tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7968004089177816328..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65269383546471044932014-06-18T09:37:57.468-07:002014-06-18T09:37:57.468-07:00STR will cost $1,875 per student (at the three &qu...STR will cost $1,875 per student (at the three "partner" schools) for 2014-15, and this cost will grow every year. This is NOT a sustainable effort. And SPS is expected to shoulder more and more of the burden every year.<br /><br />Look, if the UW isn't doing its job preparing new teachers, then SPS should partner with a university that does. That would be FREE!mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20703218397050137382014-06-17T19:28:53.706-07:002014-06-17T19:28:53.706-07:00At my daughter's high school graduation the st...At my daughter's high school graduation the students wore gender-specific cap and gown colors. The girls wore white and the boys wore blue. What's up with that? In what way is their graduation gender specific?Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10825147748705013002014-06-16T10:18:24.195-07:002014-06-16T10:18:24.195-07:00STR is a flippin' boondoggle.
re: Pre-K, seem...STR is a flippin' boondoggle.<br /><br />re: Pre-K, seems the City wants us to subsidize preschool for middle class families because it wants "diversity" and inclusion. Why don't they care that disabled preschoolers are being pulled out of private preschools and herded into a single building? Oh...right. Never mind.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-78435090292358589842014-06-16T10:09:05.009-07:002014-06-16T10:09:05.009-07:00The city boasts Universal PreK.
However, the cit...The city boasts Universal PreK. <br /><br />However, the city will determine curricula and direct agreements. Is this legal? Isn't it the legal responsibilities of SPS board to direct curricula?<br /><br />I also note that SPS will be voting on Head Start. The city intends on incorporating Head Start dollars into their program. Will these dollars be allocated to the city and all programs be put under city control? It seems the city is trying to have educational authority..which is given to the board.Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81683190827762254142014-06-16T10:00:44.183-07:002014-06-16T10:00:44.183-07:00Well darn you, Mirmac1, because that link was such...Well darn you, Mirmac1, because that link was such fascinating reading that I had to read the whole thing.<br /><br />I have a lot of questions about it and I think it may need a whole thread by itself.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-21905949693287231452014-06-16T06:24:21.586-07:002014-06-16T06:24:21.586-07:00The district and the Alliance have been blithely m...The district and the Alliance have been blithely moving with STR since last year. This grant, which exceeds the threshold requiring board approval, has been forced to a vote. Otherwise, the Alliance and Road Map Project would have been content to keep it on the downlow. 34 teacher interns have already been hired.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/171077107/SPS-RFP-1-for-Proj-1-Road-Map-Project" rel="nofollow">Pg 38 shows the philanthropic donors.</a>. Within a few years time, it is expected SPS will carry 50% the cost of this new shiny thing.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7143855247384769882014-06-15T23:14:04.376-07:002014-06-15T23:14:04.376-07:00The board will approve $5M for Head Start, and the...The board will approve $5M for Head Start, and the district will increase Head Start by 20 slots. Why do we need the city to step-in?<br /><br />The district will introduce District Score Cards. Costs unknown. Given students will take Smarter Balanced Tests and reliability/validity haven't been determined--we are looking at another enormous waste of time and resources.Dusgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65879740922517586152014-06-15T21:44:57.105-07:002014-06-15T21:44:57.105-07:00Sorry, hit publish without adding the link for Pol...Sorry, hit publish without adding the link for Policy 2420 - http://bit.ly/1n29pQ7<br /><br />It is an interesting document. Much of the reasoning seems to be focussed on administrative ease. <br /><br />There are 148 class of 2014 students with too few credits for 10th grade standing and 586 class of 2015 in the same situation. What I find puzzling is that if SPS knows these students aren't passing classes and being promoted to the next grade, why does SPS have policy that requires a certain amount of progress before help is available? <br /><br />TamiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74246916712263802242014-06-15T21:05:00.868-07:002014-06-15T21:05:00.868-07:00The link for Policy 2420-High School Grade and Cre...The link for Policy 2420-High School Grade and Credit Marking was actually the link for 3520BP - Student Fees and charges.<br /><br />TamiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15113751897750334632014-06-15T17:14:07.122-07:002014-06-15T17:14:07.122-07:00The kindergarten fee looks odd to me. Last year th...The kindergarten fee looks odd to me. Last year the fee was based on the estimated cost of the expected number of classrooms which the state would not fund, divided by the number of fee-paying students. I would not expect the cost per paying student to be the same two years in a row. <br /><br />In my experience with private schools, this is what happens when costs are lower than the prior year - and the school does not want to reduce tuition.Lynnnoreply@blogger.com