Meetings Galore Today
Update 3: Summit Seattle #2 application was approved by the Washington State Charter Commission. They will open in Fall 2016. (There was some interesting discussion here that I will report on. I continue to be pleased by the thoughtfulness of both the Charter Commission members and staff.) Update 2: SOAR charter in Tacoma is scheduled to open on Monday the 17th. However, SOAR's benchmarks not been satisfied. They include a lack of Sped policies and procedures, staff qualifications (4 of 7 don't have proper certification or emergency certification), child abuse/neglect training not done as well as other school safety/health. Staff says these items could get done in time but if not, SOAR will not open its doors. Update 1: the Washington State Charter Commission unanimously approved the charter application for Willow School in Walla Walla. They will open in Fall 2016. end of update I'm at the Charter Commission meeting today as they v...