Seattle Schools This Week
Elementary and K-8 schools are closed for parent-teacher conferences. No school on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.
Monday, the 20th
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Meeting at JSCEE from 5:30-
One is Tuesday, November 28th when the newest Board members take the oath of office at JSCEE from 6-7 pm. It was noted at the Board meeting that State Superintendent Rykdal will be in attendance.
Two is the Board retreat on Saturday, December 2nd at JSCEE from 10 am to 3 pm. It will be the first opportunity to see the new Board members interacting with staff.
Lastly, one reader had stated that in the obituary announcement for the late, great Tracy Libros, that her name had been misspelled. I attributed that to Communications. It was not that department's error but some other department.
Monday, the 20th
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Meeting at JSCEE from 5:30-
You are invited to join the Seattle Public Schools Special Education staff, families and D/HH community to:There are two other events upcoming that should be of interest.
• Hear updates from staff about the Program Review from the Washington State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss (CDHL)
• Meet other families & community members with shared interest in D/HH
Supervised Children’s Activities, light snack, and ASL Interpreters will be provided.
If you have other language or interpreting needs, please contact us
Questions or Interpreting/Language Needs? Contact us:
Michael Dickneite at 206- 252-0332, msdickneite@seattleschools.org or
Margo Siegenthaler at 206-252-0794, masiegenthaler@seattleschools.org
One is Tuesday, November 28th when the newest Board members take the oath of office at JSCEE from 6-7 pm. It was noted at the Board meeting that State Superintendent Rykdal will be in attendance.
Two is the Board retreat on Saturday, December 2nd at JSCEE from 10 am to 3 pm. It will be the first opportunity to see the new Board members interacting with staff.
Lastly, one reader had stated that in the obituary announcement for the late, great Tracy Libros, that her name had been misspelled. I attributed that to Communications. It was not that department's error but some other department.
Comments
-StepJ
So, we have the OUTGOING mayor and Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools signing some type of an agreement with the city of Seattle regarding Memorial Stadium.
The president of the school board is missing and there are two incoming school board members - that have not been sworn in- attending the signing. I will venture to say that there is at least one incoming school board member that knows little to nothing about school capacity issues.
https://twitter.com/nealtmorton/status/932716342393708544
Clearly, there is something big happening and there has been NO transparency. There has been NO public input. Why would anyone sign an agreement with an outgoing mayor?!!!!
Unbelievable.
"Burgess cites no price tag for these projects or who will pay it, says this is the beginning of that process. "We have not yet identified the specific dollar amount."
The Supreme court just told Washington state that the state is not responsible for capital projects. Who is talking about capacity and Lincoln high school? No talk of capacity and no talk of price.
Real Numbers
Difficult Conversations
To me, the most egregious PTA funding issues are at the language immersion schools where PTAs fund a lot of IA time because the District won't. If it's a valuable program, the District needs to fund it and not punt to parents. If it's not worth the money to the District, then tough decisions need to be made.
Eric, I think you can see the grants for staffing but no, I don't think other PTA or booster funds are listed (and they should be).
Also, to your last point on language immersion, I have someone arguing with me at Facebook that the IAs at Concord and Beacon Hill are only being used to fulfill ELL needs (because they are funded thru Title One). That may be true on paper but I do not think their programs would survive without the IAs in the classrooms supporting the program. I have a query into the district about this.
RG
Go figure
"Also, to your last point on language immersion, I have someone arguing with me at Facebook that the IAs at Concord and Beacon Hill are only being used to fulfill ELL needs (because they are funded thru Title One). That may be true on paper but I do not think their programs would survive without the IAs in the classrooms supporting the program. I have a query into the district about this."
It is truly stunning what people will rationalize away when their self-interest is at stake: PTA funding inequities, HCC demographics, segregated schools (AKA "neighborhood schools").
"Liberal Seattle" tolerates and abets what would not even be acceptable in the deep south.
BadmouthingEquity
Does"Facebook" mean Soup for Teachers?
BadmouthingEquity
By the way, before the switch to neighborhood schools things weren't more equitable. Some schools are more diverse and lower FRL under the NSAP.
It's complicated
"sounding neighborly and convenient" is talk from Orwell and is very dismissive of real issues that effect actual students who are in highly impacted schools.
http://m.kuow.org/post/seattles-diverse-neighborhoods-are-surprisingly-segregated
It's not complicated to make improvements: magnet schools and choice that's not just on paper are good starts.
http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2016/12/12/seattle-public-schools-still-segregated/59263
Rationalize it away, Liberal Seattle.
BadmouthingEquity
IC