tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5337361110222378576..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Week of June 4-10, 2012Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-42806864753968302652012-06-05T08:46:10.258-07:002012-06-05T08:46:10.258-07:00Quick review of school board agenda:
New early st...Quick review of school board agenda:<br /><br />New early start time: 4:15<br /><br />Consent Agenda: nothing of note or controversy<br /><br />Public Testimony - now scheduled for 5:00pm Will they have to stretch or rush the earlier parts of the meeting to fit them into 45 minutes?<br /><br />Action Items:<br /><br />The only change in the A.L.E. policy 2255 is to update the names of the schools. It's unclear why that level of detail appears in the policy.<br /><br />An inappropriately detailed depth of board involvement is reflected in the additional expense for social studies materials as well. The Curriculum and Instruction Committee reviewed requests for funding on a school-by-school basis. They should not have.<br /><br />Introduction Items:<br /><br />Promise Neighborhood House grant MOU is a good thing.<br /><br />The costs of the MAP test are much greater than the cost of the NWEA contract. Not only in school resources and technology, but also the entire misguided school segmentation scheme. The MAP Test was sold as a formative assessment and it is used for everything but that.<br /><br />The changes in credit marking policy (2420) for homeschool students is a good piece of work and promptly done.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83872257986143993922012-06-04T06:55:45.784-07:002012-06-04T06:55:45.784-07:00And Mark Teoh, head of REA, is on the RIF list...?...And Mark Teoh, head of REA, is on the RIF list...?mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.com