Seattle Schools Community Forum

Creating & Maintaining Inclusive Schools  Dr. Julie Causton, a Professor in the Inclusive and Special Education Program in the Department of Teaching and Leadership at Syracuse University will be a speaking at: January 4, 7:00-8:30 PM. Northshore Performing Arts Center (NPAC) 18125 92nd Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011 This event is Free. 

First up, I have received some news about an out-of-town environmental science field trip at Garfield - one that has been taken by students for 40 years - has been abruptly cancelled.  It had been approved, then reviewed and then denied...on the Friday before the break.  The reason may have been:

From Soup for Teachers: Super-duper proud of my wonderful PTA for voting to donate 6% of our annual budget to a PTA or school community with less resources than us. Humbled and inspired by the Concord community, and so grateful to be a part of it. Last batch of gift cards are ready to go out. We were able to give $5175 worth of Safeway gift cards to Louisa Boren STEM K-8 and Roxhill Elementary School students in need, split between Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks! Thank you to everyone who donated! I never imagined #NoHungryKids would have been this successful!  Parents working for other parents so that we have better schools and successful students.

Parents have some choices for what they can do over the high school boundaries/24 credits/HCC pathways but you must be willing to back it up with action.

Update: link to district update on the Student Assignment Transition Plan and High School Boundaries. Documents for today's Task Force meeting.  I note that they will be making a decision for a recommendation on Cleveland today which is likely to be returning it as a comprehensive instead of a STEM school.  What a mistake. Decision Timeline

I am behind on stories but will be doing much more towards the end of the week including: - charter school lawsuit - departures from zoning ordinances for Green Dot charter group and possible ramifications for the relationship between the City and the district/Board - Lincoln high updates Is the Cat in the Hat Black ?  That's the name of a new book and the interview in the Washington Post with its author is insightful and engaging.