Seattle Schools' Calendar Coming Out
From SPS Communications:
Both APP and Spectrum have advisory groups composed of parents and teachers. Contact the APP Advisory Committee through Chairman Bruce Baker-Harvey at bb2email-brucebh@yahoo.com
or Communications Representative Robert Njegovan at robertnappac@gmail.com.
Spectrum and ALO advisory groups are in the process of being re-formed. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail Advanced Learning consulting teacher Roger Daniels, drdaniels@seattleschools.org, after Sept. 4.
Seattle
Public Schools would like to thank those organizations and businesses
that sponsored the District’s 2013-14 wall calendar and family guide,
which will be mailed soon to Seattle Public
Schools students, families and staff. Sponsors include:
Boy Scouts of America, Comcast, Defensive Driving School, Delta Dental,
Foster Pepper, PCC Natural Markets, The Northwest Network, Safeway,
Seattle City Light, The Seattle
Public Library, Sound Mental Health, and Stevens Pass.
“We
appreciate the support of our sponsors who ensure we can continue
providing the calendar to our families,” said SPS Chief Communications
Officer Lesley Rogers. “Without these businesses
and organizations, the district would eventually have to stop producing
this important publication, which provides families and staff with
important news and information throughout the year.”
The
calendar, which features photos of students and staff, is scheduled to
be mailed Aug. 23 and in homes by Aug. 26-28. The District prints 52,500
copies of the calendar, which includes a
family guide containing information about important school dates,
testing schedules, inclement weather instructions and family services.
You can view on online PDF of the calendar
here.
Advertising in the wall calendar was made possible by the School Board in June 2012. The Advertising Policy 4237 is available
online
for more information. The sponsor messages in the calendar do not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or
favoritism by Seattle Public Schools.
Anyone interested in helping sponsor next year’s calendar can reserve a spot early by emailing
End of press release
I think this is a good way to defray those costs and keep this information coming to parents especially those with little to no computer access. I looked at the calendar and think the ads are tastefully done. (I would argue against taking the BoyScouts ad because of their stance against gay youth/adults which contradicts SPS policy but that's me.)
There is one item of note:
or Communications Representative Robert Njegovan at robertnappac@gmail.com.
Spectrum and ALO advisory groups are in the process of being re-formed. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail Advanced Learning consulting teacher Roger Daniels, drdaniels@seattleschools.org, after Sept. 4.
Comments
I think this is an issue a lot of people struggle with with many organizations, how long can you tolerate or support or remain a member of an organization that discriminates. And I think that boils down to two questions: how much hope do you have that you can cause internal changes, and what will happen to the organization if you leave it to people who would have it remain a bigoted organization.
In our family's case, we hoped that through strategic communication and financial pressure that we could help cause the Boy Scouts move from their entrenched positions, and we have seen some changes. We remain hopeful that we will continue to see changes.
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Stretch goals were crucial to my project, but only because they expanded a product line,
and there was sufficient demand. The numbers for production and distribution were
calculated long beforehand. Seems to me that if we're looking for ways to improve KS
systems, the very rudimentary shipping system needs an overhaul before trying to make
some sort of
staff scheduling software stretch goal constraint