tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1515636829668451312..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Board Meeting on Wednesday Night. Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-49715414639254287162021-06-01T13:22:57.924-07:002021-06-01T13:22:57.924-07:00Green Lake, parent. Thanks for letting us know tha...Green Lake, parent. Thanks for letting us know that parents of a deceased former student kickded off the project. This information exemplifies the need for sensitivity- which was not shown by board President Chandra Hampson. Another Namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9626863901017040372021-06-01T08:18:43.251-07:002021-06-01T08:18:43.251-07:00I'm a parent at Green Lake Elementary and I ha...I'm a parent at Green Lake Elementary and I have been involved with the playground project. Green Lake had one of the oldest playgrounds in the district (33 years) and the equipment was falling apart. SPS allocated about $50k of BEX money to buy new play equipment which was installed this fall. The big price tag on the new improvements is due to the steep slope of the site. In order to make it possible for students with physical disabilities to access the new play equipment directly from the school the hillside needs to be re-graded with a series of ramps and retaining walls. The PTA project also includes accessible slides built into the hill and some artificial turf. This has been a parent priority since kids frequently fall and get hurt on the asphalt that covers most of the playground. Parents of a deceased former student kicked this all off with a memorial fund dedicated specifically to replacing asphalt with artificial turf. It is frustrating to see board members disapprove of a project like this. All the kids at the school should be able to reach the playground and play safely. In a better world SPS would have the funding to make these expensive improvements, but given that they opted to replace the equipment alone without addressing the accessibility problems it seems like the board could at least refrain from casting shade at the parents who took this on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-90628068572288262482021-05-31T18:38:08.726-07:002021-05-31T18:38:08.726-07:00Very difficult to watch the board president practi...Very difficult to watch the board president practically scold individuals for helping medical fragile children.<br /><br />I'm glad an individual was on the line to let the community know that there is proximately $1m allocated towards playground development. Another Namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-66418137018262506292021-05-31T16:49:37.150-07:002021-05-31T16:49:37.150-07:00It does seem that the Board, and well, the distric...It does seem that the Board, and well, the district, overlook the need needs of medically fragile and students with learning disabilities quite frequently, don't they? Public Schools serve a wide range of students, and I rarely see that range really being held in the leadership and the educational service provided. <br /><br />Law SuitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com