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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Update Seattle Schools Community Forum: Harsh Words at Seattle Weekly about the Board

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Harsh Words at Seattle Weekly about the Board:

Charter Commission Meeting Update

I checked the agenda for tomorrow's Charter Commission meeting and it is truncated because they will be doing interviews for Executive Director in the morning.

So there will be nothing of import for the public to see until 12:50 pm when there will be Public Comment.  They will then discuss rulemaking and planning, reviewing the proposal for work by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Chairman report, Staff report, and Conflict of interest subcommittee report.  This all ends 

Harsh Words at Seattle Weekly about the Board

What does Adele say in her soundtrack song, Skyfall?

"This is the end.  Hold your breath and count to ten."

I guess so for Director Michael DeBell who lets loose in a damning article against the entire School Board (and I think he forgets - he's a member of that august body).   Any thought about a Board working together over the next six months seems out the door.  Good work, Director DeBell and I point out here, he has just violated the Board's own policy in saying this:

Over coffee last week, DeBell calls Smith-Blum “not very trustworthy” --a comment that drove the board 

Inquiring Minds Want to Know (and see if the Board Does Its Oversight Job)

Update:  Hey, the Alliance announced the roll-out event for the Seattle Teacher Residency and it's tomorrow.  I got this via a press release so I have to wonder if this is a quickly thrown together event or I got this notice late.  It's at the NW African-American Museum from 5-7 p.m.


I also note that it is now 1:20 pm with the Board meeting in about three hours and yet that Highly Capable Grant