Seattle Schools Week of Nov. 19-23
A short week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. No school for elementary and K-8 students for Parent-Teacher conferences (really? three whole days). Enrollment Services close at noon on Wednesday and one-hour early dismissal on Wednesday for all students. Community meeting with Director Patu on Saturday the 24th from 10 am to noon at Caffe Vita, 5028 Wilson Avenue S. I missed this but the district received in October- via the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity - a new Upward Bound Math-Science grant from the DOE. The five-year, $1.25 million grant is designed to help low-income and first-generation students succeed in high school and pursue post-secondary degrees, especially in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. UBMS will serve 65 students at Seattle’s Chief Sealth, Cleveland and Franklin high schools and is a sister program to OMA&D’s existing Upward Bound program that assists nearly 80 students at t...