tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post871673706581003999..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41672106386224215392017-04-24T09:09:20.509-07:002017-04-24T09:09:20.509-07:00We used JUMP math for a two-year homeschooling sti...We used JUMP math for a two-year homeschooling stint and it was fantastic. Great combo of fluency, mastery, and critical thinking. Sad that SPS won't consider but it is the kind of curriculum that would be best started in Kindergarten and taken all the way through algebra.<br /><br />QA ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61849662096034153252017-04-20T19:07:14.085-07:002017-04-20T19:07:14.085-07:00Olympia will be heading into a special session. Olympia will be heading into a special session. Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58762965885496478942017-04-20T10:33:16.540-07:002017-04-20T10:33:16.540-07:00One has the sense that SPS doesn't expect thei...One has the sense that SPS doesn't expect their students to want to go to college. Or learn math.<br /><br />Thanks for posting the math info, Dan!Broadview Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44316342734119910522017-04-19T21:07:12.366-07:002017-04-19T21:07:12.366-07:00Check it out on Diane Ravirch's blog
Why Col...Check it out on Diane Ravirch's blog<br /><br /><a href="https://dianeravitch.net/2017/04/19/math-professor-why-our-freshmen-need-remediation/" rel="nofollow"><b> Why College Freshmen need Remediation </b></a><br /><br />Then wonder about the SPS failing to contact JUMP Math in the middle school math adoption process.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9276485054110211732017-04-19T16:57:06.839-07:002017-04-19T16:57:06.839-07:00Here we go again folks. I just contacted JUMP Mat...Here we go again folks. I just contacted JUMP Math to see if they had been contacted by the SPS about the coming Middle School Math adoption and NO the SPS did not contact JUMP.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.jumpmath.org/jump/en/node/888" rel="nofollow"><b>Check this out</b></a><br /><br />2017 General & Special Education Conference<br /><br />Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 08:00 to Friday, March 10, 2017 - 16:00<br /><br />Join Outreach Manager & Teacher Support Christina Laughbon at the 2017 General & Special Education Conference in Seattle! <br /><br />This year's conference is titled Brain-Based Science, Learning & Achievement and will be hosted March 8-10, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center. Come visit our booth and learn about the JUMP Math resources and discuss topics in math education with Christina!<br /><br />Check out the conference brochure here.<br /><br />Where: Washington State Convention Center<br />City: Seattle<br />Province/state: Washington<br />Country: USA<br />====================================<br />There you have it. JUMP comes to Seattle<br />but Seattle fails to contact JUMP about instructional materials for the middle school math adoption.<br /><br />Perhaps Anna Box could explain how she is running this show.<br /><br />Is the SPS opposed to "Brain-Based Science, Learning & Achievement" in Math?<br />Or simply unwilling to consider programs with a record of success?<br /><br />NY Times on JUMP Math.<br /><a href="https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/a-better-way-to-teach-math/" rel="nofollow"> <b>A Better Way to Teach Math</b></a>dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45319739724004111202017-04-19T08:12:01.628-07:002017-04-19T08:12:01.628-07:00Hazel Wolf may be the only school in north Seattle...Hazel Wolf may be the only school in north Seattle that offers one year ahead walk to math and meaningful clustering. Thus, the wait list..... Queen Anne might be the other, but for the most part MTSS has pushed everyone onto one teacher for differentiated learning (aka-good luck teacher! Here are students spanning three to four grade levels in ability so you need to devise 2-3 lesson plans per day.)<br /><br />Fix ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13223264106113901732017-04-19T07:14:03.545-07:002017-04-19T07:14:03.545-07:00Where is Hafaker in this Whitman mess?
Still hidi...Where is Hafaker in this Whitman mess?<br /><br />Still hiding?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2687924244550237572017-04-18T23:11:40.883-07:002017-04-18T23:11:40.883-07:00For some unknown reason, AL is what used to be Spe...For some unknown reason, AL is what used to be Spectrum. There is no reason to have separate Spectrum and Gen ed waitlists at middle school. It is a hold-over from the old 100% choice based plan, where Spectrum seats were separately capacity controlled. kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74421255714579211692017-04-18T22:41:24.918-07:002017-04-18T22:41:24.918-07:00Why are there separate AL lists for schools that d...Why are there separate AL lists for schools that don't offer any AL program?<br /><br />And why is anyone choosing a middle school? Isn't it just based on your address?Newbie Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89455023150896760772017-04-18T22:16:05.956-07:002017-04-18T22:16:05.956-07:00I don't know that I have ever seen wait lists ...I don't know that I have ever seen wait lists for Special Ed before.<br /><br />-StepJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13186857793962812492017-04-18T22:14:01.260-07:002017-04-18T22:14:01.260-07:00what does hc mean for sps:
highly capable means y...what does hc mean for sps:<br /><br />highly capable means you can do things faster and more quickly than 95% of your peers. this will be represented in standardized achievement testing. this has nothing to with skin pigment. i will go on to say that i am not a fan of hc definition including both math and language scores. i would say combined average should be 90%. this would allow more 2e kids in. not sure how that reflects in race. <br /> <br />what does black mean for race in sps: <br /><br />it used to be aa here. it is no longer. black today means a lot more. some posters say test are too anglo meaning that aa families are not anglo enough to be successful on these test. but aa go to anglo churches. they have for generations. they work and they vote. americans are anglo and aa are obviously both. <br /><br />black in sps is not aa. there is a large mix of recent immigrants, many of which came to the us from worn torn countries. survival was put before learning to read. so they should be put in the category for those that should be considered hc. ell and frl are giving leeway to get in. that is how it should be. <br /><br />hcc should be open to everyone that meets these qualifications and the work that fwiw is doing to try to obfuscate these real world issues really plays into the district's attempt to mtss all students. and for real mtss is a four letter acronym. they just want to check boxes without concern of the kids. <br /><br />i don't think the small group of parents(?) at tm who claim to speak for the school and the district for diversity should be realized that they are not official and have no real constituents outside their building (if even within). they are ponds. mw i would ask that you do a thread on this group of volunteers. they are not concerned about anything but snowflake guilt and how to alleve it. <br /><br />no caps<br /><br /><br />not mc tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34852619716936699132017-04-18T22:01:28.765-07:002017-04-18T22:01:28.765-07:00I would like to hear Kellie's guess on why the...I would like to hear Kellie's guess on why they are using (abusing?) waitlists. At first glance, it appears they are using AL students as capacity pawns and trying to break the cohorts up into smallish groups around the city to diffuse/thin out the voices. But, then came along social media.....<br /><br />Fix ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41764382976589297262017-04-18T21:33:58.296-07:002017-04-18T21:33:58.296-07:00Send more kids to Ingraham. The school is happy t...Send more kids to Ingraham. The school is happy to take them & other schools can't. IHS wait list makes no sense. <br /><br />IHS ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-82664417788824859822017-04-18T19:10:39.542-07:002017-04-18T19:10:39.542-07:00DOES SPS EVER KEEP THEIR WORD?
MJDOES SPS EVER KEEP THEIR WORD?<br /><br />MJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20731487270486826602017-04-18T18:34:30.000-07:002017-04-18T18:34:30.000-07:00I would love an update on Whitman Middle School.I would love an update on Whitman Middle School.Ballard Residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45789474224146930722017-04-18T17:50:41.781-07:002017-04-18T17:50:41.781-07:00There needs to be a meeting at Whitman to sort thi...There needs to be a meeting at Whitman to sort this out. I suggest a few board members should attend. Like someone said. Other schools are bursting at the seams and Whitman is projected to only have 500 students. Something stinks! <br /><br />For those who are not willing to step in line and send their students to RESMS in light of the broken promises, we need to come up with a plan. <br /><br />What would happen if all the Whitman parents withdrew their children from SPS and then a week before the start of school enrolled again. By law the district must admit them to their local school regardless of space or negotiate an alternative placement.<br /><br />This would throw the north end into assignment chaos since REMS would be filled from the wait list and Whitman would be the only alternative. <br /><br />WMSP Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15442741368657617112017-04-18T17:26:19.890-07:002017-04-18T17:26:19.890-07:00Mel,
Could you start another thread on enrollmen...Mel, <br /><br />Could you start another thread on enrollment and wait lists. In addition to the wait information, many schools got enrollment numbers that were much higher than their budgeted numbers and told to wait until June for staff restoration. Thank you!<br /><br />kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53000183034021682302017-04-18T17:03:31.332-07:002017-04-18T17:03:31.332-07:00Capped enrollment at Whitman?!? We sat in endless ...Capped enrollment at Whitman?!? We sat in endless meetings and were promised that our current 6th and 7th grade students would have a seat as long as we filled out choice forms. I don't know a single student was given as spot via open enrollment. After all the broken promises, this is the last straw. We were out and out lied to--and my kid, who took the school board, her teachers, the principals, and enrollment staff at their word, is heartbroken. They looked her in the face and told her not to worry--and that's what makes me the most upset. Great way to teach a lesson, Seattle Schools. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80291992297367698592017-04-18T16:38:52.628-07:002017-04-18T16:38:52.628-07:00Not a lot of action from Olympia and the session i...Not a lot of action from Olympia and the session is nearly over. I am not expecting that Olympia will provide funding for our schools. If funding is provided, I don't think Seattle will see a significant amount of funding.Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16739070945445017952017-04-18T16:21:50.353-07:002017-04-18T16:21:50.353-07:00Here is a link to the wait list
http://www.seattl...Here is a link to the wait list<br /><br />http://www.seattleschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_543/File/District/Departments/Admissions/School%20Choice/2017-18%20Waitlist%20Report/201718WaitlistSummary_0417.pdfkelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12748885178762848542017-04-18T16:20:14.328-07:002017-04-18T16:20:14.328-07:00I just finished reading the wait list and it is .....<br />I just finished reading the wait list and it is ... crazyville. I miss Tracy Libros. <br /><br />The middle schools wait lists are at bit much. Meany and REMS are brand new schools with lots of space. There is no reason for a wait list at either of these schools. They should let anyone who is interested in starting a brand new school, go and start that school. Whitman has excess capacity and was promised that all students who applied would be let in but the wait list is extensive. <br /><br />Cedar Park and Olympic Hill are also brand new schools with ample space, there is no reason for a waitlist. <br /><br />Moreover, multiple schools that have begged and pleaded for additional enrollment .... have waitlists. The Center School, Madonna, BF Day, Broadview-Thomson, Lowell .... <br /><br />And the high school lists are fascinating. Garfield, Roosevelt and Ballard are all going to be seriously capacity challenged next year. As such, it would make sense that any school that could take a few extra students, should take a few extra students, so that the eventually swirl will give those three schools some relief. But no .... <br /><br />Cleveland with extra capacity once again has a long wait list. WSHS with extra capacity has a wait list. Nathan Hale and Ingraham, which are better able to handle extra students via portables have waitlist list. Ingraham is going to have a 500 student addition in two years. it makes a lot of sense for Ingraham to take a few extra students this year and next year so that they scale up, slowly and are able to take the time to find IB qualified staff. <br /><br />In summary, it looks like families have one idea of what "choice" means and the enrollment office has a completely different idea. kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27302089358008546912017-04-18T15:53:00.653-07:002017-04-18T15:53:00.653-07:00Whitman enrollment has been artificially capped at...Whitman enrollment has been artificially capped at 500 students by the district. <br /><br />While other schools are busting at the seems Whitman will be at 55% capacity. <br /><br />The district lied to parents and staff at Whitman the school board is <br />culpable in this matter.<br /><br />last warning <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74827022485470057442017-04-18T15:12:30.132-07:002017-04-18T15:12:30.132-07:00Just curious - why is it ok to force a move for HI...Just curious - why is it ok to force a move for HIMs students to REMS and not Whitman students? I'm not arguing, just curious for rationale as I haven't been paying close attention. <br />WonderingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-39089196833857881622017-04-18T14:43:38.338-07:002017-04-18T14:43:38.338-07:00There are over 52 current Whitman 7th (25) and 6th...There are over 52 current Whitman 7th (25) and 6th (27) graders being forced to attend RESMS next school year. 52 students are not going to make a difference at RESMS.<br /><br />Hey teachers! Leave these kids alone!<br /><br />--JSCSRAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84965953089116491552017-04-18T14:33:15.166-07:002017-04-18T14:33:15.166-07:00@curious
Click on the Assignment Lookup link in th...@curious<br />Click on the Assignment Lookup link in this post, bottom of the page has a link to waitlist info.<br /><br />Widgety Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com