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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Banda Interview

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Banda Interview:


Banda Interview

Superintendent Banda was gracious enough to give me a little time last week to talk.  (I note that the office looked quite stern with Dr. Enfield's ducky collection gone.)

How's it going?
He said he had adjusted quickly and he is enjoying Seattle.  He said that he felt like he got a good grasp of the district and its needs early on.

Math is a big issue to many parents and when they see a few schools going off-script (and getting good results), they want to know how their school can do it.  Any plans around that issue?
He said it was a challenging area.  He mentioned that Wendy London had resigned (so she is definitely not in