District VI, Irene Stewart: A Review of Platform and Performance

Representing:
-Alki
-Arbor Heights
-Concord
-Cooper
-Denny
-Fairmount Park
-Gatewood
-High Point
-Highland Park
-Lafayette
-Madison
-Middle College @ SSCC
-Pathfinder
-Roxhill
-Sanislo
-Schmitz Park
-Sealth
-Southwest Interagency
-West Seattle

District III, Brita Butler-Wall: A Review of Platform and Performance

Representing:
-AE#2 @ Decatur
-Bryant
-Eckstein
-Laurelhurst
-McGilvra
-Montlake
-Roosevelt
-TOPS @ Seward
-View Ridge

District II, Darlene Flynn: A Review of Platform and Performance

Representing:
-Bagley
-B.F. Day
-Green Lake
-Greenwood
-Hamilton
-John Marshall Alt.
-Middle College @ NSCC/AIH
-Olympic View
-Sacajawea
-Seattle Evening School
-Stanford International School
-Whittier

District I, Sally Soriano: A Review of Platform and Performance

Representing:
-AS#1 @ Pinehurst
-Broadview-Thomson
-Home School Resource Center
-Ingraham
-J. Rogers
-Loyal Heights
-Middle College @ The Mall Academy
-Nathan Hale
-North Beach
-Northgate
-Olympic Hills
-Summit K-12
-Viewlands
-Wedgwood
-Whitman

Seattle School Board Election in Fall 2007: Let's Compare Campaign Platforms and Promises to Performance and Voting Records

There are four school board director positions that are up for election this fall. Let's take a look at the people who are the current School Board Directors for those positions and let's compare what their promises and platforms looked and sounded like a few short years ago and compare that to their performances and voting records. The positions open are District I (Sally), District II (Darlene), District III (Brita), and District VI (Irene).

Let's also take a look at the candidates who declare to run against the incumbents. Let's look at their histories, backgrounds, and decision making patterns. Let's do that monthly starting next month. Right now, let's start with an analysis of who we have currently in these positions and why we might want to keep them or get rid of them.

These are the incumbents currently holding the School Board Director positions that may be up for re-election this fall. Sally is the only incumbent who has already declared as a candidate for this fall.

I'm going to start a thread for each District Position and Each Current Director. I'll then add the candidates as they emerge.

Sally Soriano, District I, representing:
-AS#1 @ Pinehurst
-Broadview-Thomson
-Home School Resource Center
-Ingraham
-J. Rogers
-Loyal Heights
-Middle College @ The Mall Academy
-Nathan Hale
-North Beach
-Northgate
-Olympic Hills
-Summit K-12
-Viewlands
-Wedgwood
-Whitman

Darlene Flynn, District II, representing:
-Bagley
-B.F. Day
-Green Lake
-Greenwood
-Hamilton
-John Marshall Alt.
-Middle College @ NSCC/AIH
-Olympic View
-Sacajawea
-Seattle Evening School
-Stanford International School
-Whittier

Brita Butler Wall, District III, representing:
-AE#2 @ Decatur
-Bryant
-Eckstein
-Laurelhurst
-McGilvra
-Montlake
-Roosevelt
-TOPS @ Seward
-View Ridge

Irene Stewart, District VI, representing:
-Alki
-Arbor Heights
-Concord
-Cooper
-Denny
-Fairmount Park
-Gatewood
-High Point
-Highland Park
-Lafayette
-Madison
-Middle College @ SSCC
-Pathfinder
-Roxhill
-Sanislo
-Schmitz Park
-Sealth
-Southwest Interagency
-West Seattle

Greenwood Elementary: The Power of Praise and Criticism

I live on nw73rd St. just west of 3rd Ave NW about a block or so. I noticed that not many young families on my block and in my immediate neighborhood go to Greenwood Elementary.

I am looking to get input from many sources about what's good at Greenwood and what's not. My hope is that this dialogue can be used to build additional neighborhood confidence in Greenwood and I can stop watching my neighbors enroll in Whittier, St. John, or head out or move out of the neighborhood altogether.

I have nothing against those other schools or neighborhoods, but it should be a choice not a decision made because they perceive that Greenwood Elementary is not a viable choice.

I think it's very important to have strong public schools at the heart of every community.

I have the feeling that if alot of folks weighed in about the pluses and minuses, we could build the former and minimize the minuses. Maybe idealistic, but I think worth it because of the possibilities of the end result.

Please think about this topic and weigh in on it here. Consider forwarding the link to this thread to others in the community who may have an idea about what's right and what's not. Thanks.

Keeping the "Public" in Seattle Public Schools

Why do we have so many philanthropists and education non-profits in Seattle who insist that they take over our schools instead of systematically and comprehensively improving all schools? I have to question the motives. They should open their own schools if they need clean Petri dishes for their programs. If these folks want to be a part of the success of public schools, they need to be supporters, not highjackers.