The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
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JSIS has also hired new teachers for next year (in addition to the new principal), but I do not know the details for that yet.
SPS Parent
But on this subject:
- Lowell is a priority issue (the Superintendent referenced a new kind of priority action for issues such as this). The Superintendent referenced a "leadership" issue and that a letter would be going home to parents.
- there is just 1 TFA hire on the list for the Board meeting next week (there are 3 other regular hires) for conditional certification. That TFA person already has a certificate but I guess because he is coming through TFA, he has to get a conditional cert.
There was no discussion about this but I'm sure it's quite worrying to UW and TFA.
-TTLN
We'll know at the Board meeting where this candidate will be placed.
Whittier Parent
Ugh. What else is in store for Lowell?
Lots of us have been aware of that "leadership issue" there for some time but the "Board" hasn't wanted to hear about it (like most everything else)
http://lowell-app--lincoln.lowelles.seattleschools.org/modules/locker/files/get_group_file.phtml?fid=12224918&gid=2367556&sessionid=60271af67ee592e8c0039681afb8956a
- north seattle mom
As for why he "needs" a conditional certificate, it would not be because he is going through TFA, rather because he is trying to do an alternative route 4 certification. I hardly think that is why alt routes were set up.
As for an already certificated teacher who wants to get TFA (Fed) grant money towards a masters degree, I'd say that is just gaming the system. Why not just go through Argosy U and leach off federally insured student loans like any red-blooded capitalist?
U.S. finds widespread fraud at for-profit colleges
She [Ms. Francois] clearly understands where our children need to be as they
exit an elementary program.
Really, really struggling with that claim.
The preschool is moving to Pinehurst.
- A VR Parent
Mountain or mole hill?
TTM did not meet AYP in 2008/2009, the last year it was open. It was in Step 2 Improvement (failure to make AYP for 3 years in a row, consequences: school transfer + supplemental services).
Her experience will incorrectly bias her opinions about how to manage the kids in her care.
After all that's been happening with Lowell recently, first the split, then all the teachers running away from their principal this year, then getting booted out of their building after school was let out. Can't we at least get someone with appropriate experience for our kids?!
saenfield@seattleschools.org,
necoogan@seattleschools.org
kay.smith-blum@seattleschools.org,
sherry.carr@seattleschools.org,
michael.debell@seattleschools.org, peter.maier@seattleschools.org,
harium.martin-morris@seattleschools.org, betty.patu@seattleschools.org,
steve.sundquist@seattleschools.org