Sand Point Elementary's Families&Ed Dollars Pulled When Principal Leaves
Josh Kerns at KIRO Radio does an excellent job in covering this story. (I have several questions into the City on this issue and I will update as I receive answers.) Basically, Sand Point Elementary, a fairly diverse elementary school in NE Seattle, had applied for a grant from the Families&Education levy. The work on this grant had been done by all stakeholders at the school including the principal, staff, and PTA. They were awarded a grant of over $300K to hire hire a counselor and enact other initiatives to support students and their families. But, when the City learned that Principal Warren was leaving (to move to Washington, D.C. with his family), they pulled the grant. Why? I found this in the most recent RFI presentation doc I could find at the F&E levy page. It says: Applying principal and/or assistant principal is still at school during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school year. Now, of course, their money, their rules. But...