Alternative Schools Coalition of Seattle meeting
You're Invited!
The Alternative School Coalition (ASC) requests your presence at the upcoming meeting, to be held at AS#1 (Pinehurst)
This is a terrific chance to meet other people who feel strongly about Alternative Education, to learn about the Coalition, and to help shape ASC’s mission.
The issue of board support for the C54.00 policy makes the meeting especially timely.
Dinner provided, with gluten-free and vegan options
Childcare provided; *please RSVP* to Christine:
calabar@gmail.com
Monday, May 18th
Dinner 6:00 pm
Meeting 6:45 – 8 pm
Meeting 6:45 – 8 pm
Alternative School #1
11530 12th Ave NE, Seattle, 98125
The Alternative School Coalition (ASC) requests your presence at the upcoming meeting, to be held at AS#1 (Pinehurst)
This is a terrific chance to meet other people who feel strongly about Alternative Education, to learn about the Coalition, and to help shape ASC’s mission.
The issue of board support for the C54.00 policy makes the meeting especially timely.
Dinner provided, with gluten-free and vegan options
Childcare provided; *please RSVP* to Christine:
calabar@gmail.com
Monday, May 18th
Dinner 6:00 pm
Meeting 6:45 – 8 pm
Meeting 6:45 – 8 pm
Alternative School #1
11530 12th Ave NE, Seattle, 98125
Comments
Also, to be clear, this invitation speaks directly to Summit and AS 1 families, but the meeting is open to representatives from all alternative schools.
Anyone who hasn't read board policy, C54.00, you may want to. A "traditional school" friend called it the first "meaningful vision" she'd read in any of the district's policies or communication. Under "instructional programs" on the Board Policies and Procedures page.
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/policies/c/index.dxml
I don't think there's any question that the District is hostile to alternative schools. The questions are, to what extent will they support existing schools, and what do we as a community want to insist upon? (There are, of course, about a zillion other questions, but that'll do for a start!)
WV: There's no need for me to addedem at this point.
We mostly worked on how we will organize once the audit date is set and what if anything schools can do to be sure that their unique programmatic values are looked at. For instance, at AS#1 we value field trips and social justice as key elements of our program. If we want that included in their audit of how well our program is doing in those respects, then we should data to collect.
Those who would like to be in the loop should join the google group:
Seattle Alternative Schools Coalition