Seattle Schools This Week
Tuesday, May 28th
Charter Commission meeting from 10 am to 5 pm at TAF in White Center. Agenda. Updates on finances, the Ex Director search, bylaws, etc. Public comment is at 11:24 am and you can sign up at the meeting.
Wednesday, May 29th
Curriculum& Instruction Policy Committee of the Whole Meeting: Growth Boundaries from 4-6 p.m. The agenda is quite terse/vague so I'm not sure what they are really aiming for here.
This should be interesting as all the directors should be there and what they have to say about C&I vis a vis boundaries.
Work Session: General Contractor/Construction Manager from 6-6:45 pm.
A head scratcher, this one. A work session to discuss a construction hire? The agenda says nothing and has no presentation attached.
Thursday, May 30th
Operations Committee Meeting from 4-6 p.m., no agenda yet available.
Saturday, June 1
Board retreat from 10 am to 5 pm at City University, 521 Wall Street. No agenda yet available.
I'm hoping this is the last Board retreat to be overseen by the Alliance for Education.
Charter Commission meeting from 10 am to 5 pm at TAF in White Center. Agenda. Updates on finances, the Ex Director search, bylaws, etc. Public comment is at 11:24 am and you can sign up at the meeting.
Wednesday, May 29th
Curriculum& Instruction Policy Committee of the Whole Meeting: Growth Boundaries from 4-6 p.m. The agenda is quite terse/vague so I'm not sure what they are really aiming for here.
This should be interesting as all the directors should be there and what they have to say about C&I vis a vis boundaries.
Work Session: General Contractor/Construction Manager from 6-6:45 pm.
A head scratcher, this one. A work session to discuss a construction hire? The agenda says nothing and has no presentation attached.
Thursday, May 30th
Operations Committee Meeting from 4-6 p.m., no agenda yet available.
Saturday, June 1
Board retreat from 10 am to 5 pm at City University, 521 Wall Street. No agenda yet available.
I'm hoping this is the last Board retreat to be overseen by the Alliance for Education.
Comments
Who is keeping tabs?
I'm keeping tabs as well as others.
I'm hoping these folks are making sure charter schools accept and keep ALL children. Otherwise, they are doing our public schools a deep disservice.
They bought it; they own it.
Melissa, thanks for keeping an eye out.
Yet, the Charter Commission will be flying around? Very upsettng.
I will add, in the 3 years that I have attended SPS budget meetings, I have never seen those pushing charters in the meetings.
There is public testimony at the end of each meeting. I personally would like to hear from you.
Thanks!
I think the Board, rather than the superintendent, should define the terms "program" and "service". The superintendent has tried to do it and failed. It is a matter of policy, not administration.
I am unable to attend the meeting. What is the best way to connect with you?
If they only met in Olympia, wouldn't the complaint be that they were not offering equal access to their meetings? If I lived in Spokane I'd be pretty annoyed if that happened.
Willing to pay for travel to get it right
Look, in order to be fair, they were selected from all parts of the state. The majority of them have other jobs and either they fly to meetings OR they have to drive over the day before and stay at a hotel. (and again, to be fair, meetings will primarily be in the Puget Sound region but yes, sometimes in the eastern part of the state).
So you either pay for a plane ticket or hotel (plus gas to get to the plane or hotel).
Like Board members, they aren't paid. So if we want decent oversight, we have to pay for it somehow.
Lynn
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