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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

10-30-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:




Garfield Parents or Students: Want to Talk about the Hazing Incident?
Contact me at sss.westbrook@gmail.com.  Anything you might wish to say could be said anonymously but contact me first. Thanks.

APP Advisory Committee Feedback to Board/Banda on Growth Boundaries
From the APP Advisory Committee (bold mine), Tuesday, October 29, 1013:Dear Superintendent Banda and Board Directors, Each version of the Growth Boundaries plan presented to the public has contained proposals that will dramatically affect the Accelerated Progress Program. Since the release of the first version of the plan on September 18, the APP Advisory Committee (APP AC) has collected feedback

Pinehurst Hearing
I am very disappointed to have miss the Pinehurst public hearing last night.  Did anyone attend and could you let us know what was said?
10-29-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadWhen the Silas Potter incident was exposed, naturally I was following it very closely.  But when Potter took a plea, I was less interested and so forgot that one of his co-conspirators was going to trial.  According to the Times Potter and David Johnson are turning on each other.    Mr. Johnson is on trial for 42 counts of theft.What is slightly