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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

8-19-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:





Power Was Out at District Headquarters
Just went to the SPS website and saw a notice "Power has been restored at the JSCEE.  Thank you for your patience."I don't know how long it was out but if you were trying to access the building and couldn't, that's the reason why.

Tuesday Open Thread
A wealthy person trying to buy a basketball team?  Well, that would be Steve Ballmar buying the LA Clippers but according to a very well-done story from the Seattle Times, he cut his teeth doing it at Lakeside. I note that some of the comments call out Bellevue School District for this kind of thing as well as Rainier Beach High School.  The activities at RBHS have been covered in the Times previo

8-18-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekTuesday, August 19thAudit& Finance Committee meeting.  Agenda not yet available. Wonder if the Committee might consider where money was taken for the various staff members to go off on their preschool junket. Wednesday, August 20thSchool Board meeting starting at 4:15 pm.I am aware that a rally over the Garfield field trip rape is to oc