our Mayor's pet project (Da Tunnel) in trouble he's looking for any cover he can find. He knows he can probably kiss his 930 million dollar transportation levy good bye unless a miracle happens! Talk is, several project engineers believe the machine will never complete the boring process and now all the players want immunity from responsibility by trying to blame all past and current issues on the well casing incident. The oversight team has been dismissed, because no one really want's to hear their concerns. Cost over-runs are approaching 300 million will continue climbing. <br /><br />How many schools can we build for $300 + million, how many new teachers can we pay with $300,000,000? <br /><br />Da Tunnel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65679561184280044992015-06-25T08:36:21.809-07:002015-06-25T08:36:21.809-07:00Thanks Melissa for leaving the comment, it brighte...Thanks Melissa for leaving the comment, it brightened my morning. Creativity and retro-style insults should get brownie points, and although we are aware of the context, it was a generalization, not directed at an individual. :)Chris S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17016898261120819596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13651768776754681172015-06-25T08:32:38.236-07:002015-06-25T08:32:38.236-07:00Pardon me Melissa. Sometimes my cynicism just mak...Pardon me Melissa. Sometimes my cynicism just makes me blurt out naughty things. <br /><br />If Middle College is an "administrative program decision", and not a move, then why did previous moves show up on the pathetic excuse of the program placement report?<br /><br />http://www.seattleschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_543/File/District/Departments/Special%20Education/Program%20Information%20For%202015-16/Jan%202014_Program%20Placement%20Annual%20Report.pdf<br />mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5256189095215356402015-06-25T08:19:05.079-07:002015-06-25T08:19:05.079-07:00@ Melissa, Can you please clarify the program vs. ...@ Melissa, Can you please clarify the program vs. non program aspect of Middle College, and how that impacts Nyland's actions? Nyland's letter to the school's families, as posted on the West Seattle Blog, starts with these two sentences (bold added): <br /><br /><i>The purpose of this letter is to inform you of impending closure of the Middle College High Point <b>program</b>. The Middle College High Point <b>program</b> has operated in space leased from the High Point Neighborhood House.</i><br /><br />Sure SOUNDS like a program...<br /><br />HFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83759120347932942622015-06-25T07:43:58.230-07:002015-06-25T07:43:58.230-07:00I am pondering whether to eliminate some comments ...I am pondering whether to eliminate some comments because again, the policy is no name calling. I, too. do not like how some people at City Hall work but I'm not going to call them names.<br /><br />Please do not do this at this thread or any other. There are more artful ways to call people out about their professional efforts.<br /><br />Ivan, the problem there is probably that for Sand Point/Emerson, these were City dollars. The Mayor would probably defer to the Superintendent on Middle College.<br /><br />What should be happening is a refusal on the part of the Board to accept that Nyland is saying Middle College is NOT a program. If ever there were a program, it's Middle College. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-1614062299276366162015-06-25T06:09:03.795-07:002015-06-25T06:09:03.795-07:00Why couldn't the same pressure be put on Murra...Why couldn't the same pressure be put on Murray to keep Middle College open using Families and Education Levy money?<br /><br />-- Ivan WeissAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62389732922996539732015-06-25T01:17:51.001-07:002015-06-25T01:17:51.001-07:00I'm looking forward to hearing details. Voter...I'm looking forward to hearing details. Voters would not have approved of the city holding-back dollars from Sandpoint Elementary. Thanks to all those that worked to support Sandpoint.<br /><br />Now, if only Middle College were permitted to remain open.Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-86523077167381781812015-06-24T21:45:49.692-07:002015-06-24T21:45:49.692-07:00News flash. Political dick wads are afraid of bad...News flash. Political dick wads are afraid of bad press. <br /><br />What a revelation. mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-18773552734093260542015-06-24T19:53:10.544-07:002015-06-24T19:53:10.544-07:00The details matter, but this suggests that pressur...The details matter, but this suggests that pressure works - and the public is now aware that the City hasn't been using F&E Levy funds in the way voters intended.Robert Cruickshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47209892390362290072015-06-24T17:38:11.219-07:002015-06-24T17:38:11.219-07:00Some good news for a change!
HPSome good news for a change!<br /><br />HPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84517183891859673092015-06-24T17:24:56.521-07:002015-06-24T17:24:56.521-07:00Good for Mayor Murray. But -- I still think that ...Good for Mayor Murray. But -- I still think that there are some "conversations" that need to be had -- either at the Board level, the Superintendent level (but I don't trust Dr. Nyland to be able to carry this off) or the "concerned citizen" level regarding the boundaries between the City and the District -- and the fair (unfair) use of money as a stick to interfere with District policies and management. <br /><br />JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com