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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

5-14-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Wilson-Pacific BEX Meeting
Sometimes it's not the explosion but the slow burn.After attending the Wilson-Pacific BEX meeting last night, that slow burn on this project may be the fuse that ignites voters to say no to the next capital levy measure.  (That would be BTA IV in Feb. 2016.) I know.  February 2016 seems like a long way off and voters forget, move on, etc.Except that Wilson-Pacific is an extra-ordinary project that

Oversight Work Session on Coordinated Health, Safety & Security
There will be a Work Session today from 4-5:30 pm that could be of some interest as it covers a variety of topics.  It's the Oversight Work Session on Coordinated Health, Safety & Security  (Coordinated Health and Safety & Security are two different presentations).  This is Pegi McEvoy's area and she tends to be fairly straight-forward so at least there's a fighting chance of understanding


5-13-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadThe Seattle International Film Festival Opens this week.  They have some great programming for families in their Films4Families section and FutureWave section for teens (note: some of this section's programming is for mature teens - check out the films before you send them off). Anyone attend a Director community meeting this weekend? What's on y