Seattle Schools Announces Community Meetings

Editor update: Interesting how the district announced these meetings on Thursday - and they will be held starting in two weeks - and yet they are not on the district's calendar. Wouldn't you think that one of the tasks for any district would be keeping the calendar updated so parents know what is happening? 

Maybe it might be okay - but they should ask Mr. Crabill - if a Board director, anyone, might give Jones' staff a nudge to keep the calendar updated. 

end of update

 

From SPS:

You are invited to join Seattle Public Schools (SPS) for an upcoming community meeting. During these meetings, senior leaders will connect with our community to envision what a well-resourced school looks like. SPS staff will share a presentation, respond to questions, and facilitate group discussion.

Your feedback will help guide future district planning. This fall, we will review your feedback and develop an inclusive and equitable plan.

SPS has the opportunity to reimagine a system of well-resourced schools that is safe and equitable. Our goal is to offer students the support, the programs and resources, and the inspiration they need to succeed in the neighborhoods where they live.

Community Meetings

We are hosting five regional in-person meetings and one online meeting.

Central Region: John Stanford Center auditorium, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 6 p.m.

Location: 2445 3rd Ave. S Seattle, 98134

Southwest Region: Madison Middle School commons/lunchroom, Thursday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m.

Location: 3429 45th Ave. SW Seattle, 98116

Southeast Region: South Shore PreK-8 rotunda/lunchroom, Monday, Aug. 14, 6 p.m.

Location: 4800 S Henderson St. Seattle, 98118

Northeast Region: Nathan Hale High School commons/lunchroom, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 6 p.m.

Location: 10750 30th Ave. NE Seattle, 98125

Northwest Region: Robert Eagle Staff Middle School commons, Thursday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m.

Location: 1330 N 90th St. Seattle, 98103

Online: Teams Meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 5:30 p.m.

Translation and interpretation services will be provided at each meeting based on request. American Sign Language (ASL), Amharic, Cantonese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese interpreters will be available. After the online meeting, a recording will be posted to the district website.

We hope you can join us! Take a moment to RSVP or send us your questions. Complete the RSVP to request accommodation for the meetings by Monday, July 31. 

Learn more about the Well-Resourced Schools Community Conversations.

We hope you can join us! Take a moment to RSVP or send us your questions. Complete the RSVP to request accommodation for the meetings by Monday, July 31. 

To be clear, that RSVP is ONLY if you need accommodations or if you want to submit a question. You do not have to RSVP to attend any meeting. When the link to the online meeting is available, I'll link that. 

So that's six meetings for seven regions. 

Naturally, SPS is doing its normal pattern of stacking these meetings nearly back-to-back in the dead of summer. You wouldn't want to spread them out over, say, three weeks.  

I have a question; why one at the John Stanford Center?  The Central Area has schools. I'm not sure as many parents would feel as comfortable at the JSCEE than in a school.


Comments

Melissa Westbrook said…
Little Bird, I did look at the calendar; these dates were not there.

My point is that if the district announces dates for events then those dates should be on the calendar immediately after the announcement.
7/24/23, 12:51 PM
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