tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1951633945462119794..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-40973202250769919902016-04-27T08:59:34.366-07:002016-04-27T08:59:34.366-07:00Does the African-American Male Scholars Advisory C...Does the African-American Male Scholars Advisory Committee publish the minutes of their meetings?Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35722587016820590582016-04-27T08:51:48.315-07:002016-04-27T08:51:48.315-07:00The work group meeting on program placement on Apr...The work group meeting on program placement on April 28 should be good.<br /><br />We have all been waiting a very, very long time to hear the Superintendent describe the program placement decision process.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35503938106916757662016-04-25T13:48:55.536-07:002016-04-25T13:48:55.536-07:00Again, learning from my readers, thanksAgain, learning from my readers, thanksMelissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64171334481900678252016-04-25T12:31:56.104-07:002016-04-25T12:31:56.104-07:00Regarding Cedar Park -
-They added 8 "modul...Regarding Cedar Park - <br /><br />-They added 8 "modular" classrooms at Cedar Park, on permanent foundations, to increase the building's capacity, but did not increase the capacity of the restrooms, lunchroom, etc... In fact, I believe some of the original restroom stalls were lost to make ADA-compliant stalls.<br /><br />-They went with more expensive "modular" classrooms with shed roofs and permanent foundations, because they coordinated better with the mid-century modern style of the building, and so that the Landmarks Preservation Board would approve their addition to the site (the Landmarks Board wasn't going to approve the basic gable-roofed portables).<br /><br />-The 8 modular classrooms do not have plumbing (for anything other than fire sprinklers), so there are no classroom sinks or drinking fountains in these permanent (as opposed to portable/temporary) classrooms. Classroom sinks are specified in the generic ed specs for an elementary school, so if it was truly a renovation, they would have been included.<br /><br />-There is no dedicated library space. They could have torn down an interior wall between two classrooms in order to make a reasonably-sized library (this would not have changed the exterior appearance of the building), but they did not. Olympic Hills is using one classroom as their library. It is way too small. Libraries are also part of the ed specs for an elementary school, and, if this was truly a "renovation" a library would have been included.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see if the Magnolia, Webster, and Hughes building "renovations" include such things as classroom sinks and libraries.<br /><br />A "detention vault" at Olympic Hills! Poor choice of terminology, but according to Wikipedia, A storm water detention vault is an underground structure designed to manage excess storm water runoff on a developed site, often in an urban setting. This type of best management practice may be selected when there is insufficient space on the site to infiltrate the runoff or build a surface facility such as a detention basin or retention basin. Perhaps they should clarify that it is a "storm water" detention vault?<br /><br />- North-end Mom<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33409109484074993772016-04-25T12:29:43.550-07:002016-04-25T12:29:43.550-07:00Thanks, Eric!Thanks, Eric!Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-63520661783305235172016-04-25T12:17:53.428-07:002016-04-25T12:17:53.428-07:00A detention vault sounds like a Dick Cheney lair, ...A detention vault sounds like a Dick Cheney lair, but I'm pretty sure it's a stormwater holding tank. Basically, when they gt a big rainstorm, the runoff gathers there and is slowly released to the storm drain system. Eric Bnoreply@blogger.com