Only Folks Who Show Up in person for Today's Board Meeting Will Get to Testify

Update:

President Topp said at the Board meeting that the button for the form for public testimony has moved and works. I checked and I don't know what page she is talking about but the one I'm on is not.

I note that Director Sarju asked for an email to go out to families in all languages to explain there is a new process and how to access it. She said it shouldn't be hard for folks to know how to do this. Good for her.

end of upate 

One quick update. 

For whatever reason, there is no link to the form to sign up for public testimony for today's Board meeting. So I went to the Board webpage to put it up here. 

There are two places to access this form and at both, the link is broken.

This is probably why, at this hour, there is still just a single person on the public testimony list. 

I have notified the Board office but I doubt it will get fixed. 

To me, the Board already looks suspect with this large agenda that is ALL Intro/Action items plus a bulky Strategic Plan presentation. That plan will guide this district for the next five years and they stick this into a Board meeting instead of a separate Work Session.  

One more reason that the Board needs an overhaul. The Board can keep spouting bullshit about transparency and communication but when there is sloppy work like this, you just run out of the ability to believe them. 

 

Comments

Anonymous said…
I found it interesting that Sarju wanted Briggs in negotiations with Topp and Podesta.

~ Curious Minds
7/30/25, 8:22 PM
Anonymous said…
Interesting and necessary. Last time Topp met privately to negotiate a superintendent contract/separation we ended up with a not too shabby deal for Brent Jones and a bad deal for communities. Money that could have been better spent in classrooms or even that huge deficit we have.
So whether we like her or not, Briggs is an extra pair of eyes.

Happy With It
7/31/25, 8:55 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tuesday Open Thread

The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested.  It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio.  (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Read more

Nepotism in Seattle Schools

Update: Following a scandal at Aki Kurose Middle School, apparently the district has pulled the principal, Caine Lowery who leaves Aki for a promotion to Central Office to support/train/guide principals. Hmm. I also note that former Rainier View Elementary principal Anitra Jones, who was removed from that school, still doesn't show up on the staff roster at Rainier Beach High School where it was stated she would be. Where is she? Who knows?  end of update   This is going to be a difficult post to write because it is sad to see what looks like a norm now at JSCEE. The norm I speak of is largely an occurrence with principals as well as JSCEE senior staff. I also know that this is not going to surprise most who works at JSCEE. The norm I'm referring to is the one where some personnel have personal connections within the district that sees them moving between jobs and even getting promoted based on those relationships. In short, nepotism.  This district is risk-adverse wh...
Read more