Friday Open Thread
The West Seattle blog reports on a fire at one play area at Schmitz Park early Thursday morning. It did $50K in damage to a playground that the district paid for last year. That likely means it is covered by insurance. The Fire Department is unsure if it was arson, an accident or spontaneous combustion (from wood chips). From Principal Kischner: “We appreciate the prompt response of the Seat
Seattle Schools and Building Leadership Teams
Building Leadership Teams (BLTs) exist at every SPS school (or should).There should be parent/community representation at every SPS school's BLT (or should). That representation should NOT be controlled by the principal.There should be bylaws written and readily available for anyone to be able to access about the decision-making process for each school. Let us know how the BLT at your school work
Washington State Democrats Approved Revised Education Plank
You may recall I, along with other Dems, were not so happy to see what appeared to be a stripped-down public education plank in the Washington State Democrats platform. I heard from one of the members of the Platform Committee members, Andrew Villeneuve, on this topic recently.I wanted to let you know that this past weekend, the Washington State Democratic 2014 Convention was held in Spokane. The
6-26-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: UpdatesMarch and Rally to Gates Foundation To note: there is the march and rally to protest the ed reform work of the Gates Foundation today, starting at 5 pm at Westlake Park. The march will then go to the Gates Foundation on Mercer at 5th. There will be speeches and some kind of flash mob dance. The police are warning of possible traffic issues. From Diane Ra