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Monday, January 21, 2013

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week:


Seattle Schools This Week

It's a fairly quiet week around SPS this week.

Tuesday, January 22nd
Call into the Board office (or e-mail) if you want to sign up for the Speakers list for the Board meeting on Wednesday.  Frankly, you will not be changing anyone's mind if you choose to speak BUT if you want to make a point, out loud and in public, now's the time to go on record.
252-0040 or boardagenda@seattleschools.org

Wednesday, January 23rd
 Rally to support teachers against MAP at 4:00 p.m.  This one is organized by the SEA and I sure hope there is a lot of teacher, parent and student presence.

School Board meeting at 4:15 pm.  Agenda


The Agenda includes:

- approval of the 2013-2014 Interim plan.  To note, the cost has gone up from about $3.5M to just over $4M and this would come from BTA III.  This, of course, not was part BTA III planning so I'll have to ask what projects are shelved/delayed by this action.

Staff appears to still be recommending


News of Interest

The Children's Film Festival Seattle starts this Thursday, Jan. 24th and continues through Feb. 3.

Overview of Festival.  This includes a pajama party with Caspar Babypants one night, a pancake breakfast and short films the next morning, and a 1924 film version of Captain January.

Info for teachers/educators. 

We have added three extra weeks of weekday morning screenings for groups – so tell a teacher or childcare provider!

From the Times, a story about College Bound, the state program that help pay for college for low-income