Seattle Schools This Week
Monday, January 14th
Opening day for the Washington State Legislature. Here's where the rubber meets the road on education.
For those legislators who don't want to raise taxes, tell us what you would cut elsewhere.
For those legislators who say we don't need more money for public education, tell us how you would spend the current dollars better. What would you cut and/or what would you add? (I'm pretty sure the "private sector could do it better and cheaper" will come into play at some point.)
Curriculum&Instruction Meeting from 4-5:30 p.m. Agenda includes Creative Approach Schools update, professional development waivers and parent-teacher conferences and alternative learning experience schools or program revisions.
Wednesday, January 16th
Committee of the Whole: Strategic Plan from 4-5:30 p.m.
College Goal Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Roosevelt High School
Thursday, January 17th
Operations Committee meeting of the Whole from 3:30-5:15 p.m. Agenda
There will be a number of construction contracts viewed at this meeting but it stands out in importance for two things: reviewing the 2013-2014 transportation services standards and "capacity management/NSAP- comparative data reviewed."
These two items will give guidance to what the interim plan will be for 2013-2014. From an e-mail from Director Peaslee:
Thanks to all who have provided input into our very public capacity planning process. Public involvement is playing a significant role and we are working very hard to land a plan that most will be able to support.
My community meeting last night was packed with parents from almost every impacted school in the north end. We reviewed two scenarios that I asked staff to compare to each other. Scenario 3 would lead to a 6th Grade
Opening day for the Washington State Legislature. Here's where the rubber meets the road on education.
For those legislators who don't want to raise taxes, tell us what you would cut elsewhere.
For those legislators who say we don't need more money for public education, tell us how you would spend the current dollars better. What would you cut and/or what would you add? (I'm pretty sure the "private sector could do it better and cheaper" will come into play at some point.)
Wednesday, January 16th
Committee of the Whole: Strategic Plan from 4-5:30 p.m.
College Goal Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Roosevelt High School
Thursday, January 17th
Operations Committee meeting of the Whole from 3:30-5:15 p.m. Agenda
There will be a number of construction contracts viewed at this meeting but it stands out in importance for two things: reviewing the 2013-2014 transportation services standards and "capacity management/NSAP- comparative data reviewed."
These two items will give guidance to what the interim plan will be for 2013-2014. From an e-mail from Director Peaslee:
Thanks to all who have provided input into our very public capacity planning process. Public involvement is playing a significant role and we are working very hard to land a plan that most will be able to support.
My community meeting last night was packed with parents from almost every impacted school in the north end. We reviewed two scenarios that I asked staff to compare to each other. Scenario 3 would lead to a 6th Grade