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Tuesday, May 3rd Teacher Appreciation Day.  #ThankaTeacher If I could thank a teacher, I'd thank my second grade teacher, Mrs. Gates, for her kindness and letting us listen to musicals, I'd thank my 5th grade teacher, Mr. Springer, who was a giant to me (he was 6"3" and I was very small but he was a giant in his patience as well), and Mr. Brendan, my band teacher in both middle and high school ,who believed in excellence even in a small, dusty border town. Operations Committee Meeting at JSCEE from 4:30-6:30 pm. Agenda Looks like a pretty straightforward meeting but there is to be a bell times update (but there is no attachment to the agenda.) International School and Dual Language Immersion programs meeting from 6-7:30 pm at Mercer Middle International School. African-American Male Scholars Initiative Community Meeting from 6-7:30 pm at the New Holly Gathering Hall. GiveBIG day - all day - please consider donating to a group doing good works for Sea...

From SPS (note: the survey at the bottom currently does not have a live link): The district is examining these programs in order to make recommendations about potential changes in the 2017-18 school year. Interested families, community members, and staff may participate in one or more of the following ways:

The district has a plan to expand the system of dual language/international schools.  I think this would be welcome news to many parents who would like that opportunity for their child. Seattle Public Schools in March 2016 initiated a process for addressing these challenges and others through the establishment of an International Schools / Dual Language Immersion Task Force. The primary purpose of the Task Force is to prepare a report to the Superintendent of Schools regarding the impacts, risks and benefits for sustaining and expanding Seattle’s International Schools and Dual Language Immersion programs. The Superintendent will use this report, along with other important data in making recommendations to the School Board for potential changes in the 2017-18 school year. However, there is always the underlying issue of how this is funded.  The district likes to start programs with little funding and then expect them to do well (or expect parents to raise money for them...