Seattle Schools This Week
I note that the next week is the Mid-Winter break but only Monday and Tuesday with school resuming on Wednesday, Feb. 17th. Monday, Feb. 8th Curriculum&Instruction Policy Committee meeting at JSCEE, from 4:30-6:30 pm. Agenda I note from the minutes of the last C&I meeting that there are now 21 Racial Equity teams . It would be interesting to hear more about what these teams are doing and how much variation there is by school. I also see that the district is asking for a waiver of the 180-day school year requirement of three days so that elementaries and K-8s can have parent-teacher conferences. This is nothing new but the one thing that caught my eye is that the district saves about $120K by not operating buses to elementary schools on those three days. Wonder what they do with that savings? Looking thru the documentation, I see a document from the Alliance for Education that the district is accepting a grant via the Nesholm Family ...