tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post3524635896641148659..comments2024-03-27T20:01:11.889-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Troubling Transportation Cuts in SPS South End ElementariesMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12720472490401428912015-01-06T13:25:47.662-08:002015-01-06T13:25:47.662-08:00Thanks Melissa and North-end Mom. Good to know how...Thanks Melissa and North-end Mom. Good to know how other schools in the district (esp the south) are faring compared to my own.<br /><br />- what is the whatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53429694932325357692015-01-04T20:11:45.842-08:002015-01-04T20:11:45.842-08:00Director Peaslee walked a short portion of the Lak...Director Peaslee walked a short portion of the Lake City walk, near Cedar Park school.<br /><br />- North-end MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15264560674099998432015-01-04T18:16:32.575-08:002015-01-04T18:16:32.575-08:00Yes, I know Director Peaslee attended part of that...Yes, I know Director Peaslee attended part of that walk but, according to my sources, did not walk any part of the walk.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-17472136838031069652015-01-04T17:25:52.338-08:002015-01-04T17:25:52.338-08:00Forgot to mention....
Director Peaslee DID attend...Forgot to mention....<br /><br />Director Peaslee DID attend part of one of the Lake City/Cedar Park walks held last year (the same walk attended by Rep. Pollet).<br /><br />@ what is the what..<br /><br />John Rogers hasn't scored any improvements since BTAII (unless the addition of portables counts as "improvements"). A classroom is sinking and it has "rained" inside the school this year. Personally, I was hoping for a new building with BEXIV, but no such luck.<br /><br />- North-end Mom<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56892458236927389302015-01-04T17:18:32.097-08:002015-01-04T17:18:32.097-08:00The new Jane Addams Middle School is one of the sc...The new Jane Addams Middle School is one of the schools getting a transportation waiver, so that students over 1.5 miles will get a yellow bus starting next year. There are many students needing to cross Lake City Way and walk on many busy streets in north Lake City without sidewalks. Most of those students are FRL and many families don't have the option to drive their students. It shouldn't be this hard and dangerous for 11 year-old kids just to get to school. The kids who are just under 1.5 miles away will still have it hard, but at least this is an improvement.<br />Momof2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48770235544086398182015-01-04T17:08:46.468-08:002015-01-04T17:08:46.468-08:00One bit of good news...
The walk zone map for Ced...One bit of good news...<br /><br />The walk zone map for Cedar Park has been revised, so that it no longer spans Lake City Way. <br /><br />This is important, because most of the kids who attend Olympic Hills Elementary (to be housed at Cedar Park, in interim, 2015-16 and 2016-17) live across Lake City Way from Cedar Park. These kids should now be eligible for transportation and will not be expected to cross a state highway to get to elementary school.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the Cedar Park Walk Zone still includes portions of busy 35th Ave NE and NE 125th Street which lack crosswalks.<br /><br />New Cedar Park map: http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Maps/growthboundarymaps/pdfs/AA_ES_future_CedarPark.pdf?sessionid=5b44d32f899052ea467f9f57a5f50497<br /><br />- North-end MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-63727957082649674412015-01-04T15:15:04.104-08:002015-01-04T15:15:04.104-08:00I think this may have been in BTA III and it has j...I think this may have been in BTA III and it has just taken time to trickle down. I doubt that any principal has this kind of pull.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-90407690578412040042015-01-04T14:00:43.558-08:002015-01-04T14:00:43.558-08:00Well gosh, Salmon Bay has needed new furniture and...Well gosh, Salmon Bay has needed new furniture and carpets forEVER. The cafeteria/cafetorium was one of the saddest places my kid has ever had a music concert, I recall. It was like 1973 avocado green in there.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-79446063720648992242015-01-04T13:51:41.520-08:002015-01-04T13:51:41.520-08:00Meanwhile, Salmon Bay School is getting all sorts ...Meanwhile, Salmon Bay School is getting all sorts of crazy improvements:<br /><br />- new school crosswalk that will substantially slow traffic down in front of the school<br /><br />- new furniture and carpets<br /><br />- new color palette inside the school<br /><br />- thorough cleaning of the school's brick exterior<br /><br />- building-wide installation of wireless access<br /><br />What we've got planned for the summer: new fire sprinklers throughout the entire school plus our field's synthetic turf will be replaced and its rubberized track will be refurbished.<br /><br />We've got an interim principal right now so I don't know if this is business as usual compared to other schools or if this is his attempt to wow the school community and demonstrate his pull with SPS.<br /><br />What's going on at your school?<br /><br />- what is the what<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com