Tuesday Open Thread
From the Central District News, a trailer was released for a film, One Square Mile, that was shot throughout Seattle including Garfield High School. Many recognizable sights and yay! Garfield.
I learned that there is a subtropical storm brewing over the Central Atlantic about 600 miles off Bermuda.
Melissa is showing signs of developing a tighter core of convection (thunderstorms) close to its center, signaling that it may be trying to become a fully tropical storm. However, an approaching cold front over the western Atlantic should catch up to Melissa by Thursday, heralding its inevitable transition to a post-tropical low.
Melissa is no direct threat to land, but its large wind field is generating large swells that will affect Bermuda, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, parts of the Bahamas and the northern Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
So really, a lot of hot air. Hmmm.
What's on your mind?
I learned that there is a subtropical storm brewing over the Central Atlantic about 600 miles off Bermuda.
Melissa is showing signs of developing a tighter core of convection (thunderstorms) close to its center, signaling that it may be trying to become a fully tropical storm. However, an approaching cold front over the western Atlantic should catch up to Melissa by Thursday, heralding its inevitable transition to a post-tropical low.
Melissa is no direct threat to land, but its large wind field is generating large swells that will affect Bermuda, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, parts of the Bahamas and the northern Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
So really, a lot of hot air. Hmmm.
What's on your mind?
Comments
curious
Blanford is on record and supports sharing of student data.
Way to get out in front of the story. ;)
Wondering, I have yet to write up that situation especially in light of some (to me) disturbing comments made at a recent Operations Ctm. meeting on the subject. I would say the answer is that the protections are weak.
No grandfathering of siblings.
(I believe I heard this from enrollment) District will attempt to put siblings together 'somewhere' if that is family's top worry, but that placement may not be the current or next year's school.
Students, even if in the last year of a school building (this year's 4th, 7th grades) will move to assigned building next year.
If any of this is wrong, please correct me. If it is all correct, a lot of families will have unwelcome surprises during spring enrollment.
DistrictWatcher
And DoTS has misrepresented to the board that "we have NOT released any data yet!" As is clear here that is not true!
Your last line is my biggest worry for the entire plan. A lot of surprises for parents.
It will be harder than normal for schools to predict final headcounts. Some will end up way over the historical. Some will end up under. State 'snapshot' date for per-pupil funding does not happen until early October.
Therefore there will be a greater-than-normal rush of hiring up through the holidays, and possibly more loss of staff than normal at some schools.
The end result: A vast number of substitute teachers, staff changing schools, and rejiggered classrooms throughout Seattle all fall.
EdVoter
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022275603_rainbowobitxml.html
-Diane
Furthermore, most certificated special educators accept contracts with other districts while SPS dilly dallies. What a travesty.
Seattle police have arrested 3 men for criminal trespassing at the Horace Mann building in Seattle's Central District. We have a crew on the way and will have a full report for you at 5 p.m. on KIRO 7.
watcher
Police arrest 3 at Horace Mann School
watcher
From KIRO 7 @ 1:22pm
Seattle police have arrested three men on trespassing charges at the vacated Horace Mann Elementary School in the Central District.
Though the historic school has been vacated, a controversial community group who had been using the school refused to leave.
At the request of the Seattle Public Schools, Seattle police entered the building Tuesday and arrested three men.
Police said school district officials requested help from police after several groups began using the vacant school without authorization from the district, delaying planned renovations of Horace Mann and costing the school district tens of thousands of dollars in construction penalties.
School district officials began negotiations with the group in an attempt to come to a peaceful resolution, while also working with Seattle police and the City Attorney’s office.
Police said while the school district was able to negotiate with the majority of the group’s members, a small contingent remained inside the Horace Mann building and refused to leave. Police said members of the smaller group claimed to be in possession of explosives, and warned that anyone who approached the building could come under fire from a rooftop sniper.
After working with school district officials and monitoring the situation at Horace Mann for weeks, Seattle police learned that only a few members of the group would be inside the building Tuesday.
As this smaller group presented a lower risk for an arrest team, police requested that nearby Garfield High School shelter in place, and stationed additional uniformed officers on the school’s campus shortly after 12:30 p.m.
An SPD tactical team then entered the Horace Mann building, where officers arrested three people on criminal trespassing charges without incident.
As of 1:15 p.m., police were still searching the building for other trespassers.
Police will continue to work with the school district to secure the school site.
/interesting they did it in the daytime and had Garfield shelter in place
Washington Middle School Fundraiser
WMS is selling boxes of oranges to benefit their fantastic music program. Deadline is November 21. Contact us or see details in our hallway about getting your order in.
Meter Music School
Ann D.
"Misa Garmoe has been appointed Director of School Operations for pre-K through 12th grade."
http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=305869&sessionid=d3f15366a91afdfc65e09be23d2a015e
HIMS mom
Discouraged about Banda's promotion track record