School Board Preview and District Announces Community Meetings

 Just to say, I came in late to the Audit Committee and holy smokes! There are a lot of serious and concerned faces! And much hemming and hawing from the Superintendent. I'm still listening in so more to come.

 

There are 141 people signed up for the Speaker List for the Board meeting. Naturally, most people are signed up to speak on closures. It appears that the list was only expanded 5 more so just 25 speakers. I think they should do 40.

Interesting that two speakers on West Seattle High made the list but I see others on the waitlist. Overcrowded and under resourced?


Also, the district announced the series of community meetings on school closures:

Dear SPS families and staff,

You're invited to a community meeting to discuss Seattle Public Schools' plans to reimagine a system of well-resourced, safe, and equitable schools.

In these meetings, SPS leaders will share information on how our district is working to provide every student with the support they need at a school close to home.

SPS will ensure special education services and pathways for qualifying students. Highly capable, advanced learning, and multilingual services will be available at all elementary schools, and the Dual Language program will expand to serve more students in their communities.

Community Meetings

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

  • Online: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., Zoom Meeting (Families and staff will soon receive the Zoom meeting link, and the link will be posted on our website.)
  • Southwest Region: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 6:30 p.m. Genesee Hill Elementary, 5013 SW Dakota St., Seattle, WA 98116
  • Southeast Region: Thursday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. Wing Luke Elementary, 3701 S Kenyon St., Seattle, WA 98118
  • Central Region: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m. Kimball Elementary, 3200 23rd Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98144
  • Northeast Region: Thursday, Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m. Olympic Hills Elementary, 13018 20th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125
  • Northwest Region: Monday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m. James Baldwin Elementary, 11725 1st Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125

Translation and interpretation services will be provided at each meeting. 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.

Learn more about Well-Resourced Schools plans, timeline, and FAQs.


Comments

Anonymous said…
Wow - that speaker list!! SCPTSA didn’t sign up fast enough to get any airtime, hoping some light bulbs are going on for people that this group is the equivalent of HR - mouthpiece of leadership, not your friend.

And shame on Rankin & Friends for slashing public comment in half by reducing the number of regularly scheduled meetings, this year of all years. Girl on the wrong side of history.

Outrageous
9/18/24, 11:37 AM
Anonymous said…
Hi Outrageous,
I see not one but TWO SCPTSA board members on the list of testifiers. The nerve!
Oh wait your point was they did not sign up fast enough.
Looks like they did.


Just Facts
9/18/24, 2:21 PM
Seattle is Lost said…
The board needs to significantly increase the speaker list beyond 25 speakers.
9/18/24, 3:48 PM
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