tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5744134357759079111..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board RacesMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3947663920932561332015-06-25T11:19:23.416-07:002015-06-25T11:19:23.416-07:00Lauren McGuire was asked about campaign financing ...Lauren McGuire was asked about campaign financing and how many dollars she expected in her race. Her answer; Enough to win an election. Wow. How is that for playing it safe.<br /><br />I fully expect to see McGuire's campaign chest filling with dollars after endorsements have been procured. She is connected to DeBell and I suspect all of DeBell's highly financed political connections.Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-70264572338674112552015-05-15T10:36:29.511-07:002015-05-15T10:36:29.511-07:00Thank you Ragweed. The comments were going south....Thank you Ragweed. The comments were going south.Linh-Conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32060304995793196242015-05-15T10:14:53.591-07:002015-05-15T10:14:53.591-07:00As difficult as Michael may be, please don't b...As difficult as Michael may be, please don't be offensive and jerky in response. In particular, I take issue with the attacks on his spelling and grammar. He is an advocate for students with dyslexia - to attack him for spelling and word-substitution errors, and treating these as a sign of inferior intellect, is just offensive.<br />Ragweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491896585801927302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-17518972068908987762015-05-15T09:13:36.961-07:002015-05-15T09:13:36.961-07:00Just noticed Nick Esparza and Suzanne Sutton added...Just noticed Nick Esparza and Suzanne Sutton added their names to School Board position 6. Does anyone know Suzanne Sutton?Linh-Conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84664328082743885562015-05-15T08:51:17.856-07:002015-05-15T08:51:17.856-07:00I'll have a write-up of the 46th (I was there ...I'll have a write-up of the 46th (I was there as well) but I concur with Mirmac1 - Rick and Jill were very impressive. Pinkham seems smart but very green. He didn't do well on the pop quiz (basic facts about SPS that all board members should know). Lauren also did well, a bit rambling in her answers. Marty? well, she said some interesting things. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45513600729022304872015-05-15T08:32:22.669-07:002015-05-15T08:32:22.669-07:00I think having two engineers (one a professor, the...I think having two engineers (one a professor, the other a manager), an attorney and former administrative law judge, and a long-time education advocate, analyst and paralegal (Leslie Harris) would be a great improvement for our school board.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61826146208937808592015-05-15T08:06:07.656-07:002015-05-15T08:06:07.656-07:00I met Rick Burke when I volunteered for Where’s Th...I met Rick Burke when I volunteered for Where’s The Math? He seemed very level headed about what was needed for better math instruction. I am sure he would be an excellent advocate for students. <br /><br />The district now has better curricula in elementary schools. If he is on the school board, SPS will get better math in all middle and high schools. The administration will not be able to sneak through bad discovery textbooks, like they have in the past. <br /><br />I am very optimistic about better days ahead for SPS.<br /><br />S parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44559660207126980842015-05-15T07:24:47.708-07:002015-05-15T07:24:47.708-07:00Thanks for the report, Mirmac!
Thanks for the report, Mirmac!<br />Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48667018902085593612015-05-15T07:10:44.084-07:002015-05-15T07:10:44.084-07:00To be super clear, there are many posters named R...To be super clear, there are many posters named Reader. You can never be sure which one you agree with. None of them are Michael, and all of them use contractions well.<br /><br />CoolerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53829308516128217302015-05-15T02:01:05.419-07:002015-05-15T02:01:05.419-07:00Oh to be clear reader is no Micheal.
I think. As...Oh to be clear reader is no Micheal. <br /><br />I think. As M seems troubled. <br /><br /><br />Love BSLLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44759261333599330132015-05-15T01:55:20.231-07:002015-05-15T01:55:20.231-07:00Wow!
I just agreed with reader. How?
Cool!Wow! <br /><br />I just agreed with reader. How?<br /><br />Cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10543579628896216162015-05-15T01:21:23.019-07:002015-05-15T01:21:23.019-07:00As a special-education advocate I am sure you [Mic...<i> As a special-education advocate I am sure you [Michael] are aware of that. There is serious talk about a class-action lawsuit and complaints to the White-house about some of the failings of SPS to serve Native students, especially around 504 and IEP compliance.</i><br /><br />Natural allies? Michael doesn't have any. All he has ever done is complain about everybody ELSE'S kid. The autistics are too creepy (or something) to partner with. You can call them "pervasives" if you like, Michael likes euphemisms. Any kid with an out of district placement is a cipher, with a rich entitled parent, sucking money from his kid. Immigrants are pesky new arrivals that should be sent away. Evidently, Native Americans are evidently a problem too... maybe because they are old arrivals. Who knows. There's no winning with Michael.<br /><br />And despite an appropriate special education himself - he never has learned the difference between there, their, and they're. Seems the really great special education didn't work for him! Wonder why he thinks it would work for anybody.<br /><br />ReaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34587398551846022572015-05-15T00:35:44.146-07:002015-05-15T00:35:44.146-07:00Yeah thanks Mirmac1-100! So relieved.
(What is t...Yeah thanks Mirmac1-100! So relieved. <br /><br />(What is that number thing all about anyway?)<br /><br />OKKKKay --Micheal is a troll. All about the anger he is. Troll here, troll there. Odd thing is he hates SPED kids. Haaaaaates them. So he makes it look like they have such a harder time then other kids. In fact I think he bumped me with his porsche as he was leaving wholefoods. what a butt. no i really should say that i am not certain that it was him nor did he bump me with his car. OK! <br /><br />Who cares about M? He is truly involved. He apparently wants the best for his kids. He has kids with special needs. <br /><br />I do. That is why I would love to ask him to consider his blog post like : "then the pack circles in for the kill" and et. al to stop.<br /><br />Micheal STOP IT! MICHEAL!<br /><br /><br />No one works harder then MW. NO ONE! <br /><br />No one. I say if you can't provide support for "then the pack circles in for the kill." You should be deleted.<br /><br />--Micheal with a purpose other than distorting conversation. My dream. <br /><br /><br /><br />BSLLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-6370672447727636662015-05-14T23:48:52.395-07:002015-05-14T23:48:52.395-07:00Thanks Mirmac! I value your opinion. Thanks Mirmac! I value your opinion. NW momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47377856697908568252015-05-14T21:58:25.894-07:002015-05-14T21:58:25.894-07:00Just came from the 46th District Dems candidate fo...Just came from the 46th District Dems candidate forum. In Distr 1, Scott Pinkham gave thoughtful answers (while admitting he still getting up to speed on specific issues). I like him alot!<br /><br />Distr 3 Jill Geary did very well, getting applause for her sincere stands on standards, assessment tied to teacher evaluations and charters.<br /><br />District 2 Rick Burke - what can I say. Dude batted 1000.<br /><br />We're really quite fortunate to have such quality candidates.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16926979261813879432015-05-14T18:29:30.586-07:002015-05-14T18:29:30.586-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80983222432165096272015-05-14T18:21:44.033-07:002015-05-14T18:21:44.033-07:00Gulp. Does "district 1" have ANYBODY ru...Gulp. Does "district 1" have ANYBODY running besides Michael? ????? Let's hope so.<br /><br />ReaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85113442908505335642015-05-14T17:59:16.439-07:002015-05-14T17:59:16.439-07:00Remember; former board member Don Neilsen (spellin...Remember; former board member Don Neilsen (spelling) as his interests have been "training" candidates. That will be my furst question of each.<br /><br />And Michael: wow man...just wow! Way to lose everybody.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-486181427030560602015-05-14T14:36:19.985-07:002015-05-14T14:36:19.985-07:00TT will you be shilling for Michael now? Any othe...TT will you be shilling for Michael now? Any other aliases?<br /><br />Athletic supporterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-60054651111379669162015-05-14T13:42:30.094-07:002015-05-14T13:42:30.094-07:00As Michaela Clancy said at the Ballard high school...As Michaela Clancy said at the Ballard high school sped meeting, "Special education is the canary in the coal mine for school districts"<br /><br />SPS needs a balanced approach to selecting evidenced based curriculum that works for all students and research shows what is good for SLD students also works for non SLD students.<br /><br />Unfortunately the reverse is not true. <br /><br />TTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16307270827332052162015-05-14T12:49:59.996-07:002015-05-14T12:49:59.996-07:00As a sped parent & someone who spends a lot of...As a sped parent & someone who spends a lot of time in different schools, I can tell you that anyone who helps every special ed student is not a single-issue candidate. Special ed students come from every group, racial, ethnic, socio-economic, geograhic, HCC, gen ed, alternative, interagency, CBT, & preschool & drop outs. They are impacted by decisions about funding, capacity, transportation, testing, bell-times, textbooks, sports, field-trips, staffing, technology, dis proportionality, school autonomy, graduation requirements. <br /><br />If a candidate could solve all the problems for all special ed students I am not sure what problems would be left.<br /><br />-volunteerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7777995748150637982015-05-14T12:48:16.541-07:002015-05-14T12:48:16.541-07:00IF that is the Michael on here, he will have a har...IF that is the Michael on here, he will have a hard time convincing me to vote for him. I am in District 1.<br /><br />HPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-72084105082034698812015-05-14T12:27:16.187-07:002015-05-14T12:27:16.187-07:00Well lookie here, a Michael Christopherson filed i...Well lookie here, a Michael Christopherson filed in District 1. I wonder if he's a one-issue candidate, and helps every special education student?<br /><br />CrazytownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59988976235711709282015-05-14T12:16:14.572-07:002015-05-14T12:16:14.572-07:00Anonymous
Greenwoody said...
There are a lot... Anonymous<br /> Greenwoody said...<br /><br /> There are a lot of issues at the various schools in District I and Josh Hayes has mentioned some of them. There's also Pinehurst, concerns about how to keep Ingraham IB funded, Nathan Hale's opt-out, Loyal Heights parents' anger at the new school design, and so on.<br /><br />Greenwoody,<br />Could you elaborate on what your issue is with "Pinehurst"?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Under the BusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-11324676409233955992015-05-14T12:07:54.775-07:002015-05-14T12:07:54.775-07:00I don't agree that having a child currently in...I don't agree that having a child currently in SPS is a necessity. I would agree that it would be a negative to have never had a kid in SPS, but as long as the kid graduated within the last 10 years or so, I think someone could get up-to-date on the current issues after not too long. We have been in the district nine years, and some of the current problems go back longer than that. I am still waiting for a good Super, for instance. Oh, and that minor upcoming issue, capacity management.<br /><br />There are different issues in each of the three levels of school (elementary, middle and HS), not including specialized areas such as SpEd, ESL, option, HC etc, and no one is going to be an expert in all areas. You want someone who has a good base knowledge who seems intelligent and eager to learn.<br /><br />We are leaving SPS next year for private (words I NEVER thought I would say), and I think I will be able to talk about SPS' problems for years to come. Unfortunately, many of the problems I have been frustrated by for years are still around. <br /><br />-banoffee pieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com