Engagement
Literally thousands of
stakeholders, from within the District and throughout the
community, helped shape Excellence for All. Our engagement plan,
summaries of input, and opportunities to stay involved are listed
in these pages.
Opportunities to stay
involved
- Upcoming
meetings
- New Student
Assignment Plan - Community meetings were held in October
and early November to gather opinions on what community members
like about the current Student Assignment Plan, what is not working
well, and what they would like to see in a plan. During November
and December, a series of consultative meetings are
scheduled. Information about those meetings and background
information on the plan is available on the Student
Assignment Plan Web site.
- Capacity
Management - North Seattle and Queen Anne/Magnolia - On
October 29 a
recommendation to solve short-term capacity shortages in the North
and Queen Anne/Magnolia areas was presented to the Board. The
Board will vote on these options at its meeting on November 12. To
provide feedback, email schoolboard@seattleschools.org; mail to
School Board, PO Box 34165, MS 11-010, Seattle, WA, 98134, or call
the School Board office at (206) 252-0040. Sign up for public
testimony on November 12 will be open at 8 a.m. on November 10 by
contacting the School Board office.
- Excellence for
All - Balancing Capacity across the District - School Closure
On October 29 the School Board voted unanimously adopted
a resolution directing Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson to accelerate
the district's capacity management work, to include an evaluation
of building closure. Additional information is available in this
news release. A timeline for this process, including
information about engagement and public hearings, will be announced
in the near future. To provide feedback, contact the School Board
as noted above.
- Capital Levy
Planning - Planning has begun for the next capital levy
proposal, which is likely to be placed
on the ballot in February 2010. A series of community meetings
were held in October. Presentation materials and an on-line project
nomination form (Nominations due by December 1, 2008) are available
on the
Levy Planning Web site.
- Briefings to School
Board on Excellence for All
Engagement
Protocol
- An
engagement protocol was prepared with input from many
stakeholders. We received comments from the public and worked on
the draft with several groups that represented key civic
organizations and family-centered associations. The protocols were
finalized in October.
- Superintendent Maria
L. Goodloe-Johnson made a
presentation on the engagement protocols to the School Board on
October 1, 2008.
Engagement Plan leading up to adoption of the Strategic
Plan
Summary of input on the draft Strategic
Plan
Last Updated: December 3, 2008
