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SPS Group Selected as RTTT Finalist
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Race to the Top finalists were announced. The group that Seattle Schools is part of is one of them. To note, we are the first place locally that I have seen this announcement posted.
Good thing SEA members had 2? 3? days to read 22 pages of legal-ese before their representatives voted to rubber stamp another sell out of WEA Jonathan.
Anonymous said…
Good thing SEA members had 2? 3? days to read 22 pages of legal-ese before their representatives voted to rubber stamp another sell out of WEA Jonathan.
Read it? Why start now?! Just keep lips planted on Sara Morris' a**...
Anonymous said…
Last Minute Midnight IsntDemocracy
Re: Race to the Trough
I can look at my notes but I seem to recall the RTT measure passing by 10 - 15 votes. The vote was that close. Even though I voted against it I would hardly call what happened a "rubber stamping".
Considering that many reps found out quite late that the union meeting would be at Blaine in Magnolia, I am surprised at the number of people who actually made it there.
The U.S. Department of Education has now spelled out what the nine runner-up finalists from last year's Race to the Top competition must do to get a piece of the $200 million consolation prize.
So much for any local control in the era of big brother calls the shots.
NOVEMBER 27, 2012 Finalists announced in district-level Race to the Top competition
By Jackie Mader
School districts in Arizona, California and Georgia are among 61 finalists in the $400 million federal Race to the Top-District competition, which will fund district-wide efforts to close the achievement gap and raise teacher effectiveness.
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday released a list of finalists that represent more than 200 school districts, including some of the nation’s largest.
======= So why are tax dollars distributed disproportionally among our nations schools? (Because the Obama/Duncan Ed Admin have no regard for the constitution ... and because in far too many ways the oligarchy controls what happens--- Constitution and rights mean next to nothing in education these days)
“These finalists are setting the curve for the rest of the country with innovative plans to drive education reform in the classroom,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “This competition was designed to support local efforts to close the achievement gap and transform the learning environment in a diverse set of districts, but no matter who wins, children across the country will benefit from the clear vision and track records of success demonstrated by these finalists.”
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Seattle is partnering with two other districts making it a regional cooperative as I recall. I voted against it because I think it promises too much and there was no real plan for how to use the money. Too often we write up idealistic proposals without realistic plans to back them up. In my opinion, this is one of those. Not that much money when you look at the scope of the problem and the promises they made.
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.)
Why You Should Care Mr. Crabill has found quite the acolyte in Director Chandra Hampson. In the course of discussions over SOFG, she says his name over and over, "A.J .says we...." Now that's not too surprising given the direction the district is heading and that it is Mr. Crabill's work with the Council of Great City Schools is how we got here. But it appears that Mr. Crabill is working very closely with Hampson and we know she wields some amount of power over the majority of the Board. Mr. Crabill is going to continue to work with the Board as SOFG is instituted in SPS. In fact, his role may become more public as it did at one SPS Board meeting in the spring where he was on the phone during the meeting and suggested the Board stop the meeting to "self-reflect." I also noticed that in a district in South Carolina, when things weren't going to plan, he blamed the Board for not following SOFG to the letter. Look for that to happen here if Board members w
This may only be a partial list of reasons; please, add anything else in the comments. The deadline to file to run for the Board is May 19th. Entire Board Majority NOT vetting the Superintendent in any way, shape or form. Even the Seattle Times thought that was wrong. It was just absolute hubris and it was wrong. For the second time in just over a year , board members voted to negotiate a superintendent contract during a special meeting with no opportunity for public comment. This time, they showed an even deeper disregard for their responsibilities as public servants: Aborting a national search for a new superintendent and denying Interim Superintendent Brent Jones a chance to show students, parents and taxpayers that, indeed, he is the best person for the job. Government bodies can’t fast-forward through transparent processes just because they think they know the right answer. One other odd thing about the hiring of Brent Jones - most permanent SPS superintendent contracts ar
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Last Minute Midnight
IsntDemocracy
Last Minute Midnight IsntDemocracy
Re: Race to the Trough
I can look at my notes but I seem to recall the RTT measure passing by 10 - 15 votes. The vote was that close. Even though I voted against it I would hardly call what happened a "rubber stamping".
Considering that many reps found out quite late that the union meeting would be at Blaine in Magnolia, I am surprised at the number of people who actually made it there.
--Old School Music
By Michele McNeil on November 16, 2011 3:46 PM
UPDATED
The U.S. Department of Education has now spelled out what the nine runner-up finalists from last year's Race to the Top competition must do to get a piece of the $200 million consolation prize.
So much for any local control in the era of big brother calls the shots.
See this
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Finalists announced in district-level Race to the Top competition
By Jackie Mader
School districts in Arizona, California and Georgia are among 61 finalists in the $400 million federal Race to the Top-District competition, which will fund district-wide efforts to close the achievement gap and raise teacher effectiveness.
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday released a list of finalists that represent more than 200 school districts, including some of the nation’s largest.
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So why are tax dollars distributed disproportionally among our nations schools?
(Because the Obama/Duncan Ed Admin have no regard for the constitution ... and because in far too many ways the oligarchy controls what happens--- Constitution and rights mean next to nothing in education these days)
There are 61 finalists
HERE
“These finalists are setting the curve for the rest of the country with innovative plans to drive education reform in the classroom,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “This competition was designed to support local efforts to close the achievement gap and transform the learning environment in a diverse set of districts, but no matter who wins, children across the country will benefit from the clear vision and track records of success demonstrated by these finalists.”
Hope Eric M chimes in.