Seattle Schools Leadership Update
I'll print this in its entirety. From Superintendent Banda:Today we are announcing several leadership changes that will improve our ability to support our schools and students.Our Strategic Plan outlines a series of goals we must achieve over the next five years to improve academic success for our students. To meet the objectives outlined in the Every Student. Every Classroom. Every Day. strategi
Words Have Meaning (Redux)
On this blog you cannot (partial):- swear (beyond the occasional BS because we seem to have some readers with delicate sensibilities)- name call- leave racist, sexist, homophobic or likewise undeserved or irrational personal comments- make statements that you cannot back up unless you state it as an OPINION and/or use the words "it is alleged" or "it is my belief" when making c
What's the Math Summative Assessment?
I had no idea yet another test was happening in SPS but apparently it is true. It's a two-day test called the Math Summative Assessment.The window for testing started May 12th and is to finish May 23rd.From SPS (partial to first and second grade teachers):Seattle Public Schools will administer a summative mathematics assessment this spring to all first and second graders. The purpose of this ass
Stats on People Who Pushing Making Money Off Public Schools
From Diane Ravitch: The trade journal Alpha recently reported that the hedge fund industry’s top 25 earners collected $21.15 billion, a whopping 50 percent over their total the year before.A hedge fund manager in 2013 needed to take in $300 million just to make the top 25. Ten years ago, in 2004, an aspiring hedge fund kingpin only had to grab $30 million to enter the industry’s top 25 elite. But
5-18-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: School Road Safety Public Input WorkshopsFrom the City of Seattle:Simply THE most important road safety meetings you can attend this year @SeattleDOT School Road Safety. Why? Starting in 2015, the School Road Safety Plan will prioritize millions in safety improvements every year around our schools. **Tuesday, May 20 at 6 PM to 7:30 PM SW Southwest Branch Seattle Pu
Rally atThe Gates foundationJune 26, 2014Meet at Westlake Center at 5:00 PMSponsored by the Washington BATS - Home
Rally atThe Gates foundationJune 26, 2014Meet at Westlake Center at 5:00 PMSponsored by the Washington BATS - Home: Our vision:Is to include the voices of students, parents, teachers and our communities in the process of ensuring public schools are centered on this vision:Students deserve the universal right to learn in a manner that allows them to find and develop their highest potential as func