tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4371138260667767226..comments2024-03-28T23:38:22.511-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: YES!Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9967503536429923662009-03-02T21:46:00.000-08:002009-03-02T21:46:00.000-08:00Mel, glad you liked the article. It was fun to wri...Mel, glad you liked the article. It was fun to write -- a nice break from all the school-closures stuff lately. <BR/><BR/>Maureen, I don't know what the new assignment plan will look like, but I can tell you that the people organizing the SPS sports medicine program want to expand it to all the high schools ASAP. I don't think they're planning for it to be its own Academy (a la Biotech); I think there isn't enough funding for that. But they want to make it a 2-year sequence of courses that would get kids ready for careers in the field, help them earn their basic certifications and get college credit, too. Hope that answers at least part of your question! If you have other questions about this, feel free to e-mail me at jessicablanchard@seattlepi.com.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165762462323102600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19818208321810674552009-03-01T14:53:00.000-08:002009-03-01T14:53:00.000-08:00So what happens under the new assignment plan if y...So what happens under the new assignment plan if you have a kid who would thrive in a sports medicine program but you live in the Garfield reference area? Will the (possible but not confirmed) 'open' seats be for the special programs (like this, Biotech, drama, jazz band...) or just general ed? Will you have to get in to the school first and then apply for the program (as is the case with Biotech at Ballard now)? Or could a kid list the sports med programs first (through third) as a preference and then still go to Garfield (eg) if they don't get in to the special program?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444916440000921599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32520684843042039462009-02-28T16:45:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:45:00.000-08:00Well, I know that West Seattle has a pretty good a...Well, I know that West Seattle has a pretty good alum association so they may kick in. To my mind, here's a forward-looking, fairly low-cost program (seriously, if 3 schools have it for $1500 and Ballard gets some supplemental and say it's at $3000? that's a good investment for real training and hands-on learning). Maybe the Alliance for Education would kick in.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84015967364921336852009-02-28T16:31:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:31:00.000-08:00What about the programs at WSHS and Sealth? This ...What about the programs at WSHS and Sealth? This is my concern about Alums funding things, great that Ballard has a wealthing foundation, but what about the other schools?Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722022341566542767noreply@blogger.com