tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1623309175225926827..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Why Does SPS News and Calendars Never Have Any?Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68064573552921888752010-02-06T21:52:13.412-08:002010-02-06T21:52:13.412-08:00Thank you, ParentOfThree.
We hear Board candidate...Thank you, ParentOfThree.<br /><br />We hear Board candidates talk about providing leadership all the time, but all I have ever seen them do is follow and support the superintedent without providing any leadership or direction.<br /><br />When they run for re-election - and they will - let's be sure to ask them for specific examples of their leadership and let's ask them to describe how they took a leadership role on the math textbook adoption, on curricular alignment, on community engagement, on the Denny/Sealth co-location, on the Garfield renovation, on the Ingraham addition, on various other litigation, on capacity management, on closures, on openings, and on the new student assignment plan.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-88166755781294859092010-02-06T11:31:28.805-08:002010-02-06T11:31:28.805-08:00Simple solution:
Robocall
If MGJ has the time to...Simple solution:<br /><br />Robocall<br /><br />If MGJ has the time to call about the levies, she has time to call about transportation.<br /><br />DeBell is way off on this one. A bit scary in terms of the kind of leadership we need right now. He should be telling parents I have directed the MGJ to get the communication out by X day. Not, sob sob they have no staff.ParentofThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853045587227159562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-67867612553769026372010-02-06T10:58:50.504-08:002010-02-06T10:58:50.504-08:00Don't they have a gazillion people on staff? C...Don't they have a gazillion people on staff? Can't they move some people into Communications? Communications is what I do for a living. Lack of it in any business can cause tremendous problems in every other aspect of the business or entity's capability to function properly and efficiently.<br /><br />I am so tired of Staff making excuses as to why they can't do things, yet they are the most bloated and, at least at some levels, highly paid staff in the region.SolvayGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709893209963350066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89159347969634035522010-02-06T09:21:26.175-08:002010-02-06T09:21:26.175-08:00I know they lost one member of the Communications ...I know they lost one member of the Communications team as well as a death in the family for the head of Communications. I appreciate that issue but if the one thing they do is keep the News and Calendars section updated, that would be enough.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13456214647801621532010-02-06T08:54:59.230-08:002010-02-06T08:54:59.230-08:00Off topic (but still news), the Queen Anne News is...Off topic (but still news), the Queen Anne News is reporting that Montessori is not necessarily a done deal for the new Queen Anne Elementary: http://www.queenannenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=29801Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000546753926356080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53481910904508602312010-02-06T08:06:31.529-08:002010-02-06T08:06:31.529-08:00I talked to Michael DeBell about the lack of commu...I talked to Michael DeBell about the lack of communication from the District about the change in transportation grandfathering two weeks ago at the Board meeting. <br /><br />He said that they were running way short of staff in the communications department, something like 1 and a bit FTEs instead of 4 FTEs. I don't know if that has been fixed in the meantime. He said part of the problem was 2 people leaving the office. I don't know if the hiring freeze means that those positions won't be filled.<br /><br />EricUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031534251373393921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7796182045222900392010-02-05T21:29:42.908-08:002010-02-05T21:29:42.908-08:00Oops! ;)Oops! ;)North End Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781046556751463879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2272217961930979292010-02-05T21:16:35.368-08:002010-02-05T21:16:35.368-08:00Well, actually that would be next Saturday, the 13...Well, actually that would be next Saturday, the 13th.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65123290075387762602010-02-05T21:10:58.502-08:002010-02-05T21:10:58.502-08:00Peter Maier will also be holding a community meeti...Peter Maier will also be holding a community meeting tomorrow:<br /><br />10:30am to Noon on Saturday, February 13, 2010 - at Bethany Community Church located at 1156 80th Street, in the Auditorium.North End Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781046556751463879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81713572718384387442010-02-05T18:38:46.897-08:002010-02-05T18:38:46.897-08:00The enrollment web pages are worse!! I have sent e...The enrollment web pages are worse!! I have sent emails and told someone from the enrollment office about it weeks ago. You'd think they could at least get rid of the old (2009-2010)info to help avoid confusion.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703933542625270814noreply@blogger.com