Zachary DeWolf Should Step Down .....NOW
Update: in other Board news, there's finally a candidate for District 2 (Rick Burke's district - he has not filed yet), Lisa Rivera Smith. Smith is a past PTSA president at Hamilton MS and the current co-president of the yet-to-open Lincoln High School.
There's another challenger for Director Harris - Crystal S. Liston. I can find nothing about her. Anyone?
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DeWolf missed an important Board meeting last night where an entire adoption - K-12 - took place.
Where was he?
Campaigning for City Council.
I had called for him to step down if he cleared the primary but now that he is showing he won't be coming to Board meetings, he needs to go NOW.
I hope you write to him (zachary.dewolf@seattleschools.org), go to his campaign Facebook page, or call the Board office and leave a message (206-252-0040).
His district - the entire district as well - deserves someone who wants to be in the job and do the job.
FYI, here's what he said about schools (from The Stranger):
On affordability, DeWolf said he wants to upzone around Seattle's schools.
There's another challenger for Director Harris - Crystal S. Liston. I can find nothing about her. Anyone?
end of update
DeWolf missed an important Board meeting last night where an entire adoption - K-12 - took place.
Where was he?
Campaigning for City Council.
I had called for him to step down if he cleared the primary but now that he is showing he won't be coming to Board meetings, he needs to go NOW.
I hope you write to him (zachary.dewolf@seattleschools.org), go to his campaign Facebook page, or call the Board office and leave a message (206-252-0040).
His district - the entire district as well - deserves someone who wants to be in the job and do the job.
FYI, here's what he said about schools (from The Stranger):
On affordability, DeWolf said he wants to upzone around Seattle's schools.
Comments
Maybe their judgements should be questioned.
It's certain he was excused by Juneau.
I believe you have fallen victim to one of their strategic plans.
Remember that MGJ worked for a board too but resigned and moved up in the order.
@Ed, Zachary DeWolf didn’t get endorsed because he was fabulous, he was picked because the other opponent was way worse. Basically DeWolf was the least worst candidate. Similarly when his predecessor, Stephan Blanford won, it wasn’t because he was great, it was because his opponent was a hate-filled homophobe. Dr. Blanford was a condescending blow-hard who enabled Tolley, and therefore probably even more damaging to education than DeWolf could even aspire to.
tired
I was referring to NOW and his 2019 "effort" to slouch into a higher paying position at City Hall.
You are spot on. DeWolf has been a waste of space but the alternative may have been worse. He should step down now, but beyond that, we don't need his lack of engagement/interest/skill on the City Council. Haven't we already had enough of that?
Rick Burke has been a pretty steady and thoughtful hand but Lisa Rivera Smith has been an engaged parent and PTA leader. Should be an interesting race.
-Long Road
https://www.issaquahreporter.com/news/wheelchair-bound-athlete-swims-lake-washington/
http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2005/0123/living.html
http://www.dobiggood.com/blog/2016/8/30/disabled-for-a-day
https://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/99nov/pamphlet/s4113.htm
DeWolf is now running for city council. Joel Connelly quotes DeWolf DeWolf promising "follow through". I guess follow through for the city council, but not school board?
"DeWolf has taken an unorthodox strategy in challenging Sawant. He rarely mentions and doesn't demonize the controversial incumbent. Instead, he promises follow through, especially in the fields of homelessness and LGBTQ youth in which he has worked.
"Every election we hear sound bites and get press releases to convince us we are being heard," he said. "It isn't so."
https://m.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Sawant-calls-for-fighting-movement-a-13849394.php?fbclid=IwAR3gpT4G3e5JLZQBWL0KO5yJFwNlCMNLwH1SUtsFCf4W9Dkvj7KH0YuTmDg
Well-regarded and expeirenced PTA mom and woman of color versus a charter school hack. My money’s on Rivera Smith.
D2 Voter
Former HIMS
Former HIMS
=surprised
Competing priories
Specific issues;
- maybe two community meetings in two years when all the other directors have them once or twice a month
- missing Work sessions and/or committee meetings - that's where real work gets done
- he said yesterday that he "texts with parents all the time." Texting is not talking and it's not community building.
- He also said yesterday at the 43rd Dems debate that he "honors" all his commitments. What?! You run for a higher office in the middle of one you are already in? You don't go to meetings regularly. C'mon.
- Where was he with all the issues at Washington Middle School? According to parents, nowhere to be seen.
He has a good heart but he is not a leader and doesn't have real ideas of his own.
All that said, he hasn't yet shown he can be effective as a School Board member. It was inexcusable for him to launch a City Council campaign only 16 months into his 4-year term on the Board. He should step down.
WMS parent
DeWolf has complained that it is very difficult to work full time and serve on the Seattle Public School Board. Now that he is running for the city council, how much time will he have to dedicate to Seattle Schools?
Step-down.
All true.
Try to get even one out of that swamp.
Good luck....