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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: 2012-2013 Transition Plan

Seattle Schools Community Forum: 2012-2013 Transition Plan:

2012-2013 Transition Plan

I attended the press conference today about the 2012-2013 Transition Plan and short-term capacity management options. (I also listened to the public input from the Board meeting about this issue.)

It was actually a full house of reporters so look for something on the tv news. There was nothing new but here are some of the highlights:

  • I asked about Charlie's point about a student entering the system after Sep. 30th only having their attendance school or option school open to them. Tracy said yes, that is correct and was always the case. I guess I missed that but again, a new student arriving after Sep. 30th can't access any other school besides his/her attendance area school or option schools even if there were room available at another attendance area school.
  • The district wants to open a STEM elementary at Boren. There is a chance they might open another