Work out of sequence will create problems
The attendance area boundary work is scheduled out and will end in a motion before the Board introduced in October and approved in November.
There is also work scheduled out for discussion and decision about the re-vision of Advanced Learning and Special Education. The timetable for that work should have it finish up some time around January of 2014.
There is no current timetable set for the Equitable Access Framework. It was supposed to be done by April, but it has hardly been started.
This represents work getting done out of sequence.
In September of 2011 the Board directed the superintendent and staff to deliver the program placement procedure
Seattle Superintendent Performance Evaluation
Here's Superintendent Banda's Performance Evaluation. You will see that this is based on a "supermajority" of the Board (I would assume that to be 5 people) with a minority assessment coming at the end of the evaluation.
From the evaluation:
These evaluation criteria focus on five areas:
Hire, Develop and Strengthen Leaders:
Teacher/Principal and Central Staff evaluations; Hire quality leadership to fill vacant positions; professional development
Raising expectations and improving academic performance and opportunities of all students:
narrow achievement gaps, growth for English Language Learners; implementation of Common
Core State Standards;
Building relationships with selected stakeholders to connect them to our schools:
Family engagement, Labor Partners and community based organizations.
Governance Team Priorities and Areas of Continuing Emphasis:
Develop a plan for BEX IV and EP&O levies; a framework and process for collective bargaining; bring professional growth and Evaluation system to scale; develop community outreach
From the evaluation:
These evaluation criteria focus on five areas:
Hire, Develop and Strengthen Leaders:
Teacher/Principal and Central Staff evaluations; Hire quality leadership to fill vacant positions; professional development
Raising expectations and improving academic performance and opportunities of all students:
narrow achievement gaps, growth for English Language Learners; implementation of Common
Core State Standards;
Building relationships with selected stakeholders to connect them to our schools:
Family engagement, Labor Partners and community based organizations.
Governance Team Priorities and Areas of Continuing Emphasis:
Develop a plan for BEX IV and EP&O levies; a framework and process for collective bargaining; bring professional growth and Evaluation system to scale; develop community outreach
Seattle Schools Growth Boundaries Project
I would bookmark this SSCF page as it has a lot of boundary dates/meetings noted.
Thanks to reader Kim for alerting me to this page.
Tracy Libros told the Board about this last night. She updated the Board on this work including:
- Growth Boundaries website
- Work Session on this work next Tuesday the 25th from 4:30-6:30 pm.*
- They are developing FAQs for this work
- the Walk the Boundaries project is being worked on with help from parent volunteers (good for you, Tracy, for reaching out to willing parents)
- They have a consultant working on
Thanks to reader Kim for alerting me to this page.
Tracy Libros told the Board about this last night. She updated the Board on this work including:
- Growth Boundaries website
- Work Session on this work next Tuesday the 25th from 4:30-6:30 pm.*
- They are developing FAQs for this work
- the Walk the Boundaries project is being worked on with help from parent volunteers (good for you, Tracy, for reaching out to willing parents)
- They have a consultant working on