Seattle Schools This Week

Monday, Jan. 13th
Curriculum and Instruction Policy Committee meeting from 4:30-6:30 pm. Agenda
Discussion of Policy 3130, student assignment, Policy 2415, high school graduation requirement, CTE review, Equitable Access Annual report, math adoption progress report

I will be unable to attend this meeting but it does look interesting.

Charter Commission Charter Applicant Forum
Starting at 5 pm for Washington STEM academy, 6 pm for CAL Elementary and 7 pm for Sports in Schools Team Charter.  All are to be held at South Seattle Community College, Building C, Room C122.  Public comments accepted with sign-in at the meeting and a lottery to pick speakers if there are more than there is time to hear from.

Wednesday, Jan. 15th
2-hour early dismissal for professional development

Work Session: Board Code of Conduct from 4-5:30 pm
This was discussed at the Board retreat and I see that they have captured ideas from various sources.  I hope they can get this done quickly so they can move on to their real work.

Charter Commission Charter Applicant Forum
Coral Academy at 5:30 p.m., Excel Public Charter School at 6:30 p.m., Cedar River Academy at 7:30 p.m. at Puget Sound Education Service District, 800 Oakdale Avenue SW, Renton

Thursday, Jan. 16th
Operations Committee Meeting from 4:30-6:30 p.m.  Agenda not yet available.

Charter Commission Charter Applicant Forum
Rainier Prep at 5 p.m., Summit Public School: Sierra at 6 p.m. andn First Place Charter School at 7 p.m. at Bethaday Community Learning Space in White Center, 605 SW 108th, Seattle

 Friday, Jan. 17th
Charter Commission Charter Applicant Forum
King County Academy at 5:30 p.m. and Out of the Box Learning Studio at 6:30 p.m. at Aviation High School, 9229 East Marginal Way S., Tukwila
Saturday, Jan. 18th
Director Blanford Community Meeting from 10-11:30 am at the Douglass-Truth Library

Director Martin-Morris Community Meeting from 11 am to 1 pm at the Montlake Library.

Comments

Dora said…
For more on the presenters for tonights Charter School Commission hearings, see
Charter school hearings: Calling all edushysters.
1/13/14, 9:32 AM
Lynn said…
The advanced learning task force on identification is meeting from 9:30 to 3:30 today.
1/13/14, 10:02 AM
Anonymous said…
Interesting that the Seattle PI online sometimes has more information about local stories than the Seattle Times. There is a recent story about the Garfield HS homecoming froshing/hazing that has a lot of new information including a law suit filed by one of the families of the students who were suspended. Here is the link. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Assistant-Principal-Garfield-hazing-5132074.php
NEmom
1/13/14, 1:55 PM
Melissa Westbrook said…
NE Mom, that's the "new" Times. They want to write about big national ed reform stories (or non-Seattle schools stories).
1/13/14, 7:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Is there any news about the three possible math curriculums that are being considered for the math adoption?


thanks,
wanting to know
1/13/14, 8:27 PM
Melissa Westbrook said…
Wanting to know, Charlie was going to attend the C&I meeting yesterday where a math adoption update was to be given. Let's see what he has to say.
1/14/14, 9:21 AM
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