Seattle Public Schools Five
Year Plan Development
The School Board approved the Five
Year Plan at its meeting on May 18, 2005.
The Five-Year
Plan
Click here to view the Five Year
Plan
Click here to view the Five Year Plan
Estimated Costs
These are detailed action steps
associated with the strategies of the Five-Year Plan. Additional
detailed action plans continue to be developed and will be added to
the file as they are completed. Cost estimates may be modified as
more information is known.
Click here to
view the Detailed Action Plans Associated with the Strategies of
the Five-Year Plan
Click here to post comments on the Five-Year Plan
Discussion Forum
Community Forum Held at Mercer
Middle School
The following are notes taken at the
NAACP/SPS community forum held on April 28th, 2005 at Mercer Middle
School:
NAACP/SPS Community Forum
Notes
Community Forum Held at
Northgate Elementary School
The following are notes taken at the
community forum held on March 17th, 2005 at Northgate
Elementary:
Amharic / Tigrigna Group - Community Forum
Notes
English Group - Community Forum
Notes
Somali Group - Community Forum
Notes
Spanish Group - Community Forum
Notes
Community Forum Held at
Rainier Beach High School
The following are notes taken at the
community forum held on March 3rd, 2005 at Rainier
Beach:
English Group - Community Forum
Notes
Somali Group - Community Forum
Notes
Tagalog Group - Community Forum
Notes
Community Forum Held at Chief
Sealth High School
The following are notes taken at the
community forum held on March 1st, 2005 at Sealth:
English Group - Community Forum
Notes
Spanish Group - Community Forum
Notes
Vietnamese Group - Community Forum
Notes
Community Forums Held at
Franklin and Aki Kurose
These files are notes taken at the
community forums held on February 4th and 10th, 2005 at Franklin
and Aki Kurose, respectively:
Franklin High School Community Forum
Notes
Aki Kurose Community Forum
Notes
Bilingual Community Forum Held
on January 6, 2005 at the Secondary BOC
These files are notes taken at the
bilingual community forum on January 6, 2005. Thanks to all who
participated. We will post the translated version of these notes
next week. The feedback we received was very good. A strong message
from the forum was that the School Board delay approval of the
Five-Year Plan until more people have an opportunity to understand
its contents. The Board will formally vote to delay final approval
of the Five-Year Plan until April 6, 2005 at their regular meeting
on January 19, 2005.
Amharic Group
Beacon Hill Group
Filipino Group
Oromo Group
Other Group
Somali Group
Spanish Group
Vietnamese Group
Five-Year Plan Action Plans
Meeting Result-August 27, 2004
The District held a successful
meeting on August 27th at Ballard High School to develop action
steps for the five-year plan. About 160 people worked hard to help
the District develop these action plans. Their work is very much
appreciated and is reflected in this document. The work done on
August 27th is italicized. These action plans will be reviewed,
refined, and completed by District staff prior to final adoption of
the five-year plan in November. Because the five-year plan work is
very inclusive and includes so many action steps, the work will be
spread over a five-year time period. It is not possible to
accomplish all of the work in the first year of the plan. During
the next few weeks the Board of Directors will decide which
strategies and actions are highest priority and will be
accomplished at the beginning of the five year plan.
Thanks again to all those who helped
with the action plans. Please use the five-year plan discussion
board to register comments about the five-year plan.
Click here to view the Meeting Results
Key Communicators' Input into
the Five Year Plan
Key Communicators met recently and
provided input into the five year plan. Click the following link to
view their
input. The input will be used by the Board and staff as the a
five year plan is developed.
Principals' Input into the
Five Year Plan
At a June 7, 2004 school leader's
meeting, principals and program managers provided input into the
five year plan. The group comments are reflected in the document.
Individual comments will be added when they are completed. This
input along with other group and individual input will help the
Board and staff decide what goes into the five year plan. The plan
will be developed during the summer and fall with approval coming
in November 2004.
Click the following link to view the
Principals'
Input into the Five Year Plan. 
Students' Input into the Five
Year Plan
This information was produced by
students of the Seattle Public Schools during a May 27th meeting in
the John Stanford Center. Middle and high school students came
together to give input on the District's five year plan. This
information will be used in developing the plan.
Click the following link to view the
Students'
Input into the Five Year Plan.
First Community Engagement
Event: April 17, 2004
On April 17, about 70 community
members came together for a day to explore four of the key issues
that must be addressed as a Five-Year Plan is developed. The event
provided an opportunity for School Board members, Superintendent
Manhas, and members of the District's senior leadership team to
listen as a representative group of constituents discussed issues
of equity, financial sustainability, resource allocation, and
effective leadership. Participants were provided with a briefing
paper that includes key data on these topics. Attendees included
parents, students, leaders of community-based organizations,
representatives of local government and the business community, and
members of advocacy organizations.
All ideas and recommendations were
recorded. The transcribed information is available in this
document, Community_Comments_April_17_Meeting.pdf.
This information will be considered
as a DRAFT Five Year Plan is developed.
Outline of Briefing Paper for April 17
Community Forum
