tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8303150243735755252..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-71615988684607457462014-07-25T11:07:24.504-07:002014-07-25T11:07:24.504-07:00Okay, this just blows my mind...
Seattle Teacher ...Okay, this just blows my mind...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/234820684/STR-Initial-Budget-May-2013" rel="nofollow">Seattle Teacher Residency 5 year budget</a> <br /><br />This document is worth downloading.<br /><br />SPS is on the hook for $300K for 14-15 STR expenses. Three years later, this will be $1.6M - with costs just climbing.<br /><br />By the 17-18 year, over $650K of total expenditures will be for more muckety-mucks at JSCEE. Oh, and don't forget covering some of the Alliance's "CEO" and CEO' assistant's time.<br /><br />Revenue from "private sources" are TBD.....mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56141930935793954842014-07-22T22:39:34.993-07:002014-07-22T22:39:34.993-07:00Yes, we, SPS, are Charles Wrights' "slopp...Yes, we, SPS, are Charles Wrights' "sloppy seconds". As soon as he gets a better gig (more prestige, more money, more muckity-muckedness), then he is sooooo out of here. he's a guy with so many opinions, and yet, so precious little time in a classroom in front of actual children. Typical. <br /><br />Just a question of how much damage he'll do in the meantime while we are the stopover crash landing pad while he waits for his greatness to be manifest. To bad all the important people didn't back his startup "Parent Valet". That would have kept him out of our hair. <br /><br />Can we have Noel Treat back?<br /><br />-please leave<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65551899895397599112014-07-22T20:47:02.565-07:002014-07-22T20:47:02.565-07:00You would think that the Alliance and Seattle'...You would think that the Alliance and Seattle's politicos would be happy/grateful that the district has taken responsibility for funding the Teacher Residency Program at the cost of $60K per candidate. Clearly, that isn't enough; the same individuals want the district to pay $1.4M to fund the city's preschool "pilot" program- BEFORE the levy passed.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-82952867937030204212014-07-22T20:43:41.198-07:002014-07-22T20:43:41.198-07:00Charles Wright is not listed on the Alliance's...<br />Charles Wright is not listed on the Alliance's board.<br /><br />http://www.alliance4ed.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/<br /><br />I suspect the Alliance put him in the district to push-through all of Gate's backed initiatives.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19532369011373961262014-07-22T18:37:29.544-07:002014-07-22T18:37:29.544-07:00Is Charles Wright still on the Alliance for Educat...Is Charles Wright still on the Alliance for Education Board? Isn't that a conflict?Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-82880449097751514092014-07-22T16:27:33.406-07:002014-07-22T16:27:33.406-07:00OMG. Google "parent valet" and there is...OMG. Google "parent valet" and there is Charles Wright making a pitch to the FoundersShowcase of "over 600 leading investors, founders, and members of the press to network, hear talks from leading CEOs, and help launch a startup company to greatness. Who is next? Vote for your favorite startups...!"<br /><br />He didn't financial backing. Guess that's why he ended up at our doorstep.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2023645613358178822014-07-22T15:19:31.124-07:002014-07-22T15:19:31.124-07:00Parent Valet is an inactive corporation as of May ...Parent Valet is an inactive corporation as of May 2013<br /><br />reader47Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34018414213444568242014-07-22T14:17:24.807-07:002014-07-22T14:17:24.807-07:00John, I know about Mr. Wright's efforts. I be...John, I know about Mr. Wright's efforts. I believe that group is now called Parent Valet and Mr. Wright is the registered contact at the Sec'y of State's office. I let the Board know about it because if he wants to complain about a workload, it's hard to understand why he has a second job/responsibility.<br /><br />DW, I need to do a news roundup on both charters and Common Core. Ohio is really a mess.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34334942993380312492014-07-22T13:52:25.975-07:002014-07-22T13:52:25.975-07:00More 'uh-oh charters:
http://www.rawstory.com...More 'uh-oh charters:<br /><br />http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/22/ohio-limits-probe-of-charter-school-where-teacher-allowed-boys-to-grope-female-classmates/<br /><br />Ohio won’t investigate all of the charter schools operated in the state by a company accused of hiring unqualified teachers, cheating on standardized tests, and allowing boys to grope female classmates.<br /><br />The Ohio Department of Education will limit its investigation of Horizon Science Academies to the Dayton area, where the alleged wrongdoing was reported.<br /><br />The state Board of Education declined to open investigations into all 17 Horizon schools in Ohio, which are operated by Concept Schools…<br /><br />…Other former employees said school administrators “clearly lied” about attendance and tampered with standardized test results. (more)<br /><br />-districtWatcherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-55714112010623725252014-07-22T12:25:17.860-07:002014-07-22T12:25:17.860-07:00Isn't Wright working on data dashboards etc. ...Isn't Wright working on data dashboards etc. Not that these things won't serve children, but I'm wondering if there is a conflict of interest.<br /><br />More on Wright's history:<br /><br />2011 - Courant <br /><br />Portfolio Manager - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation<br /> <br /><br />Recruited to serve as Portfolio Manager for the College Ready Division’s Next Generation Learning Models team. Work closely with the Deputy Director to manage grant making against the division’s strategy and award envelope (~$60m in 2011), which include working with program officers to develop and execute strategies for three emerging initiatives that support personalized learning: Blended Learning Models, Innovative Professional Development, and Content and Tools. Drive team’s learning agenda and development of metrics to track progress towards our goals. Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74537714554031750212014-07-22T12:22:08.904-07:002014-07-22T12:22:08.904-07:00Has anyone researched Charles Wright's connect...Has anyone researched Charles Wright's connection to All About My School. He is the founder of the organization. Are we looking at a conflict on interest? <br /><br /><br />2010 - 2012 <br /><br />Founder and CEO - All About My School<br /> <br /><br />All About My School is an emerging online community that helps parents, extended families, and professionals connect to the people, resources, and tools they need to help their child succeed in and out of school. Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7626620858475150762014-07-22T11:22:34.472-07:002014-07-22T11:22:34.472-07:00The Band Jam ROCKS!!The Band Jam ROCKS!!mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.com