tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4568733090146737120..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week, October 15-20, 2018Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13372980821594153032018-10-15T14:58:17.223-07:002018-10-15T14:58:17.223-07:00Are you interpreting the graph correctly? It looks...Are you interpreting the graph correctly? It looks like complaints were broken down by "anonymous" vs "non anonymous" and the whistleblower complaints (less than 1% of "types of contacts") were 100% non anonymous. Personnel complaints, on the other hand, were 77% anonymous and 23% non anonymous. No surprise there...<br /><br />a readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-73913693149394878852018-10-15T14:30:05.936-07:002018-10-15T14:30:05.936-07:00The board plans on asking the state to lift the le...The board plans on asking the state to lift the levy lid which amounts to additional taxes for Seattle homeowners. In addition to district's levy, how much more are they asking for via an increased levy lid?<br /><br />http://www.seattleschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_543/File/District/Departments/School%20Board/18-19%20agendas/October%2017/I01_20181017_2019%20Legislative%20Agenda.pdf<br /><br />Have you seen the latest audit? Major findings. The district's document provides little information. Whistle blower complaints up 100%.<br /><br />http://www.seattleschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_543/File/District/Departments/School%20Board/18-19%20agendas/October%2017/Internal%20Audit%20&%20Ethics%20Annual%20Report%20-%20October%202018%20-%20ADA%20Compliant.pdf<br /><br />Is this board starting to slip?Questionsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58315276822476172472018-10-15T10:20:47.388-07:002018-10-15T10:20:47.388-07:00Where are the new enrollment projections for SPS? ...Where are the new enrollment projections for SPS? How can BEX V be properly analyzed without current enrollment projections?<br /><br />FRUSTRATEDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38387041374088451172018-10-14T20:49:26.625-07:002018-10-14T20:49:26.625-07:00September 2018 Warrants
General Fund
*Payroll
$8...September 2018 Warrants<br /><br />General Fund<br />*Payroll<br />$889,317.94<br /><br />Vendor<br />$17,026,408.42<br />Capital Project Fund<br />Vendor<br />$23,095,828.55<br />Associated Student Body<br />Vendor<br />$96,534,89 <br />Grand Total<br /><br />$41,108,089.80<br /><br />Unreal. It is time for the board to do their due diligence.<br />Tapped Outnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62551692423859607262018-10-14T20:46:14.654-07:002018-10-14T20:46:14.654-07:00The state will no longer allow teacher salaries to...The state will no longer allow teacher salaries to be funded by levy dollars. The district's operation levy will decrease 6 percent and the district wants an additional $57M from previous year. Where do they plan on spending these dollars?<br /><br />The district, in total, is asking for an astonishing $2.4 BILLION dollars.<br /><br />The district's budget has soared to around $855M per year.<br /><br />These increases come after McCleary has increased our property taxes between $1K-$1500 per year.<br /><br />If the F&E levy passes, Seattle property taxes will have increased between $1136- $1636 per year. The state still needs to fund special education.<br /><br />How much will SPS's levy increase our property taxes?<br /><br /><br />Tapped Outnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15504385077830846822018-10-14T18:58:05.123-07:002018-10-14T18:58:05.123-07:00I notice "Eliminate the Opportunity Gaps"...I notice "Eliminate the Opportunity Gaps" is on the legislative agenda. That probably includes things like offering middle school students who attend Washington the chance to study a foreign language like the city's other middle school students, right? <br /><br /><br /><br /> G.H.noreply@blogger.com