Chief Sealth to be Seattle's 1st international high school
Chief Sealth High in West Seattle will become Seattle's sixth international school, and its first international high school, the school district announced Thursday.
Chief Sealth High in West Seattle will become Seattle's sixth international school, and its first international high school, the school district announced Thursday.
Sealth Principal John Boyd said the program was a natural fit for his school because it already offers courses in three languages, and has the International Baccalaureate program, a rigorous, two-year program of international education courses and exams for juniors and seniors.
Boyd said the school will work to make sure that students in language-immersion programs at nearby Concord Elementary and Denny Middle (which will share a campus with Sealth starting next fall) can continue
Seattle Schools invites input on 2010-2011 budget
Parents and other community members will have two opportunities to comment on how Seattle Public Schools should cut its budget for the 2010-11 school year.
Parents and other community members will have two opportunities to comment on how Seattle Public Schools should cut its budget for the 2010-2011 school year.
The school district has scheduled two meetings where staff will explain how schools are funded, and what the district is thinking about doing to fill an expected shortfall.
