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Sunday, January 5, 2014

1-5-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Seattle Schools This Week
Tuesday, January 7thWork Session: Transportation Service Standards and School Start Times from 5-6:30 p.m.  No agenda/presentation available.Should be interesting given that many want a discussion on school start times and staff seems to be pushing back mightily.   However, President Peaslee is not moving an inch on waiting to have that discussion. Special Education Advisory and Advocacy Council M

What the McCleary Decision was About
It will soon be the start of a new legislative session in Olympia, which, of course, means that the Legislature will take another run at doing the absolute minimum they can do and still claim to be making progress towards their obligation under the McCleary decision.It also means that there will be a bunch of people - all of the usual suspects - claiming that the McCleary decision isn't just about


1-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools in the News From SPS Communications:Seattle Public Schools will be asking staff, students, families for feedback on schools through an annual phone and email survey. Questions will include topics such as effective communication and school safety. The District will email or call all families the week of Jan. 13 and do a