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Friday Open Thread
(Going up on Thursday; I have a very busy Friday.)The district has an Emergency and Communications message up. It's fairly vague; I urge you to talk to your principal or, better yet, ask your principal/PTA to have an evening to talk about concerns about your particular school.
As well, I offer this thought. I am on the Washington State School Directors newsfeed (it's a great resource for stories locally, around the state and across the nation). I have seen an uptick of stories about reports of students making threats and some schools closing down. This does not help teaching and learning. Mercer Island SD closed down one day early before the holiday break last December because of just such a threat.
Please tell your children, especially in middle and high school, to not make idle conversation about hurting their school and its community . Ask them to listen to their friends and if the friend says, "I wish I could XYZ this school" versus "I'm going to XYZ this school," have them tell a teacher. We are now getting to a place where it's like joking about bombs at the airport; we just don't do it.
It is hard for kids; that kind of talking is a way to blow off steam but it could also cause much trouble, both for the school and the students.
On the Washington State charter school lawsuit, I am being told this: the Supreme Court has tentatively scheduled oral arguments in the charter school appeal for May 17, 2018.
A really good opinion piece from The Olympian written by superintendents in Thurston County about how the new funding for schools is going to play out. Not good. To boot, I'm reading that there is a bill that would take ed funding dollars to lower car tabs.
The new school funding bill (EHB2242) was developed behind closed doors by a small group of legislators and staffers with no public hearings. This approach resulted in a poorly conceived set of changes which impact the state’s 295 school districts very differently with some big winners and many losers. The 1.1 million students in our state deserve a state funding model that not only provides ample funding but also does so in a way that is fair and equitable to all.There are no director community meetings scheduled for this weekend.
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