tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post2274091366984386484..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Strategic Plan RefreshMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3841598505303848812011-04-14T23:35:12.057-07:002011-04-14T23:35:12.057-07:00Hey how about a reset on the MAP testing for a Str...Hey how about a reset on the MAP testing for a Strategic plan spending revision.<br /><br />Check out the Times questions how Randy Dorn proposes to Spend Money <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2014777811_edit15dorn.html" rel="nofollow">HERE.</a><br /><br />So where was the Times when MGJ and the Board were spending money in equally is not even more ridiculous ways than Mr. Dorn.<br /><br />Remember Cleveland STEM was only happening if it could be afforded..... but then the NSAP required it ... even when the funding was not there.<br /><br />NSAP was all about making every school a quality school..... how is that going?<br /><br />NOT only does the Strategic Plan need a Refresh.... so does the Seattle Times.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53178611954139769202011-04-14T23:04:09.882-07:002011-04-14T23:04:09.882-07:00Getting Clearer by the day Why Betty Patu voted ag...Getting Clearer by the day Why Betty Patu voted against Enfield as interim Superintendent.<br /><br />This is a continuation of the MGJ-Enfield poorly defined murky confusion.<br /><br />So what is the Plan?<br />The Strategic Plan looks like falling jello from here...<br /> How much farther to fall before the board finally recognizes the SPLAT?<br /><br /><b><i>We have run out of money.... Someone had best try actual thinking and damn soon.<br /><br />To improve a system requires the intelligent application of relevant data.</i></b><br /><br />Clearly nothing like that will be happening from the board until members of the elected class of 2007 ... hopefully leave in November.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80475809193644438112011-04-14T10:42:25.715-07:002011-04-14T10:42:25.715-07:00Seattle Times opining on "Districts balancing...Seattle Times opining on "Districts balancing their budgets on the backs of students"?!<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2014755657_edit13kent.html</a>mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12686308711886368142011-04-14T10:05:51.348-07:002011-04-14T10:05:51.348-07:00Lots of talk about red, yellow, green light. Felt...Lots of talk about red, yellow, green light. Felt like I was at recess again.<br /><br />One thing that just about gave me a coronary was; there's money for MAP but Level 1 and 2 schools get less money for resources and supports. HUH!? WTF is the whole stated purpose of the strategic plan?! Ensure Excellence in Every Classroom (unless you are poor or live in the wrong part of town)!mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27133017137550085542011-04-14T10:00:37.995-07:002011-04-14T10:00:37.995-07:00I blieve that the May 4 school board meeting is Su...I blieve that the May 4 school board meeting is Sundquist Bobblehead doll night. The first 50 that enter get an autographed one.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120359550438503094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20251689203740529642011-04-14T09:42:36.810-07:002011-04-14T09:42:36.810-07:00Charlie's right.
It's hard to think what...Charlie's right. <br /><br />It's hard to think what I think about the Strategic Plan because it is such a nebulous and moving target. Why did it get so badly reviewed at the Seattle Channel Town Hall meeting? It did for precisely the reasons Charlie outlines. <br /><br />What about all the budget talk from the Board about slowing down, delaying or cutting? <br /><br />No one really knows what it is, what it is doing, how it is working and what outcomes they are looking for.<br /><br />This is not a point in the pro side of Dr. Enfield's column. I believe they don't want to be clear because they don't want (1) for people to debate if part or any of it is worth it especially if we have cuts coming to our classrooms and (2) they don't want to reveal how much money it is costing.<br /><br />If you have a chance, write Dr. Enfield and the Board and link Charlie's thread. These are basic questions about an initiative that dominants our district, both in resources and impact, and yet no one can adequately explain it.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.com