More Things that Make You Go, Hmmm
From a parent who attended the SCPTSA meeting on Monday, Flip Herndon told several parents that they are considering an annex for Hamilton. There is space at JAMS and Eckstein but rather than admit the enrollment made a mistake by sending 5 feeder schools to Hamilton, the smallest, least flexible middle school, they are going to plow ahead with an un-workable and expensive facilities solution to an enrollment planning goof. At least two letters in support of the Africatown MOU say that Africatown should be returned to "Horace Mann upon completion of the renovations." One of these was from the head of the Seattle/King County branch, Gerald Hankerson. I asked him about it and he said that former Superintendent Banda gave an "verbal agreement" this would happen. And if it doesn't? Is Africatown going to sue the district? Those of you with suggestion that more room for Garfield could be found at Mann may just be out of luck. Why would Director McLa...