tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4979508445460718964..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: In Advance of the Mayoral ForumsMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-11497082085080322012013-04-29T12:28:16.741-07:002013-04-29T12:28:16.741-07:00Thanks Stephanie! I knew someone here would know!...Thanks Stephanie! I knew someone here would know!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444916440000921599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7502852702799018042013-04-29T12:09:22.547-07:002013-04-29T12:09:22.547-07:00It's on! We have recently lost our webmaster ...It's on! We have recently lost our webmaster (bad timing) but the Mayoral Forum is occurring Garfield tomorrow night - 4/30 6:30-8:30pm<br /> Stephanie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515915893889988279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15800162909011699482013-04-29T10:11:13.112-07:002013-04-29T10:11:13.112-07:00I just went back to check the date on the CPPS may...I just went back to check the date on the CPPS mayoral forum you <a href="http://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2013/04/cpps-announces-first-mayoral-forum.html" rel="nofollow"> posted on April 9th.</a>:<br /><br /><i>The forum will take place April 30th in the Garfield High School Commons. CPPS will hold its annual meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The 90-minute forum will take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. </i><br /><br />The funny thing is that I don't see it posted on <a href="http://cppsofseattle.org" rel="nofollow"> the CPPS web page or calendar.</a><br /><br />Can we assume it's still going on tomorrow night as scheduled?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444916440000921599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19901056826455659422013-04-29T09:25:57.589-07:002013-04-29T09:25:57.589-07:00Should an individual that lacks a college degree b...Should an individual that lacks a college degree be able to take mayoral control of Seattle Public Schools?Hmmmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-43001497879513340652013-04-29T08:23:18.290-07:002013-04-29T08:23:18.290-07:00Ms Estey wrote something telling in her questionna...Ms Estey wrote something telling in her questionnaire for the King County Democrats:<br /><br />"<i>We must continue to strengthen our schools, especially where student outcomes remain unacceptably low, and drive for higher academic outcomes.</i>"<br /><br />Ms Estey seems to buy into the idea of "good" schools and "failing" schools. Why else would she say that we have to strengthen our schools? How, exactly, does she propose to strengthen schools? What does that even mean?<br /><br />She is equally opaque about how the district should work with student families and how avenues could be "<i>fostered to grow these critical partnerships.</i>" In addition, we get the bonus of seeing "grow" used as a transitive verb.<br /><br />Here's a good question for Ms Estey if your home is one of the 10,000 she intends to doorbell:<br /><br />"What action would she take if the district leadership didn't keep a promise to a community?"Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23069341299283906512013-04-29T07:40:01.876-07:002013-04-29T07:40:01.876-07:00I would never vote for Tim Burgess for a variety o...I would never vote for Tim Burgess for a variety of reasons, so keep that bias in mind when you read my comments.<br /><br />Mr. Burgess wrote: "I’m a strong advocate for innovation and reform in public education"<br /><br />I hear statements like this all the time from political types. Someone needs to follow up those sorts of claims with a call for examples.<br /><br />If Mr. Burgess says that he's a strong advocate for innovation in public education then he should be able to give a list of examples of that advocacy and someone should definitely ask for it.<br /><br />I'm sure he would point to the Family and Education Levy, but I don't know how of much of that money supported innovative strategies and how much supported more of what the schools have always done.<br /><br />After twelve years of hearing every single school board candidate claim to be an advocate of advanced learning and watching every single Board Director consistently fail to advocate for advanced learning once elected, I no longer accept these claims at face value.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-17435363680721936142013-04-28T21:33:48.374-07:002013-04-28T21:33:48.374-07:00Burgess is a master with words. Burgess has state...Burgess is a master with words. Burgess has stated that he didn't "support" I 1240, but he didn't oppose I 1240, either. Burgess had a chance to influence voters, but he chose to stay silent. He is trying to come out of this smelling like a rose.<br /><br />Burgess has received full campaign funding from Nick Hanauer and his wife, and has received funding from DFER. Does anyone else think Burgess would obtain support from Hanauer and McFarland to push through mayoral control?<br /><br />I thought about supporting McGinn, but I"ll have to write him off of the list too.Watchingnoreply@blogger.com