tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post3732837912060650271..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Meeting for October 2, 2013Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19946833872120680052013-10-05T20:58:25.158-07:002013-10-05T20:58:25.158-07:00I am glad that Superintendent Banda has been made ...<br /> I am glad that Superintendent Banda has been made aware of the bill (HB 1495) that passed back in 2005. It is not just a bill, however. It is law as it and the Senate bill both passed and were signed by then Governor Gregoire back in 2005: RCW 28A.345 and 28A.320 <br /><br />School districts are 'encouraged' to teach the histories of the Native peoples in Washington State, especially those peoples near or within the district.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the report concerning the progress that has or has not been made.<br /><br />Here is the link to the “Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State” curriculum :<br />http://www.indian-ed.org/curriculum/<br /><br /><br />---OldSchoolMusic<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85929500358736184132013-10-04T07:46:44.658-07:002013-10-04T07:46:44.658-07:00I testified about how Title 1 and Beacon Hill scho...I testified about how Title 1 and Beacon Hill schools would disproportionately lose walk zones. (Thanks, Melissa, for calling this out in your Mercer meeting recap post earlier this week!)<br /><br />Anyway, I just summarized my new findings in a post that now includes a downloadable spreadsheet, in case anyone else wants to parse/review the data about how the proposed changes affect walkability across the city. (See link below.)<br /><br />Here are my top findings. (I'm concentrating on Beacon Hill, as that's the area that will be most severely affected, and also I know first-hand that families up and down the neighborhood are very upset. I'm not familiar with how parents feel about the changes at Northgate, Roxhill, and the other schools, and don't want to presume to speak for those families.):<br /><br /> --Citywide, 28% of Title 1 (low-income) schools are losing walk zones, compared to 12% of non-Title 1 schools. <br /><br /> --Under the new proposal, 67% of Beacon Hill schools would lose official SPS walk zones, compared to 13% for the rest of the city. <br /><br /> --All of the Beacon Hill schools losing walk zones are Title 1 (low-income) schools. <br /><br /> --Beacon Hill is the only neighborhood where kids would be taken out of walk zones to cross interstate-feeding arterials, or, in the case of Beacon Hill International, I-90 itself. <br /><br /><a href="http://midbeaconhill.blogspot.com/2013/10/title-1-beacon-hill-schools-losing-most.html" rel="nofollow">http://midbeaconhill.blogspot.com/2013/10/title-1-beacon-hill-schools-losing-most.html</a><br /><br />JvAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91829909401743348612013-10-04T06:43:48.318-07:002013-10-04T06:43:48.318-07:00As Melissa noted it is encouraging that Superinten...As Melissa noted it is encouraging that Superintendent Banda is meeting with the Native Coalition; however, there must be human and financial resources allocated for the revitalization of the Indian Heritage Program/School. Until then, it is just talk.Carol Simmonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48955117548958494332013-10-03T20:23:43.013-07:002013-10-03T20:23:43.013-07:00Cascade is classified as an alternative learning e...Cascade is classified as an alternative learning experience (ALE) where the school district partners with parents to educate their children. Parents must be present in the building when students are taking classes (or give permission for another parent to supervise), so the space requirements have to allow for parents as well as students. Since students do some learning at home and some at school, you don't have all students on campus at a given time. Some may come for classes Monday through Thursday, while some might just come once a week. They offer math, science, LA, social studies, PE, art, library, etc., for various ages, grade K-8. <br /><br />SPS parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13650265852466733972013-10-03T20:15:05.791-07:002013-10-03T20:15:05.791-07:00I particularly liked the testimony of Pinehurst st...I particularly liked the testimony of Pinehurst students and alums. Very moving!mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41213173420162610212013-10-03T18:36:32.093-07:002013-10-03T18:36:32.093-07:00Did they say how many students are served by the C...Did they say how many students are served by the Cascade Partnership? If they need space for 200, it seems like they must serve thousands since I assume it's not a six hour a day-butts in seats program.<br /><br />Place them and Pinehurst at Lincoln with 1-5 APP (lots of crossover I would think amongst all three programs.)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444916440000921599noreply@blogger.com