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Sunday, October 13, 2013

10-13-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:



Seattle Schools This Week
Monday, Oct. 14thAs previously noted, 8 am today is the sign-up time for the Speakers list for the School Board meeting on Wednesday.  They are likely to take 25 speakers as I'm sure many parents will be calling in to get onto the list.Curriculum & Instruction Committee meeting, 4-6 p.m.  Agenda.  This agenda has been drastically clipped since it was last viewed.   Gone is discussion of AP Com

Growth Boundaries Questions
I note some running threads through the various regions and their threads on growth boundaries. For example, there seems to be confusion over how JAMS will open. Could you write one single burning question (per commenter) that you are either confused about OR seems in direct contradiction to the comments made by parents/community.  I will try to get them together and send them off to Tracy Libros

10-12-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Who is on the Advanced Learning Task Force?From the Friday Memo to the Board of October 4:Advanced Learning Task ForceAdvanced Learning has contracted with a facilitator, Barbara Grant to help guide two task forces this year. The first is focused on the identification of students for highly capable services, with particular attention to reaching culturally diverse a