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Thursday, April 18, 2013

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Washington State Charter School Update

Back down to 12 school districts applying to be charter authorizers as yesterday Eastmont School district in Wenatchee dropped out.  From The Wenatchee World:

“I think this isn’t the time,” said Steve Piccirillo..

“We don’t have the time, staff or money,” said Annette Eggers. Both are members of the five person school board.

“It seems like an awful lot of work to become an authorizer when they have the option not to go to us. If we were 


Seattle Schools News

 From SPS Communications:

Earlier this month, Seattle Public Schools sought applicants for a newly formed Native American Advisory Committee. A number of applicants have been received but SPS encourages more to apply. The extended deadline is Monday, April 22.

The initial committee term is April 2013 to June 2015. Nomination forms are available here and can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 34164
Mailstop 32156
Seattle, WA, 98124

Nominations can also be emailed to naeac@seattleschools.org.

From KPLU:

Seattle Public Schools wants to add a half-hour to the school day for elementary students by as early as the next school year. But the district must first align a number of variables, including funding and union support.


The average school day for Seattle’s elementary students is six hours and five minutes, which is thought to be