Quick Updates as We Head into the Weekend
One update, from KUOW, is that the contract negotiations between the district and the union have hit an impasse. The district has indicated they have given all they can.What are the issues?The SEA and the district are at odds over several issues. The union is unhappy with the district's half-hour extension of the work day for elementary school teachers because it would not result in extra classro
Seattle Schools' Calendar Coming Out
From SPS Communications:Seattle Public Schools would like to thank those organizations and businesses that sponsored the District’s 2013-14 wall calendar and family guide, which will be mailed soon to Seattle Public Schools students, families and staff. Sponsors include: Boy Scouts of America, Comcast, Defensive Driving School, Delta Dental, Foster Pepper, PCC Natural Markets, The Northwest Networ
Friday Open Thread
A bit of wild week and so into one of the last summer weekends for 2013.The new principal at Chief Sealth International High School, Aida Fraser-Hammer, will be having a Meet 'N Greet this Monday, August 26th from 10 am to 6 pm (!) with her administrative team. A really nice thing to do. Ms Fraser-Hammer seems like a great selection for this school as she is fluent in Spanish and spent a year a
8-22-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Role of the BoardThe annual Board Evaluation, presented on July 3, 2013 made it clear that the Board would focus, over the coming six months, on defining the role of the Board. Two of those six months have passed, but I haven't seen any greater clarity on the role of the Board nor any overt effort to reach consensus on it. But Seattle isn't the only Board seeki