Seattle Schools This Week
Monday, October 24th
The district is still looking for input on the K-5 ELA instructional materials (at select schools or on-line) until November 30th.
Families, staff and community members are invited to review instructional materials under consideration for use in K-5 English Language Arts classrooms. You can view materials and provide feedback online or in person.
Tuesday, October 25th
First of two community meetings on the budget from 6-8 pm at JSCEE.
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) will be hosting two budget presentation sessions this fall for parents and community members to learn budget background information and to gather feedback on the question, “What Do You Value?” as it relates to potential funding changes for the 2017-18 school year.
Both meetings will provide an overview of the District's budget and planning process as well as an opportunity for our families to make recommendations to the District's Leadership Team and School Board regarding what their ideas would be if the District receives additional funds or has funding reductions that affect the 2017-18 school year.
Wednesday, October 26th
Board Work Session at JSCEE:
4:30-5:15pm: Oversight Work Session - English Language Learners
5:15-6:00pm*: Work Session - Superintendent 2015-16 Annual Evaluation: Part I
6:00-7:30pm*: Work Session - Budget
Thursday, October 27th
Community Meeting on reopening Lincoln High School, 4400 Interlake Ave. N, from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Join Director Burke and SPS staff for a community listening meeting about Lincoln High School, scheduled for opening in the fall of 2019. We have exciting plans for the site renovation and restoration, but the academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln's opening a successful start for a vibrant school. Representatives from Teaching and learning, International Education, Enrollment, Capital Projects, Bassetti Architects, and the School Design Advisory Team (SDAT) are expected to be present.
Saturday, October 29th
Community Meeting with Director Burke at the Fremont Library from 11 am to 1 pm.
Other items of note:
The district is still looking for input on the K-5 ELA instructional materials (at select schools or on-line) until November 30th.
Families, staff and community members are invited to review instructional materials under consideration for use in K-5 English Language Arts classrooms. You can view materials and provide feedback online or in person.
Tuesday, October 25th
First of two community meetings on the budget from 6-8 pm at JSCEE.
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) will be hosting two budget presentation sessions this fall for parents and community members to learn budget background information and to gather feedback on the question, “What Do You Value?” as it relates to potential funding changes for the 2017-18 school year.
Both meetings will provide an overview of the District's budget and planning process as well as an opportunity for our families to make recommendations to the District's Leadership Team and School Board regarding what their ideas would be if the District receives additional funds or has funding reductions that affect the 2017-18 school year.
Wednesday, October 26th
Board Work Session at JSCEE:
4:30-5:15pm: Oversight Work Session - English Language Learners
5:15-6:00pm*: Work Session - Superintendent 2015-16 Annual Evaluation: Part I
6:00-7:30pm*: Work Session - Budget
Thursday, October 27th
Community Meeting on reopening Lincoln High School, 4400 Interlake Ave. N, from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Join Director Burke and SPS staff for a community listening meeting about Lincoln High School, scheduled for opening in the fall of 2019. We have exciting plans for the site renovation and restoration, but the academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln's opening a successful start for a vibrant school. Representatives from Teaching and learning, International Education, Enrollment, Capital Projects, Bassetti Architects, and the School Design Advisory Team (SDAT) are expected to be present.
Saturday, October 29th
Community Meeting with Director Burke at the Fremont Library from 11 am to 1 pm.
Other items of note:
The 2016-17 meeting schedule for the
Highly Capable Services Advisory Committee are posted. There are
currently several vacant positions on the committee. If you are
interested in filling one of these positions, please complete the
nomination form and return it to the committee chair.
Want to know when the deadline is for this application? October 28th. That's one whole week of advertising this need (unless only HCC parents were contacted which would be a bit odd.) And, to find that date, you need to open the application.
Almost as if they didn't want to fill those positions.
Monday, November 7th
Superintendent's State of the District speech at Franklin High School from 5-7 pm. This year's title is "Seattle Public Schools: Our Story."
Want to know when the deadline is for this application? October 28th. That's one whole week of advertising this need (unless only HCC parents were contacted which would be a bit odd.) And, to find that date, you need to open the application.
Almost as if they didn't want to fill those positions.
Monday, November 7th
Superintendent's State of the District speech at Franklin High School from 5-7 pm. This year's title is "Seattle Public Schools: Our Story."
Comments
http://www.renzulliacademy.com/
http://today.uconn.edu/2012/02/a-sparkling-new-school-for-hartfords-gifted-students/
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2011/0831/Gifted-students-shine-when-mined
"The Renzulli Academy offers high quality and distinctive programs specific to those needed to accommodate Hartford’s identified gifted and talented youth. The Academy utilizes the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), SEM is not intended to replace or minimize existing services to high achieving students. Rather, its purpose is to integrate these services into “a-rising-tide-lifts-all-ships” approach to school improvement. "
NW
HCC-AC
Concerned Hamilton, Cascadia, and future Lincoln HS parent
-NW