Community Meetings on Saturday the 18th
I attended Michael DeBell's community meeting. Did anyone attend Sharon Peaslee's? If so, let us know about the discussion.
DeBell's meeting was interesting with the majority of participants from McClure Middle School. They had a variety of concerns including less-than-stellar science program, loss of students from "good" elementaries like Coe, John Hay, etc. from elementary to middle school (thus creating funding issues for McClure) and issues around discipline at the school. (You may recall that I mentioned in the SB meeting wrap-up that a mother from McClure had expressed some concerns around discipline as well.)
DeBell gave the group an update on the SB meeting. He said the MOU that passed had been an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement. He said that 15 schools had expressed interest in the idea. He was fairly blase about it so I mentioned that the vote took oversight away from the Board and left it all in the hands of the Superintendent and SEA.
DeBell's meeting was interesting with the majority of participants from McClure Middle School. They had a variety of concerns including less-than-stellar science program, loss of students from "good" elementaries like Coe, John Hay, etc. from elementary to middle school (thus creating funding issues for McClure) and issues around discipline at the school. (You may recall that I mentioned in the SB meeting wrap-up that a mother from McClure had expressed some concerns around discipline as well.)
DeBell gave the group an update on the SB meeting. He said the MOU that passed had been an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement. He said that 15 schools had expressed interest in the idea. He was fairly blase about it so I mentioned that the vote took oversight away from the Board and left it all in the hands of the Superintendent and SEA.