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Tonight's Board meeting should be a lively one. The Board is voting on a resolution in support of Initiative 1639, for better gun control. I suspect that there might be more than a few people coming to protest this action. Agenda here.Approval of this item would adopt Resolution No. 2018/19-4, which declares support for Initiative 1639, which would require increased background checks, training, age limitations, and waiting periods for sales or delivery of semiautomatic assault rifles; criminalize noncompliant storage upon unauthorized use; allow fees; and enact other provisions.As well, SPS teachers may be coming in numbers to protest the recent cuts/realignment of teachers throughout the district. There's a timely article from Philadelphia's The Inquirer.
SPS mourns the death of its first black male educator, Robert Terry, story via the Seattle Times:It's called "leveling" — the process of shifting teachers based on enrollment changes more than a month into the school year. It's virtually nonexistent in other districts but is a thorn in the side of thousands of Philadelphia children, families, and teachers.But in the Philadelphia School District, the solution is different. A month into the school year, officials will pull the least-senior teacher from School A and send that teacher to School B.
Leveling, said City Councilwoman Helen Gym, is an "outdated practice that needs to end. It has a profound impact on school communities, disrupting the school year, and severing the relationships teachers and students build throughout the first weeks of school."
In 1950, Terry became the 1st black man to teach in SPS, beginning his tenure as a 6th grade teacher at Warren Avenue School.
His appointment came after Seattle hired its first black teachers — two women named Marita Johnson and Thelma Fisher — in 1947.
As a young educator, Mr. Terry had hoped his generation of students would work to solve inequality. “The problems of tomorrow will be solved by the youth of today,” he told The Seattle Times, according to an article in the Sept. 7, 1950, edition.“I feel that being a teacher I can help a lot in this racial business. Youngsters who have a Negro teacher may grow up with a better understanding of racial problems.”
A couple of good news items on the agenda; Rainier Beach HS is receiving a $300,000 grant for their IB program from As well, the district will see the Whole Child Whole Day program continue for another year at Mercer, Aki Kurose, and Denny as well as several elementaries via a grant from the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation thru the Alliance for Education:
The WCWD Initiative development relies upon changing practices to impact school culture & climate, disproportionate disciplinary actions, engagement of families, and inclusion of community-based partners with outcomes being increased instructional time for students leading to improved academic achievement with a focus on African American males and other students of color. The rationale for this approach came from the long standing demonstrated success achieved by Aki Kurose, David Denny International and Asa Mercer International middle schools in closing opportunity gaps and outperforming peers statewide with similar demographics. The schools deliver effective, high quality instruction in Tier 1; while also utilizing a care coordination/wraparound model that focuses on risk factors and builds plans towards sustainable protective factors in Tier II.Interesting article from the New York Times that includes Seattle Public Schools, Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life
The research has shown that where children live matters deeply in whether they prosper as adults. On Monday the Census Bureau, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard and Brown, published nationwide data that will make it possible to pinpoint — down to the census tract, a level relevant to individual families — where children of all backgrounds have the best shot at getting ahead.From the City of Seattle, Hygiene Services for Seattle Public School Students:
Seattle Parks and Recreation is making showers and restrooms available free of charge to Seattle Public School youth in need (and their immediate family). When arriving at a swimming pool, just show current Seattle Public School identification. Locker room use is limited to 15 minutes, no fee applies, and a towel is provided without cost. Times are after school hours and on weekend afternoons; effective through June 21, 2019.What's on your mind?
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