Thursday, September 12, 2013

9-12-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Follow ups
Before school started we heard about a new peer tutoring program at McClure. How's that working out?Before school started we heard that Whitman was going to dissolve their 7th and 8th grade Spectrum classes. How's that working out?How is transportation going? All smoothed out?Are the schedules for secondary students smoothed out? Do kids still need to fill their schedules with classes?What about t

Horace Mann Task Force meets this evening
The Horace Mann African-American Community Task Force meets for a fourth time tonight. The Central District News has covered the story well and reports progress, though not as much progress as their headline claims nor as much as they originally reported.The article also says "In response Seattle Public Schools formed a task force last month to rethink plans for the 110-year-old school."
Awards and debates
The 2013 Colleen Willoughby Youth Civic Education Awards will be presented before a youth-led school board debate on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at The Vera Project in Seattle Center. Doors open at 5:00pm and the program runs from 5:30 - 7:00pm. It's a free event, but please register either online or by calling 206.682.7395. Winners of the 2013 Colleen Willoughby Youth Civic Education Awards will

9-10-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadIt's Tuesday and time for an open thread.What's on your mind? Horace Mann? Good hair?  Charter schools? Strategic plan? Board priorities? Special ed?The state rejected the District's special education correction plan seeking greater detail. Will they hold up funding?by Charlie Mas / 4min 9-8-13 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Commu