tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8914532295414210464..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools - A System that StrugglesMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-75111306550597878002013-09-06T10:45:52.765-07:002013-09-06T10:45:52.765-07:00Good blog! nice postGood blog! nice postStevehttp://www.goldparking.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48764735303553563842013-08-27T21:58:35.093-07:002013-08-27T21:58:35.093-07:00Isn't the double portable mentioned above actu...Isn't the double portable mentioned above actually for students at Hale? <br /><br />Hale ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20180674366946890802013-08-27T17:05:46.653-07:002013-08-27T17:05:46.653-07:00@Spruiter
I saw a double portable being put togeth...@Spruiter<br />I saw a double portable being put together today in the Jane Addams parking lot, behind the gym (southwest side of JA campus).<br />-North End MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-70835955013172218812013-08-27T11:20:01.315-07:002013-08-27T11:20:01.315-07:00We do not allow name-calling. We've made that...We do not allow name-calling. We've made that clear. You can state that a district employee is incompetent or ineffective but you can't call them stupid. <br /><br />Tired, you could be right about that.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-86852533061497934712013-08-27T11:14:03.050-07:002013-08-27T11:14:03.050-07:00Well if there was a way to trip up Sup. Banda, thi...Well if there was a way to trip up Sup. Banda, this would be it. Just look of all the many superintendents we have had in the last decade and look at all the career administrators who are downtown. Dysfunction does serve a purpose. They'll outlast him too.<br /><br />tired<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54042874951515138252013-08-27T01:13:34.917-07:002013-08-27T01:13:34.917-07:00150K covers the cost of K for 75 students. A much ...150K covers the cost of K for 75 students. A much better use of the funds - but not free K for all.<br /><br />Lynn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-24334750960123611122013-08-27T00:08:46.519-07:002013-08-27T00:08:46.519-07:00'...helps development of central office leader...'...helps development of central office leaders with HR responsibilities.'<br /><br />$150K pays for a lot of kindergarten. Free full-day kindy for any family wanting it. Leaders deliver on their promises. That's how they build trust and it doesn't cost a dime.<br /><br />Mr. WhiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15157469212538670292013-08-26T21:14:25.666-07:002013-08-26T21:14:25.666-07:00why was my comment removed blog administrator?why was my comment removed blog administrator?Nick Esparzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44145355996622749272013-08-26T20:53:15.999-07:002013-08-26T20:53:15.999-07:00I think the source always has that message over th...I think the source always has that message over the summer, or is locked down at any rate, so schedules can be finalized. I remember that the past few years at least.<br /><br />I think the source is morphing into PowerSchool and that transition started last year already, right around 2nd semester bc first semester grades were in the source, second semester grades in PowerSchool. The PowerSchool portal was still via the source I think.<br /><br />Sps momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65383726833634214792013-08-26T20:26:45.417-07:002013-08-26T20:26:45.417-07:00I was in touch with transportation today via e-mai...I was in touch with transportation today via e-mail and was told that transportation letter have gone out and should be received by mid week this week. <br /><br />~One of many waiting~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84070546194412748612013-08-26T20:18:50.705-07:002013-08-26T20:18:50.705-07:00Complete incompetence. As an IT professional, I h...Complete incompetence. As an IT professional, I have so many questions. This is critical data, there should have been a backup. Why weren't there two environments - test vs. production? Etc....<br /><br />And where is the accountability? If SPS cannot attract or pay for IT talent, have they considered outsourcing IT functions? And I don't mean overseas, you can stipulate US workforce in contracts (as many healthcare companies require) for data integrity/security concerns. Could be potential cost savings for the district which can then be reallocated to our classrooms.<br /><br />This isn't fair to families or the individual school staff. What if it isn't ready by the revised date? There appears to be no Plan B. This was absolutely completely avoidable with appropriate deployment/project planning. Banda, and his IT leaders, should be embarrassed.<br /><br />Frustrated x2<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5177976210462248892013-08-26T20:01:26.789-07:002013-08-26T20:01:26.789-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65379799534784583522013-08-26T19:59:02.662-07:002013-08-26T19:59:02.662-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-52831745672361598652013-08-26T18:37:52.928-07:002013-08-26T18:37:52.928-07:00I must be missing something. I've been checkin...I must be missing something. I've been checking the SPS website frequently to try to check for any posting of test scores for two of my kids who are anxious about how they did on EOC exams. Since mid-July, there's been a message that says: <br /><br />Beginning July 11, the Source will be unavailable so we may prepare for the new school year. Please check back on the first day of school. Thank You!<br /><br />That suggested to me that the Source was down, but would be back up. I hadn't know that the Source was being deprecated, as it sounds from posts here. <br /><br />Regardless, why would the system be down for SO long? What is the new system, and how does one access it? I just checked the SPS site again, and the message I mentioned is still posted. There's no link that I can find to any new system that's supposedly live as of today. <br /><br />What in the world is going on down there? When are letters with test scores and transportation information being sent out? When will the old/new system be live again for parents to access data for their kids? This has disaster written all over it as far as smooth start to the school year. <br />-So frustratedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32675504618439046382013-08-26T17:47:20.981-07:002013-08-26T17:47:20.981-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Nick Esparzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-17150652404794113442013-08-26T17:35:31.713-07:002013-08-26T17:35:31.713-07:00Schools have also not been able to contact incomin...Schools have also not been able to contact incoming students. That means some orientations & bridge programs were cancelled, athletic & music programs that start in August could not get information to incoming students, counselors haven't been able to correct schedules, transcripts were not available. Maybe folks in the John Stanford Center don't have anything to do with students before school starts, but many schools depend on communicating with students over the summer. What a mess.<br /><br />-HS parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-28779863306397039082013-08-26T17:03:29.925-07:002013-08-26T17:03:29.925-07:00I thought the Source was basically eliminated from...I thought the Source was basically eliminated from the system - SPS isn't using it anymore. I read that somewhere... But who knows. I sure don't. <br /><br />I think they have tried to add too many bells and whistles to our system. Cover basic needs (attendance, enrollment, assessment, etc.) and be done. That's my 2 cents worth.nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-6040149351925782662013-08-26T14:51:59.039-07:002013-08-26T14:51:59.039-07:00A better spend of that $150K would be to hire a co...A better spend of that $150K would be to hire a competent IT consultant to help migrate their systems. <br /><br />This system migration has been absolutely mismanaged across the board. Folks should get fired over this as its been going on for 6 months.<br /><br />GMGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53818470696456939492013-08-26T14:36:55.558-07:002013-08-26T14:36:55.558-07:00Joanna, that is very true. The only time both the...Joanna, that is very true. The only time both the old and the new would be down, would be for a transfer of master data from one system to the other. That is a process that can be accomplished over a weekend, but certainly not multiple months.<br /><br />It is very concerning.<br /><br />-StepJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81690669333860080432013-08-26T14:20:14.472-07:002013-08-26T14:20:14.472-07:00Transportation letters probably have to wait until...Transportation letters probably have to wait until the whole system is up and running as well. Last I heard, the four portables going in at Jane Addams haven't arrived yet, and we knew last spring we'd be needing them. What about schools who don't know their enrollment because the system is still down? <br /><br />I feel for the families with kids on wait lists and I hope they get things up and running soon. There might not be desks in my kids' classrooms on the first day of school (there weren't last year), but at least I know where they will be going.<br /> Spruiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85477677889537090812013-08-26T14:18:59.741-07:002013-08-26T14:18:59.741-07:00I am beginning to worry that the new company does ...I am beginning to worry that the new company does not know what it is doing and that some bad decisions are being made. Usually one system is not disabled until the new one is ready to run. This seems very odd in this day and age and in Seattle. A student information system is specialized but not a new concept. joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29087357317987703042013-08-26T14:00:47.128-07:002013-08-26T14:00:47.128-07:00When do transportation letters go out?
waitingWhen do transportation letters go out?<br /><br />waitingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89100893324597172242013-08-26T13:19:46.552-07:002013-08-26T13:19:46.552-07:00I tired to withdraw my son in July and could not d...I tired to withdraw my son in July and could not do so. I was told the system would be back up on August 12. that hasn't happened. <br /><br />As scarey as the enrollment system is I have heard some people say they are backing up special education data because they "don't want to lose special education records." That's how bad it is. <br /><br />I am concerned that the first day of school is going to be more bedlam than usual. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542105149501352547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29415642134446008822013-08-26T12:46:27.921-07:002013-08-26T12:46:27.921-07:00Add to the pile that the Source is is down and no ...Add to the pile that the Source is is down and no EOC, MSP or MAP scores are available from the spring test fest.<br /><br />Anybody think the Source will be up and running by next week? <br /><br />And will test data be displayed?Po3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5030319438866619602013-08-26T12:34:53.168-07:002013-08-26T12:34:53.168-07:00RE: The systems issues and delay in enrollment inf...RE: The systems issues and delay in enrollment information.<br /> <br />I wrote to Melissa about this several days ago and I think she checked into this issue. As of today - the system remains down and if one calls the SPS Enrollment Services one is directed in circles with the same messages and then, is disconnected from the system. I have a child on a waiting list and I am sure many of you do as well. In my view, it is utter incompetence that SPS has not updated its wait-lists since July and missed the 8/12 deadline for a functioning systems as originally promised. I wrote them and shared as much. To not know what your child's options are several weeks in advance is unacceptable.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000340348200120145noreply@blogger.com