Seattle Schools This Week
Seemingly, the quiet before the storm that is the reopening of school next week. The only item on the district calendar is one I erred about in the Friday Open Thread. Director Patu's Saturday Community meeting is this Saturday, the 30th from 10 am to noon at Cafe Vita.There is also, on Saturday, September 6th, the first Community meeting with President Peaslee in a very long time. (She has prev
Seattle Preschool - Time to Start Thinking about Your Vote
We're seeing a ramping up of the start of campaigns for both preschool measures. Sort of.I would put a link to the City's Preschool for All campaign but there is none. (The PDC reports $36K being spent but only $150 in donations. It's hard to know what to make of a campaign that has no website.) When you put "Seattle Preschool for All" into Google, the first hit you get is to..Teacher
Garfield Field Trip Rape Case
I need a little help (although I know this info is out there somewhere, I'm trying to find it quickly).Aviva (Garfield parent), you had said you might be able to fill in some info for me. Something new has come to light and I'm hoping you might be able to tell me about it.
Fix the omission
Something's missing and we all know what it is.It's the unfulfilled commitment I have been requesting for over ten years. It's the hole at the heart of the district's dysfunction. It is the emptiness at the root of the complaints and protests about the Garfield rape case. It is what was absent from Director Peaslee's understanding of the protests and it was omitted from Dr. Nyland's letter.The Dis
8-23-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumCritical Incident Response PlanI'm sorry to report that the Critical Incident Response Plan referenced in Dr. Nyland's letter to the community is total bunk. It is, at best, a PR plan. It is designed to respond to potential sources of bad press.It basically calls for district officials to gather information, comply with policies, proce