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IMHO Seattle school children are served very well by the blog. The issues you raise provides an education to many parents as to what is going on in the district and without your efforts we would be far less informed and thus unable to lobby for issues that directly effect out children. I only wish I had your energy!. Thanks you Beth, Charlie,Andrew, Melissa, Johnny and Michael.
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Agreed, this blog is highly informative for many of us. I rarely post, but frequently read, thank you so much for all the effort. Parent
Melissa: it sounds as though you have had a rough fall/winter over this lawsuit. I just want you to know how much I have appreciated the time and effort that you and Charlie put into this blog. Do I agree with every position you stake out (well, no -- but I also disagree with some of my spouse's positions, my kids' positions, my best friend's positions.
I also like it that you and Charlie are transparent enough that when people push back (think you have stepped over a line, or been too harsh, or whatever) -- you actually PRINT those comments (with or without response). Not everyone would be willing to.
Your work has been SUCH a service -- at least to me. Blessings on you both.
Echoing the positive comments above. I've worked in two other large districts - San Diego & Douglas County (south suburban Denver). A blog like yours would have been a huge asset in both places and I'm very happy you've provided it for us here in Seattle.
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
Here's the agenda for tonight's Board meeting. I note that people can no longer sign up to speak at a Board meeting by phone. It is strictly by online sign-up. Not good. Public Testimony seems to cover two topics. Apparently, the Chinese program at West Seattle High School is in jeopardy and there are several speakers for that issue. The other issue is, of course, school closures. There are six people on the waitlist. Here's the latest from the Times which says that " Seattle Could Close about a quarter of its elementary schools." First, that would be a heck of a lot of schools (17) and two, only elementaries? My cynical side is that the district is throwing out a big number so they can "generously" only close 10-12. The article claims that the district is taking "$32M from its reserves" which is not true; they have no reserves. I think the reporter means capital reserves. I'll be tuning in with updates. 4:15 pm and has the 4:15
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I also like it that you and Charlie are transparent enough that when people push back (think you have stepped over a line, or been too harsh, or whatever) -- you actually PRINT those comments (with or without response). Not everyone would be willing to.
Your work has been SUCH a service -- at least to me. Blessings on you both.
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