Advanced Learning Service Delivery Models
The District will appoint a Task Force this fall to answer the question:
What service delivery model should we use for Advanced Learning?
It's a question that can have only one answer. There can be only one answer because there is a bigger question that takes precedence:
Will we deliver service or not?
Students and families don't care if they get no service from a small group instruction model or whether they get no service from a "walk to" model. Either way they are getting no service.
We can't know what decisions the District will make about the future of advanced learning, but we do know that the actual service will have to be delivered in the schools, not in the JSCEE. We also know that no one in the JSCEE can - or will - guarantee the quality and efficacy of the service. In fact, they cannot even guarantee the
What service delivery model should we use for Advanced Learning?
It's a question that can have only one answer. There can be only one answer because there is a bigger question that takes precedence:
Will we deliver service or not?
Students and families don't care if they get no service from a small group instruction model or whether they get no service from a "walk to" model. Either way they are getting no service.
We can't know what decisions the District will make about the future of advanced learning, but we do know that the actual service will have to be delivered in the schools, not in the JSCEE. We also know that no one in the JSCEE can - or will - guarantee the quality and efficacy of the service. In fact, they cannot even guarantee the
Friday Open Thread
It's summer and yet it feels busier than ever.
Saturday community meeting with Director Patu at Cafe Vita at 10 am.
Concerning story about the use of Roundup and links to autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's from Nation of Change.
The authors of the new review call for more independent research to validate their findings, stating that “glyphosate is likely to be pervasive in our food supply, and contrary to being essentially nontoxic, it may in fact be the most biologically disruptive chemical in our environment.”
From Director Carr on the subject of the Management Letter from the SAO:
Please be clear that the Board doesn’t respond to the SAO – our management team does. The SAO doesn’t require to response to management letters, only to findings. The management team is required to develop corrective action to the Board as we track all levels in A&F (findings, exit items, management letters) though they are provided some flow time to develop that plan (so we don’t have it yet).
I actually didn't expect the Board to say anything publicly. In my e-mail I urged them to let the Superintendent know how much this kind of information concerns them and that it is not good for staff morale. Nothing directive of the sort but I believe it is okay to say, "not good, not helping." You don't have to wait for a meeting for that kind of message.
She also let me know that as of mid-May, 2013, Mr. Neskahi from the Native American program (he of the $20k raise) no longer works for the district. Here's the personnel report. It is troubling because it shows the issue that is one of concern nationally - the number of teachers/librarians retiring.
I am also very surprised to see that Clarence Acox, Jr., music director and teacher extraordinaire at Garfield, has left as of June 30th. What happened? UPDATE: apparently he is staying but no explanation as to why his name was on the leaving list.
What's on your mind?
Last Words from a Sweet, Decent Young Woman
Saturday community meeting with Director Patu at Cafe Vita at 10 am.
Concerning story about the use of Roundup and links to autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's from Nation of Change.
The authors of the new review call for more independent research to validate their findings, stating that “glyphosate is likely to be pervasive in our food supply, and contrary to being essentially nontoxic, it may in fact be the most biologically disruptive chemical in our environment.”
From Director Carr on the subject of the Management Letter from the SAO:
Please be clear that the Board doesn’t respond to the SAO – our management team does. The SAO doesn’t require to response to management letters, only to findings. The management team is required to develop corrective action to the Board as we track all levels in A&F (findings, exit items, management letters) though they are provided some flow time to develop that plan (so we don’t have it yet).
I actually didn't expect the Board to say anything publicly. In my e-mail I urged them to let the Superintendent know how much this kind of information concerns them and that it is not good for staff morale. Nothing directive of the sort but I believe it is okay to say, "not good, not helping." You don't have to wait for a meeting for that kind of message.
She also let me know that as of mid-May, 2013, Mr. Neskahi from the Native American program (he of the $20k raise) no longer works for the district. Here's the personnel report. It is troubling because it shows the issue that is one of concern nationally - the number of teachers/librarians retiring.
I am also very surprised to see that Clarence Acox, Jr., music director and teacher extraordinaire at Garfield, has left as of June 30th. What happened? UPDATE: apparently he is staying but no explanation as to why his name was on the leaving list.
What's on your mind?
Last Words from a Sweet, Decent Young Woman
I'm sure most of you heard about the drive-by shooting in Lake Stevens of Molly Conley, student at Bishop Blanchet High School. She was shot to death on her 15th birthday; the police have no suspects in custody at this time.
From My Northwest, Linda Thomas reports that the school sent home her report card and in the envelope was a letter she wrote to her class as a last assignment.
Blanchet is a Catholic school so Molly does speak in religious terms. But what she asks of her classmates
From My Northwest, Linda Thomas reports that the school sent home her report card and in the envelope was a letter she wrote to her class as a last assignment.
Blanchet is a Catholic school so Molly does speak in religious terms. But what she asks of her classmates
