Seattle Schools to be Closed, Friday, January 20th
Seattle Public Schools will remain closed on Friday, Jan. 20 because of continued winter weather conditions. The John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence will also be closed.
“The snow is still falling and temperatures are low, making it difficult to safely transport students to and from school,” said Dr. Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent. “We hope our students, families and staff members are staying safe and warm, and we look forward to re-opening our schools on Monday.”
Next Tuesday, Jan. 24 is a three-hour early dismissal from schools because of a scheduled furlough day. That day cannot be used as a snow make-up day. District administration will determine tomorrow if Friday, Jan. 27 – a scheduled day off for professional development – can be used as a snow make-up day.
“The snow is still falling and temperatures are low, making it difficult to safely transport students to and from school,” said Dr. Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent. “We hope our students, families and staff members are staying safe and warm, and we look forward to re-opening our schools on Monday.”
Next Tuesday, Jan. 24 is a three-hour early dismissal from schools because of a scheduled furlough day. That day cannot be used as a snow make-up day. District administration will determine tomorrow if Friday, Jan. 27 – a scheduled day off for professional development – can be used as a snow make-up day.
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She (and I) vote for making the semester end one week later - after all, we will be tacking almost a week onto the NEXT semester with make-up days.
Snowed in
northender
westseattle
What's to discuss? It says on the official calendar that Jan. 27 is slated as a snow make-up day. I've had that calendar pinned to my corkboard since it was approved by the Board in May 2011. It is still posted on the website. Can they just change the rules midcourse?
Mom of a Seattle Senior
Jenphil
OMG, the furlough was a long-sought, hard fought win against the all-powerful union! To hell with using reserves to cover the legislature's craven cuts. Make the union bend down and crawl. And with Olga and Jon, Enfield's BFF's that's what happened.
So it's sacrosant. So what if it impact our students' learning. Of course we know that's not the primary objective of those in power.
Mr. Ed
I don't know why it took me months to process this furlough, but, it did.
There isn't enough money for the community because the community has decided to let those who take as much money as they can take - takers who take because they're powerful, at the top, and in the position to take -
the community has decided that the economy wreckers won't be held accountable.
There are lots of reasons for this letting takers take garbage, and some of the key reasons the takers get away with it are that they have the money to hire the best liars, and, their opponents could NOT be more incompetent fighting for the bottom 80% of us.
Part of being stunningly incompetent is coming up with really dumb ideas - like punishing the community - because the leadership is too incompetent to do its job.
When I view it all that way, then all the dumb ideas
ReallyMake$en$e
I do believe that everyone currently in senior management and the board members of our district do care about student learning and are trying the best they can.
ReallyMakeSense' point exactly. I remember DeBelle's statement in A&F when use of reserves came up. He said "we want to keep the pressure on the union." Mr. Businessman extraordinaire wants to squeeze that blood outa those turnips teaching our kids. And I mean turnips in a respectful way, of course.
Mr. Ed
northender (aka n...)