Sunday, May 5, 2013

UPDATE: Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week:


Seattle Parks Invites You to Weigh In

From the City of Seattle, Seattle Parks & Recreation (note there are specific meetings targeting teens and immigrant populations):

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to help plan the future of Seattle’s parks, programs, community centers and other facilities at one of six upcoming public meetings.

Parks is starting an important public conversation to ensure we have a great park system for generations to come. The goal is to gather public input to be incorporated into the final Parks Legacy Plan. This plan will be presented to the City Council in December to help guide future funding options.

“After an expansion of our system was made possible by several consecutive voter-approved property tax levies, we are at a crossroads,” said Acting Superintendent Christopher Williams. “Now it’s time to ask the hard 



Seattle Schools This Week

Early notice to put on your calendar is the Building Bridges for Summer Learning symposium on Saturday, May 18th at Garfield High from 10 am to 2:30 pm.   From SPS:

family symposium poster
Seattle Public Schools will hold a Building Bridges for Summer Learningsymposium on Saturday, May 18 at Garfield High School. All families are invited to attend this free event which includes workshops and a Summer Learning Community Resource Fair.

A light  morning snack and lunch will be served. Children's activities, transportation, and interpreters will be available.  Click here to download program brochure.

Wednesday, May 8th
Executive Committee Meeting from 10 am-11:30 am.  No agenda yet available.

Work Session: Growth Boundaries from 4-4:45 pm.  This is fairly short Work Session so I'm not sure how much of an early warning on new boundaries this might be.  No agenda yet available.

Work Session: Green Building Resolution from 5:45-6:45 p.m.  I am rather surprised to see a whole Work Session on this topic but this could be interesting as it seems to be a point of dispute among members of the Board.  (But it seems that some Board members want some clarity around this issue that was not available at the Board meeting where it was first introduced.)  No agenda yet available.

Note: there is an Executive Session sandwiched between these two about upcoming teacher contract negotiations and potential litigation.

Thursday, May 9th
Work Session: Budget from 4-5:30 p.m.  No