tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8433506981431895807..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Opt-Out Group meetingMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-63042075345629955322015-02-09T17:19:32.406-08:002015-02-09T17:19:32.406-08:00Related to testing, there are bills being heard Tu...Related to testing, there are bills being heard Tueaday at 1:30 to tie evaluations to test scores. More info and send an email to your Senator and to Senator Litzow who is sponsoring the bills:<br />http://action.washingtonea.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=10891<br /><br />Glad I leftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74558141984007093792015-02-09T17:19:10.313-08:002015-02-09T17:19:10.313-08:00Opting Out, we ARE starting an opt out movment! I...Opting Out, we ARE starting an opt out movment! It is happening. We also have a large school district that covers quite a bit of ground--the process of opting out in the NW section of town is the same as in the SE, NE, Central and SW. <br /><br />We hope to have meetings everywhere, and recognize the challenges of getting from one end of town to the other, especially at 5:30pm! So, I'd invite you to contact us at seattleoptoutgroup@gmail.com so we can work with you to arrange a meeting that suits your neighborhood. <br /><br />Also, there will be an excellent talk on Common Core State Standards in the Northgate area (I know, NE, not NW, but perhaps closer) on February 25 at the library. Info here: https://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/an-outstanding-presentation-on-the-common-core-standards-in-seattle/<br /><br />ASAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-60592532822986748522015-02-09T17:09:16.418-08:002015-02-09T17:09:16.418-08:00Unknown,
There will not be any recording of the m...Unknown,<br /><br />There will not be any recording of the meeting for online posting, but if you'd like the materials that we will be passing out forwarded to you then please contact us at seattleoptoutgroup@gmail.com and we will make sure to provide you with as much as we can. We will be meeting again on March 9 at the Montlake Library, and many of our other happenings can be found at: <br /><br /> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-Opt-Out/430265387124998<br /><br /><br /><br />ASAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10784618924876401792015-02-09T11:12:45.243-08:002015-02-09T11:12:45.243-08:00Will there be any notes, videos, PowerPoints etc. ...Will there be any notes, videos, PowerPoints etc. available online for those who can't make the meeting>?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551688096375418911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9473061280415510362015-02-09T10:50:45.225-08:002015-02-09T10:50:45.225-08:00I take it Patty Murray isn't joining, being as...I take it Patty Murray isn't joining, being as she is about to set testing into stone for future youth of America.<br /><br />Oh well, nice legacy, not.<br /><br />-NNNCrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-43259390312388477152015-02-09T09:46:04.239-08:002015-02-09T09:46:04.239-08:00I hope this group can start an opt-out movement, a...I hope this group can start an opt-out movement, and make their way into the NW section of town.Opting-Outnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-60969255276246437972015-02-09T09:37:10.781-08:002015-02-09T09:37:10.781-08:00Speaking of testing at Garfield High School, the S...Speaking of testing at Garfield High School, the SBAC testing dates have been added to the <a href="http://www.edlinesites.net/dynimg/_BJAAA_/docid/0x76E206CFCB898434/21/Testing%2Bdates%2B2014%2B2015.pdf" rel="nofollow">testing schedule.</a><br /><br />The house education committee is considering a <a href="http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1805.pdf" rel="nofollow">bill</a> that would define a school day as "a minimum of six instructional hours." If this were to pass, we'd have no more late starts for testing (or freshman family engagement) or early releases for professional development.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48059110012396883452015-02-09T08:51:14.353-08:002015-02-09T08:51:14.353-08:00Related to testing, what ever happened to the Beac...Related to testing, what ever happened to the Beacon Hill test tampering investigation?<br /><br />curiousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com