UW Event on Student Testing
Also this week on Tuesday, October 22nd at Kane Hall on the UW campus at 7:00 pm- 9 pm Accountability at a Crossroads: Using Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teacher EffectivenessA panel of leading educators at the forefront of testing and teacher evaluation will share their differing perspectives on the questions:Is this a sound/effective policy? What is to be achieved, if anything, in holding tea
Jane Addams K-8 BEX Committee Petition
The Jane Addams K-8 BEX committee has set up an online petition to ask the Board to reject the interim plan. They don't have an alternative plan but would like to find common ground for the communities in their region. They aren't saying (clearly, they can't) that they won't accept the interim move to John Marshall but that they don't like this particular plan.
Seattle School Board Races: Views from Candidates and Others
Here's a link to the SE Chamber of Commerce event in early October. Note: the lighting was harsh and does not flatter either candidate. The video is also a little low. The first question seems to have gotten cut off - it was something to the effect of how many SE schools each candidate has visited.Also, the City Inside/Out show had a panel interview about Seattle schools and the races. The pane
Seattle Schools This Week
Wednesday, October 23Work Session: Strategic Plan Performance Measures from 4-5:30 p.m. No agenda available.Work Session:Distribution Services from 5:30-6:30 p.m. (hard stop at 6:30 pm as they have an Executive Session at 6:30 p.m.) AgendaThursday, October 24thRoad Map to College event from 3-6 pm at Chief Sealth Int'l High School(There was supposed to be a School Board candidate forum at Lawton
10-19-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community Forum"Could a Wealthy Few Decide Seattle's School Board Races?"That's not my title - that's KUOW's for Ann Dornfeld very good piece on the one contested school board race - Sue Peters and Suzanne Dale Estey in District IV.Seattle school board candidate Suzanne Dale Estey and her supporters are poised to raise more money than any o
