Seattle Schools Math Adoption
I am a bit late on this post but here is the latest.As noted by one reader (I believe Lynn), there is a hastily scheduled Board Work Session on Math Instructional Materials Adoption tomorrow, the 6th from 6-7 p.m. The agenda has no presentation so I don't know what kind of update it will be.Meanwhile, the next meeting of the Math Adoption Committee is this Friday, the 7th, from 8:30 am to 3pm in
This and That
According to KIRO tv, 565 teachers and 13,523 students reported absent from SPS. Wow. (I had thought of attending but being short makes a parade challenging. It started late and sounds like an absolute zoo (of the crazy, fun kind but really cold to wait for).The Police were asking the crowd to keep cell phone use to a minimum because they were not getting 911 calls.Ed Week reported on Seattle'
Seattle School Board Meeting Tonight
You can generally count on the January Seattle School Board meetings to be shorter and less well-attended. Well, that may change with tonight's meeting.The Public Testimony list is has varying topics with the- Transportation Service Standards (5),-NW Center Kids program at Queen Anne Elementary School (10),-Policy #4260 - about the use of school buildings and-Racial discussions in the classroom (
Advanced Learning: Where are going?
Some updates:- according to the AL webpage, as of yesterday, 1,637 eligibility letters were sent (out of a possible 4024). So if you were looking for one, it may be in the mail. They started mailing them out on Jan. 31st. Scores and eligibility decisions are NOT available by phone or e-mail. - testing is continuing thru early Feb.- all eligibility decisions, including appeals, will be done bef
2-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Annual Report on Equitable Access to Programs and ServicesThe 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