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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

2-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

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Governor Says Get Loud Tomorrow for the Seahawks (for 30 seconds)
So ask at your school if the kids can get loud for 30 seconds at 12:12 pm tomorrow.
Student Rights at School at Risk
 Thanks to reader Watching.Action is needed here.  There is a bill affecting the rights of students at school to be searched - moving through the Legislature.This bill, SB 6023, wants to "include searches by school resource officers and local police school liaison officers within the warrantless school search exception." From Publicola:In the runup to the this week's legislative deadline


Common Core Curriculum; Here's What's Out There
I plan a big thread on Common Core about:- examples of current curriculum- developmentally appropriateness of Common Core- and the HUGE pushback (and pushing out of CC) in many states.  Update: hot off the presses: twelve NY state senators urged a delay in Common Core standards because of the outcry from parents, teachers and administrators.  They also said if there are not changes made administra


Annual Report on Equitable Access to Programs and Services
The School Board should reject the Annual Report on Equitable Access toPrograms and Services because it fails to fulfill the requirements of the policy. Instead of holding the required information, the report contains a lot of general information that should not appear. Either the superintendent is confused or he is attempting to confuse others. Neither situation is acceptable.Per the policy, the
Tuesday Open Thread
It's Black History month and SNL had something to say about it.Thought-provoking article from CNN on "Facebook Parenting" and children's privacy.The message from parents, as witnessed from behavior, is clear. Children grow up learning that posting pictures of one's self and sharing personal information is typical. We've created a sense of normality about a world where what's private is p
2-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week (and News)Tuesday, Feb 4thSpecial Education Advisory and Advocacy Council Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m., JSCEE, room 2700Wednesday, Feb. 5thParade for the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks 11 am (I put this in because if you are going to the district headquarters that morning, you might be aware of this because of the traffic.  The parade is to