Tuesday Open Thread
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Tuesday Open Thread
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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Take action against classroom over-enrollment
Madison is experiencing a critical issue and needs you to get involved. As some of you know, Madison's enrollment is higher than expected and some class sizes are over 40 students (max is 32). According to Dr. Gary, enrollment numbers will not be finalized and funds allocation will not be determined until after Oct. 1. The school administration and teachers have requested that members of the Madison community reach out and email Superintendent Banda, demanding funds be allocated to our school to hire more teachers as soon as possible. Send your emails — passionately and often — to StartOfSchool@SeattleSchools.org.
HP
-Curious
Ann D.
Nathan Hale's KNHC C89.5 named 'Best Dance Station' at national radio conference
Sept. 17, 2013 | Audience: Families, Community, Staff | Contact: Communications Phone: (206) 252-0200
Radio station KNHC C89.5 FM, operated primarily by students at Nathan Hale High School, won the Crystal Trophy for "Best Dance Station" in the country during a national radio conference last month.
KNHC C89.5 won the prestigous award over entries from major commercial stations, including stations in the Clear Channel group and Sirrius XM. KNHC had been nominated several times over the years, but never had won until this year.
The Promo Only Summer Sesssions was held August 11-13 at Revel hotel and casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
Congratulations to Jon McDaniel, Program Director, and the student music staff at C89.5!
HP
Given the very late start enrollment services had in making moves, this would seem to be a reasonable option. Any idea on whether it's something that's being discussed?
And...if not...any suggestions for the best way to get this suggestion considered?
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- Read/Weep
I'm not familiar with their program but from reading here Pinehurst has a devoted following.
Ann D
http://seattletimes.com/html/education/2021844102_schoolzonesxml.html
reader
It also says HS boundaries will be decided at a later date, so pls ignore my previous question. :)
HIMSmom
Pretty much all of the kids who are currently (then their sibs and growth) at JSIS, McDonald, BFDay, and Greenlake will still need to fit into those schools. So figure the max capacity at Greenlake and BFDay. The GeoZones will probably be exactly the same as the current boundaries (what's the point of carving out three or four blocks on the margin?). Not everyone in those boundaries will get in so the immersion programs can predict their exact enrollment (nice side effect of being an Option school and actually makes sense for immersion programs.) They may (I hope) manage to hold some seats out of the local lottery for native speakers, but all of the rest of Wallingford/Greenlake will be sent back to the old days of not quite being sure what school your kid will go to. (It will be interesting to see if parents start advocating for a distance tie breaker, in which case they will really be back to 2005.)
For me personally, I'm glad the mcgilvra/madrona line didn't move. McGilvra has only recently gelled as a school that serves both Madison park and valley. Now I'm just hoping that my kid goes to Washington instead of meany-at-some-temp-location.
HIMSmom
TOPS doesn't feed to Meany because it's an option school. TOPS students have the option to stay at TOPS for 6th grade - or attend their attendance area school.
Lynn
- interested
Can anyone give me any input on the likely differences in academic offerings between Hamilton without APP and the future 6th grade APP housed at Marshall? I have a hard time seeing how Marshall could offer classes that would not be available at Hamilton.
Last Straw 2
curious
A few things to think about:
How happy/unhappy was your child in school before you switched to APP?
How does Hamilton handle Spectrum?
Without a large APP cohort, will Hamilton offer geometry in 8th grade?
Is being able to start real science classes in middle school important to you?
Will your assignment area high school work for your child?
Good luck with your decision.
Lynn
The Board will decide about grandfathering, but they are likely to allow students who start at Washington to finish at Washington if they like. Grandfathering in middle schools isn't so bad - it's a two-year transition that is half done after just one year. Grandfathered transitions at elementary schools is a much longer process - five years - and is a more complicated decision.
Other districts typically do not grandfather students, but the schools in other districts are more generic. As Seattle schools reach a parity in reputation and quality, grandfathering will become less of an issue.
Could the District grandfather students in the third grade or higher and re-assign students in K-2?
Truly?
Ann D
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Ann, Your friend might want to check and see if the teacher is requiring or just recommending (or begging) that they buy their own.
Wasn't there a MS LA adoption (including novels) sometime in the last few years?