tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4449315068110857762..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools UpdatesMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-72618998979682833652015-02-20T14:18:55.160-08:002015-02-20T14:18:55.160-08:00Hands down, HWK-8 for spectrum.
It is an awesome ...Hands down, HWK-8 for spectrum.<br /><br />It is an awesome environment for learning. We moved from Sac, wish we'd done it earlier.<br /><br />Wolf PackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-21899024756775363172015-02-20T10:51:06.518-08:002015-02-20T10:51:06.518-08:00Looking at SPS data maps of Spectrum eligible 6-8 ...Looking at SPS data maps of <a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/enrollment%20planning/DataMaps/Spectrum_Elig68.pdf?sessionid=abb894d4c9bb718893f1ec081daccad7" rel="nofollow">Spectrum eligible 6-8 students</a>, the difference between JAMS and Eckstein regions is pretty significant. Are Spectrum eligible students within the JAMS boundary better off at HWK-8, or JAMS? Are Spectrum students clustered in APP LA/SS classes at JAMS? Do any current parents of either HWK-8 or JAMS Spectrum students care to comment? <br /><br />Spectrum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-79529462917328081962015-02-20T08:16:02.129-08:002015-02-20T08:16:02.129-08:00Both special needs and McKinney-Vento students rec...Both special needs and McKinney-Vento students receive specialized transport. It's also used when there are safety issues - such as" <br />*when a child makes threats to others<br />*is so disruptive as to endanger the safety of the other kids on the bus, <br />*is "undeliverable" because no one met the bus as was supposed to happen.<br /><br />reader47 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-88943329547585577882015-02-19T20:23:29.834-08:002015-02-19T20:23:29.834-08:00As the parent of child who has, at times received ...As the parent of child who has, at times received transportation from the intermittent sub, I'll say that they often were more polite and responsive than the fools I encounter at higher levels of SPS admin.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33730752378523252032015-02-19T18:25:39.292-08:002015-02-19T18:25:39.292-08:00I take it that the child in this situation is one ...I take it that the child in this situation is one with special needs? Isn't that the demographic in SPS that gets this door-to-door transportation. Acutely vulnerable kids and ad hoc loosey goosey transportation? <br /><br />Headache coming onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41082583870263100102015-02-19T18:05:02.121-08:002015-02-19T18:05:02.121-08:00From the SPD blotter yesterday:
"UPDATE: Pol...From the SPD blotter yesterday:<br /><br />"UPDATE: Police have made contact with the individual in this case and verified that he is a transportation provider with legitimate business at the school. Both he and his employer were very cooperative with police throughout the contact and officers are confident that no crime occurred. There will be no further investigation at this point."<br /><br />From SPS tweet yesterday:<br /><br />"SPS will continue to work w/contracted transportation company to ensure protocols were followed"Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65647638847532036922015-02-19T15:15:20.485-08:002015-02-19T15:15:20.485-08:00crazyville - that is insane.crazyville - that is insane.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-26719683033590222452015-02-19T14:56:03.070-08:002015-02-19T14:56:03.070-08:00Regarding the " luring" incident, the dr...Regarding the " luring" incident, the driver stopped and asked the mom IF this was the child he was supposed to pick up to take to school. He had his ID and explained the situation. Mom freaked, took snapshots, called 911, sent an email with photo to Magnolia Voice of the driver and his van (still posted on the MV blog). People got pretty riled up regarding this "luring" attempt. Supposedly, there was a language barrier involved which generated more hooha and nasty remarks. Hopefully, all those armed and ready to fire will catch the updates and not shoot someone. People in Magnolia have already been talking about hiring off duty police to patrol the neighborhood. Living over here, if you don't look like you belong in Mayberry (yes-people really refer to Magnolia as such), you need to be very careful how you appear (doesn't look like you fit in) or your neighborhood will call 911 for "suspicious" behavior or worse, some are ready to shoot first and ask later. <br />-crazyville<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64193871803331157562015-02-19T12:18:11.656-08:002015-02-19T12:18:11.656-08:00http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Magnol...http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Magnolia-luring-suspect-No-school-driver-6089975.php<br /><br />Seattle schools transportation department contracted out for a minivan to pick up a student. The regular driver was absent so there was a fill in driver. A woman thought that driver was trying to lure the child. SPS denied ever using unmarked vans. However when it happened the next day, SPS then admitted that yes they do use drivers in unmarked vans. (hope I didn't get the story wrong.)<br />NEmomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45909916151693388382015-02-19T10:02:06.654-08:002015-02-19T10:02:06.654-08:00SB 6030 isn't even going to get a hearing. Th...SB 6030 isn't even going to get a hearing. The Senate education committee just cancelled its meeting tomorrow, the last committee meeting before the bill cutoff.<br /><br />--- swkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34053831196133278202015-02-18T22:18:38.048-08:002015-02-18T22:18:38.048-08:00Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also reading from his new b...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also reading from his new book at the downtown library tomorrow (Thursday) from 7:00-8:00. I'm taking our kids because I really admire this man. Like a great president, he has done a lot in his post-basketball life. Very thoughtful, very smart guy who writes a lot. Go hear him!<br /><br />- KAJ FanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com