Seattle Schools Strategic Plan Motto
Every Student.Every Classroom.Every Day.Three Goals, 50,000 Journeys.What do you think?I'm good with this. I just would like to see the entire plan more streamlined and focused as the motto.
Seattle School Board Meeting Next Wednesday - It Will Rock
And roll.Looks like there is going to be a LOT of activity at the Board meeting on Wednesday. Apparently we may see:- teachers who are unhappy about the possible class size increase- community organizers unhappy about their exit from the Horace Mann building in order to make way for Nova to come backand now,- the so-called Our Schools group. Here's their reason to be at the Board meeting:Nearly
Friday Open Thread
It's a map, map, map world.You saw the map I put up yesterday about the most highly paid public employee in each state (mostly sports coaches of some sort). More interesting maps have crossed my path and some you might share with your children.ArtsEd Washington, a group that supports arts education in public schools, has a map showing all the school districts in the state. It does give you paus
The Fate of the Mann Building
The Horace Mann building at 24th and Cherry was the home of The NOVA Project for thirty years from 1979 to 2009 when misguided District leadership moved the school to the Meany building for no legitimate reason. New leadership quickly decided to move NOVA back into the Mann building and that has been the District's plan for about two years now.During the brief intervening period the District rente
8-15-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News News RoundupA couple of interesting contributors to Stephan Blanford's campaign - former Board member Nancy Waldman (ousted from office in the wake of the Olechefske financial scandal) and former Board member (and Seattle mover and shaker) Don Nielsen. One oddity, though, is a contribution out of Indianapolis from the Eli Lilly company. Why Eli L