Tuesday Open Thread
We remember a very brave public school student who died today - Linda Brown. She is the "Brown" in Brown vs Board of Education. From the New York Times:
There is also a report on the district working with the City on forecasting growth for the child population. Good to see.
I do have to laugh at the continued use of the "Facilities Master Plan" - it is NOT a plan and never has been. It's a collection of data points.
What's on your mind?
Linda Brown, whose father objected when she was not allowed to attend an all-white school in her neighborhood and who thus came to symbolize one of the most transformative court proceedings in American history, the school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, died on Sunday in Topeka, Kan. She was 75.The agenda for tomorrow's Work Session on BEX V is out with documentation. (It's a 92-page document so get comfortable.) Staff has divided schools by those that need work for "capacity" (page 46) and those that need work for "facilities" (page 54). I have not yet had a chance to examine the document to see where the overlap is.
There is also a report on the district working with the City on forecasting growth for the child population. Good to see.
I do have to laugh at the continued use of the "Facilities Master Plan" - it is NOT a plan and never has been. It's a collection of data points.
What's on your mind?
Comments
-southpaw
wondering
Fix AL
KG
wondering
Bigger
Bigger
Is this just at RHS or will it be rolled out across the district.
RHSP
wondering
https://www.gofundme.com/team4042
Regardless, their teaser trailer looks like they are plotting to take over the world :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmOR6uCFAMii3WZJFb2xBcw
Nonstandard Deviation
Capacity Assessment – Priority Schools
Elementary & K-8 Schools:
Adams(1), Alki, Coe(2), John Hay, John Muir, Lafayette, North Beach,
Olympic View, Roxhill, Viewlands, Wedgewood, West Seattle, West
Woodland, Downtown Elementary School
Middle Schools:
Madison, Mercer International,
High Schools:
Ballard, Garfield, Ingraham, Nathan Hale, Roosevelt, Downtown High
School
Notes:
(1) Assumes Webster opens as an elementary school
(2) Funded 2018 Legislative Request
What exactly does this mean? Why is Downtown Elementary and Downtown High School on this list? Also, I will note they don't even know how to spell Wedgwood correctly.
HP
Facilities Condition Assessment – Priority Schools
Elementary & K-8 Schools:
Alki, Rogers, North Beach, Montlake, Salmon Bay K-8 @ Monroe,
Northgate, McGilvra, Roxhill, Lafeyette, Schmitz Park, Kimball,
Sacajaweja, Louisa Boren STEM K-8
Middle Schools:
Whitman, Washington, Mercer International, Aki Kurose, McClure
High Schools:
Ingraham, Rainier Beach, Franklin, Lincoln
Service Schools:
North Queen Anne (Cascade Parent Partnership),
I am glad to see Rainier Beach on this list. Why Franklin though? Wasn't it already updated?
HP
Karen
NE Parent
Test Lores
It is sad, but completely predictable. Check back in 3 years and you’ll see the trend and change even more pronunced. In addition to Jazz excellence, there used to be numerous National Merit Scholars from GHS. Not any more.
Future Bulldog
-sleeper