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From SPS Communications: We have students from over 70 different elementary school classrooms that meet at least one criteria for Algebra 1 Readiness Testing. Given this wide variety of classrooms, we opted to select a central location for testing. The Stanford Center and the dates/times were selected because: · The Stanford Center is close to the center of our large city. · It offers desks and chairs for students and waiting spaces for families. · As opposed to using a school, it means we do not have to burden a school staff with staying late for   the testing. · The afternoon times prevent students from missing school. · The variety of dates allow families to select one that they can make work. The Stanford Center was the location used for testing last year and many families dropped students off for testing and walked up to Starbucks for an hour; others dropped students off and waited in the common spaces. To my knowledge we had ...

It's before my time here in Seattle but during the lean years of Boeing, someone had put up a billboard that said, "Will the last person leaving Seattle -- turn off the lights?" I'm starting to feel that way about Seattle Schools but maybe with the question, "Will the person who understands what is going on in Seattle Schools -- please clue the rest of us in?"   Example one is this letter from Ballard High School (partial) to families with seniors:

The C & I meeting on Monday began with a change to the agenda. An update on Advanced Learning was added as an eighth discussion item.