FYI

From the Seattle Council PTA:

  • Seattle Council PTSA will hold a general membership meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at theStanford Center at 7 p.m.

  • School Board Work Session on Capacity issues: Wednesday from 4-5:30 at the Stanford Center.
For a comment form, meeting materials, updated frequently asked questions or enrollment projections, please see http://www.seattleschools.org/area/strategicplan/capacity_management.html Input from the September community meetings has been posted.

  • Input Sought for BTA Levy:
6-8:30 p.m., Oct. 6 (Broadview-Thompson K-8, library), Oct. 8 (Meany MS library), Oct. 9 (Mercer MS library), Oct. 10 (West Seattle HS library)
SPS invites staff, families and community members to provide input as the district plans for the next capital levy, tentatively scheduled for a vote in February 2010. Future meetings and updates on the Capital Program Levy Planning will be posted at http://www.seattleschools.org/area/facilities/index.dxml

  • Arts Education Forum
7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30
Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. in Volunteer Park
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, the Seattle Arts Commission Education Committee and SPS will hold the Fifth Annual Arts Education Forum. Learn about the accomplishments of the Arts Education Partnership Initiative. Hear from Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, Chief Academic Officer Carla Santorno and District Arts Manager Carri Campbell. Mayor Greg Nickels will open the forum.

  • High School and Beyond
9:30-11:30 a.m., Thursday Oct. 23
John Stanford Center, 2445 3rd Ave. S
Meet with reps from community and vocational colleges, the military and service organizations. Parents: this is a great chance to see what's ahead. PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, contact Susan Hall at slhall@seattleschools.org, or Seattle Counil PTSA member Iris Okimoto-Nielsen, 206-783-6545, or ayame@nwfirst.com.
Volunteer shifts:
7-8 a.m.: 7 people, to unload and set up.
8--9:30: 10 people-- help vendors unload, guide vendors, assist with registration
9:15-11:30: Orient groups, help with crowd control.
Students can get information about the fair from their career counselors. Hopefully, there will be at least one full school bus from each of the comprehensive high schools.
ALERT- if your school is still without a career counselor, consider talking with your school to see if you can organize a chaperoned group of students to attend the fair.

  • Grant helps Cleveland, Rainier High students
Seattle Public Schools has been awarded $2.4 million to help students at Cleveland and Rainier Beach high schools meet achievement standards through the development of school/community partnerships. The Seattle Full Service Community Schools Project was one of 10 grantees selected, out of 400 applications to the U.S. Department of Education.
The following program services have been identified by the schools as a focus:
  • Remedial education and academic enrichment activities
  • Mentoring and youth development programs
  • Programs that promote parent/guardian involvement and family literacy activities
  • Programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant or suspended
  • Primary health and dental care

  • Alcohol and drug use: Does your child have a problem?
6-8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2
Seattle Central Community College, Broadway Edison Building, 1701 Broadway, rooms 1110-1111
The Science and Management of Addictions (SAMA) is hosting a parents forum on teen drug and alcohol use. Learn how to navigate the treatment system, how to tell if your child has a problem, and how to communicate with him or her about it. The event is free; check to see if registration is still open: parentnight@samafoundations.org or call 206-328-1719. For more info: www.samafoundation.org, c

  • Sanity Circus
Mondays, Oct. 6-Nov. 10, 7-8:30 p.m.
Assumption-St. Bridget School, 6229 32nd Ave. N.E., Seattle
This free 6-week series helps parents and teachers build cooperative, helpful and joyful relationships with children. Call or e-mail Jennifer, 206-522-4220, jtiesi@hotmail.com, to register.

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