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Title : Rankin and Hampson Dismiss SEAMEC Ratings
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Rankin and Hampson Dismiss SEAMEC Ratings
This came up in a different post today:I have been blocked from this Facebook page, SPS Community Discussion and Resource Exchange, but someone sent me screenshots.LGBTQ Dad said...
As a father of a LGBTQ child, it saddens me to see Rankin supporters laughing at SEAMEC's candidate ratings on the SPS Community facebook page (formerly Soup for Teachers).
It is really disturbing to see Wayne Au laugh and mock SEAMEC's desire to support strong candidates. Isn't AU a UW professor that works with the district? Are these truly the people that support Rankin? Why does she not reign in her supporters?
LGBTQ students must feel safe. We need Eric Blumhagen to support our children.
LGBTQ are a vulnerable group of kids. I just can't get over the lack of sensitivity shown by Wayne Au and other Rankin supporters. I am truly upset.
The discussion was around the SEAMAC ratings that I discussed in this thread. SEAMAC is a political organization for LGBTQ folks.
SEAMEC evaluates candidates on their knowledge of, record of proven activism for, and commitment to the concerns of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) communities.
And just to note, this was not an endorsement process per se, but was to rank candidates, finding out what candidates know as well as helping to educate them.
In short, apparently SEAMEC created an overly long questionnaire and, from the look of the comments, it got little respect from Rankin and Hampson and their supporters.
You'd have to wonder - if this was the King County Dems questionnaire, would this be the attitude from candidates?
Now apparently there was some lateness to SEAMEC's questionnaire but this could have happened to almost any other org. But it allowed both Rankin and Hampson to make excuses about why their rankings were not good.
Meanwhile, Eric Blumhagen got it done in spades and Lisa Rivera Smith was able to get most of it done. And their scores reflect that effort.
Let's see what was said:
Tracy Castro-Gill - This is misleading since every person of the Seattle LGBTQ community didn't get to vote - only a few people in SEAMAC.
News to me: I was not aware there was a Seattle database of LGBTQ folks available so that they could all be surveyed at once.
And one comment was, "Oh, like with SEA, right?"
Hampson chimes in, "There are never more than a handful of members of any organization or union that do any endorsement so this is a meaningless point. They have elected member (sic) and committees just like your PTA."
So wait, all endorsements by groups are mostly bogus because it's just a few people voting? Hmmmm.
Another commenter said: "So it's like 7 people asked to run around a track to see who finishes first. One person is competing, one person isn't competing, and the other 5 are busy doing other stuff and don't participate...so we're going to celebrate that the one person who was competing and opt'd to participate won? Yay! Good for you, Eric, glad you had time to complete the survey."
Except that all the people in the race ASKED to be in the race. Some just chose to sit out a lap of the race while others didn't. That's maybe another way to see it.
Rankin gives Blumhagen some props but dilutes it down by saying "In this case, it looks like SEAMEC publishes ratings for whichever candidates complete the questionnaire." A political group basing its rankings on people actually doing the whole thing? I know, weird, right?
Blumhagen says, "FWIW, I contacted SEMEC in late May to ask about their endorsement process. They sent the questionnaire in late July and gave me 5 days to complete it. "
So Blumhagen got it earlier than other candidates but had the same amount of time to complete it. Which he did and got all As and their second to highest ranking.
Au put up a laughing emoji at Blumhagen's score but that feels like the general tone here.
(To note, Wayne Au is a UW professor at Bothell in the School of Educational Studies. I have no idea if he does have a connection to SPS except for his alignment with Tracy Castro-Gill, head of Ethnic Studies for SPS.)
Hampson showed a screenshot of the SEAMEC email to her, apologizing for "the lateness of this questionnaire, we just learned of a systemic failure in sending out this year's questionnaires." The date shows October 17th which was a Thursday and they asked for it by Sunday afternoon.
Kathy Smith, a long-time parent advocate, says this:
SEAMEC is a highly regarded organization. They are known for putting candidates through a rigorous process. They are know for taking their work very seriously. Eric's straight A rating is an honor and worthy of mention.
Kate Eads, a librarian and SEA union rep, says if candidates declined to fill it out, "How does this make for something to celebrate, when Blumhagen was the only one who submitted a survey?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe it shows his willingness to follow-thru for every group including LGBTQ folks.
Rankin says she didn't deliberately decline but "I did not complete their questionnaire for consideration." She says she asked in August about an endorsement from them but never received a response until now. She said she had too much campaigning and family responsibilities to fill out the questionnaire when she received it.
Hampson continues to complain - she says the questionnaire was 80 questions - "It's irresponsible for them to put out when so few in any race turned it in given that they failed to provide in a timely way. Most other groups that sent questionnaires out late at least sent out a reminder and gave grace periods. This was a process that wasn't."
So there, SEAMEC.
And, apparently Hampson didn't bother to ask for a grace period but Lisa Rivera Smith, who got a decent score, did ask for an extension and SEAMEC was fine with it.
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