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4000 Public Information Program
The district shall strive to maintain effective two-way communication channels with the public. Such channels shall enable the Board and staff to interpret the schools' performances and needs to the community and provide a means for citizens to express their needs and expectations to the Board and staff. The Superintendent shall establish and maintain a […]
View4010 Staff Communications Responsibilities
Staff share the responsibility for communicating and interpreting the district mission, its policies, programs, goals and objectives to members of the community. Staff shall perform their services and functions to the best of their ability and communicate with members of the community, parents, students and other staff in a sincere, courteous and considerate manner. Staff […]
View4020 Confidential Communications
The Board recognizes that school staff must exercise a delicate balance regarding the treatment of information that was revealed in confidence. A staff member may, in their professional judgment, treat information received from a student as confidential while at other times be required to disclose what was learned to the school administration, law enforcement officers […]
View4040 Public Access to District Records
Full access to information concerning the administration and operations of the district shall be afforded to the public as provided by the Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW), mindful of the right of individuals to privacy and of the desirability of efficient administration of the district. The Superintendent is authorized to develop procedures to implement […]
View4060 Distribution of Information
Sending Information Home with Students Items from these sources may be sent home with students: Officially approved district materials, or those official materials generated within a school building. Official school parent group materials Monthly bulletins, newsletters, and notices, such as a school newspaper or Parent-Teacher-Student Association newsletter Items pertaining to fundraising activities Information from non-profit […]
View4070 Archives and Records Management
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to: Provide for the efficient and economical control over the creation, organization, maintenance and disposition of electronic, film, and paper records in accordance with district policy and applicable state and federal laws; Collect, catalog, preserve, and interpret objects, manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, and other materials belonging to the […]
View4110 Family and Community Advisory and Oversight Committees
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to encourage participation by members of the community to advise the Superintendent and Board in school district decision-making processes. It is Board policy to facilitate engagement of those families and community members who have not historically been active or represented in decision-making by the district on […]
View4120 School-Support Organizations
The Board encourages the formation of parent-teacher-student associations at each school building for the purpose of providing an opportunity through which families, teachers and students may unite their efforts and interests to enhance the school program. In schools where no such organization exists, another parent/family group can be recognized by the school principal as the […]
View4129 Family Engagement
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to encourage and support meaningful family engagement in education at home, in our schools and communities, and in school governance. The Board recognizes the diversity of family structures, circumstances, and cultural backgrounds and respects families as important decision makers for their children’s education. The Board is […]
View4130 Title I Parent and Family Engagement
The Seattle School Board recognizes that parent and family engagement helps students participating in Title I programs to achieve academic standards. To promote parent and family engagement, the Board adopts the following policy, which describes how the district will engage parents and family members of Title I students in developing implementing the district’s Title I […]
View4140 Collaborative Governance Structures
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that the district encourage and facilitate, through the implementation of collective bargaining agreements or other applicable procedures, the formation and ongoing functioning of collaborative school and program governance structures (i.e. Building and Program Leadership Teams). The governance structure will be formed to work with the building […]
View4200 School Visitations and Maintaining Safe and Orderly Environments
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to encourage school visitation by parents/guardians, family members, and adult members of the community in order to observe the educational program, provided that only minimal disruption of the program occurs. Such visitation shall occur in conformance with specific District and administrative procedures and is considered authorized. […]
View4205 Accessing Communication Auxiliary Aids and Services for District-Sponsored Programs, Events and Activities
Seattle Public Schools is committed to non-discrimination and ensuring that communication for District-sponsored programs, events, and activities are accessible to families and members of the community with disabilities, including persons who are deaf/hearing impaired and blind/visually impaired. To ensure that communication with persons with disabilities is as effective as with nondisabled persons, the District will […]
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