Seattle Schools Community Forum

A very quiet week - for some reason - with just one event.  There are no director community meetings (and again, why can't they space them out so that there is at least one every Saturday - there's three next Saturday). Wednesday May 21st School Board meeting.   Agenda I note that the recognition this meeting is not for staff or students but for a departing Alliance for Education staff member. Under Superintendent's comments on staffing for 2014-2015, it is noted that there are no reductions for either teachers or classified staff.

A fairly quiet week in the district. Monday, January 27th Seattle Special Education PTSA General Meeting at 7pm. JSCEE Rm 2700. Agenda includes program services and enrollment issues for 2014-2015. Tuesday, January 28th Community Meeting with Director McLaren from 8:45-10:15 am at Highland Park Elementary. Thursday, January 30th A day to note as the Washington State Charter Commission is to announce who passed muster to become part of the inaugural class of charter schools.   Spokane has already claimed one space so there are seven left.  The Commission does not have to fill all seven spaces but I suspect they will.  (A thread to come on the charter applicant forums I attended to come.) Now what is puzzling to me, even as someone who knows the law, is if there are more than seven, will there be the run to the State Board of Education (where the approved applications are to be filed)?  And, if so, whoever gets there first, gets in.  I'll double-check ...