Seattle Schools This Week
Basically, not much.No meetings scheduled for the district except on Saturday, August 31st, Director Patu has her Community Meeting from 10 am to noon at Caffe Vita. I have no new updates from the teacher contract talks but I assume there will be a vote on the newest (and, according to the district, last) offer either tomorrow or Tuesday. I feel confident both sides will find agreement before the
Carlyle Proposes Paying School Board Members
The Times has an article about the idea of paying School Board members of the largest districts (likely to be Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma) a real salary. This idea is being spearheaded by Rep. Reuven Carlyle and I agree with him. "State Rep. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, is trying to improve the job by proposing members be paid what state legislators are, about $42,000 annually. Right now, they a
8-24-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What We Would Like Teachers to be Doingby Melissa Westbrook / 51min YESTERDAYQuick Updates as We Head into the WeekendOne 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. T