Charter Petitions May Start Appearing Near You
The judge in Superior Court heard the challenge to Initiative 1240 yesterday and rejected most of WEA's reasoning (with a few tweaks).
Stand for Children issued a statement saying all the changes from the WEA had been rejected but apparently they don't bother to keep up with what actually happens in court. They say they will use a combination of volunteer and paid signature gatherers (but there is no legal way to find out how many of each but I suspect an ARMY of paid). They need about 250,000 signatures to be on the ballot but it would be good to get at least 300,000 for safety's sake.
Stand for Children issued a statement saying all the changes from the WEA had been rejected but apparently they don't bother to keep up with what actually happens in court. They say they will use a combination of volunteer and paid signature gatherers (but there is no legal way to find out how many of each but I suspect an ARMY of paid). They need about 250,000 signatures to be on the ballot but it would be good to get at least 300,000 for safety's sake.
True to Form
The district loves to do an end-of-school-year flurry of activities. It's like parents are just about out the door and the district says "have a good summer and oh, we are changing XYZ".
Bryant's long-time child-care provider (17 years) is getting the boot (but can reapply but good luck). Parents are rightly suspicious as the answers they are receiving on why this is happening don't quite mesh. The district says it is compliance issues but it seems that may not be the issue (the provider's license is fine). Their PTA had no notification this was coming and the Bryant administration does not favor the decision.
Over in West Seattle, it suddenly got announced that the Middle College program that has been at South Seattle Community College for nearly 20 years is getting the boot because SSCC needs the space. Interestingly, the district has never paid a cent of rent to SSCC and it might have been that with tight times, they asked for some money from our district. The program in that area serves 70-125 students (usually ages 16-20)
Bryant's long-time child-care provider (17 years) is getting the boot (but can reapply but good luck). Parents are rightly suspicious as the answers they are receiving on why this is happening don't quite mesh. The district says it is compliance issues but it seems that may not be the issue (the provider's license is fine). Their PTA had no notification this was coming and the Bryant administration does not favor the decision.
Over in West Seattle, it suddenly got announced that the Middle College program that has been at South Seattle Community College for nearly 20 years is getting the boot because SSCC needs the space. Interestingly, the district has never paid a cent of rent to SSCC and it might have been that with tight times, they asked for some money from our district. The program in that area serves 70-125 students (usually ages 16-20)
