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Two Videos of Note

The first is this one from NE Dad:

SPS in 2019 is where satire and reality meet

https://youtu.be/64PKoAiWhjE?t=103

Again I gently say - public schools cannot be all things, even for children.  Just trying to provide SEL to all children is huge but when you have the number of students in our schools who are either in a low-income household and/or have experienced trauma in their lives, it becomes ever harder even as it is more urgent.

Doing feel-good stuff won't necessarily = better academic outcomes. That said, when children feel safe at school and learn to believe in themselves, it makes for better learning.

But it has to be kept in mind that whatever the home situation is, schools cannot fill in for all of it.

The second video is the one with Chief Financial Officer , JoLynn Berge, and Superintendent Juneau that seems to be about mitigating the recent missteps on high school enrollment and staffing.  

From a reader comment:

We have a 7 minute, professional and quite slick, scripted video, explaining why there is not problem with Juneau's first budget. Nobody uses district resources to produce a video, to declare "Keep calm. Move along. All is well." when in fact all is well. 

From the get go, there's this from the Superintendent, "Oh, this is how it is every year" and "This is just a natural part of our business."

Berge doesn't quite back that up because, while she says all districts have to look at their October numbers versus their projections, she does not say they ALL have such major swings as SPS consistently does.  And their excuse for that is SPS is the biggest district in the state.

They also claim principals say it is easier to add staff than reduce staff.  Looking at the upending of schedules for nearly every student at Garfield, I'm wondering if the principals were the ones to ask.

Berge also talks about "a pot of money" for mitigation and that's where use of the racial equity lens comes in.  I'm sure that's true but when Rainier Beach High School is complaining about the system, you have to wonder how much that mitigation really helps.

Berge also makes the point that Kellie LaRue does - high school enrollment is driven by the master schedule, not just who shows up.

The feeling I have right now in the district is that race and income and use of the racial equity lens is the ONLY issue being considered in decisions.  That is troubling because, of course, most issues are multi-faceted.

 I do understand and believe it is correct to use the racial equity lens FIRST but it should not be the ONLY concern nor should other concerns be brushed aside.


And I believe that it will become increasing hard for parents - no matter their income or race - to push back on decisions being made. 



For all the talk about family engagement, this is one way to curtail that or force the discussion to bend a certain way.

That reminds me of another previous superintendent - Maria Goodloe Johnson.

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