From Friday's Mad Dash News over Banda's Pending Departure
Updates:I spoke with several people connected with this issue on Friday.Gabe Ross is the communications person for Sacramento Schools. He verified that some Sacramento School Board members will visit SPS this week. He said that their Board has to wait until their next official board meeting to take a vote (that's July 1th) because, under California law, they cannot vote in a new superintendent a
Seattle Schools This Week
It would have been a quiet week for SPS except for the new issue of Superintendent Banda wanting to leave. As well, there are a couple of events that will impact our district.Monday, June 23rdSeattle City Council will vote on their Preschool for All bill at 2 pm in City Council chambers. They do take public comment but I note it comes after presentations (which means you get to sit through a lot
Two Worthy Pieces of Reading
First up, the most hilarious thing I have read in a long time is this innocent recipe for a rainbow cake with a number baked inside (see pictures). Why is it great? The comments. Goes from an innocent question (with a somewhat snarky answer) to a troll to an all-out fight. I laughed out loud and it reminded of how commenting can go off the rails.Next, a sobering piece on reform from the Huffing
Mythbusters: Seattle can't keep a superintendent
Once again Seattle is looking to hire a schools' superintendent, just two years after hiring the current one. So you're going to read and hear a lot of people saying stuff like "What the heck is wrong with Seattle that it can't keep a superintendent? There must be something wrong with that school district/school board/city/community/whatever."Let's bust this myth.First, two years is the
6-21-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumNew Game: If I Were Superintendent of Seattle Public SchoolsOkay, boys and girls! We're going to play a new game. The new game is called "If I Were Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools", and here are the rules. Here in the Comments of this thread tell us what actions you would take if you were the next Superintendent of S