Community Forum for HCC (APP) in Seattle Schools

 I'm putting the blog on hiatus unless someone would like to take it over from me.

What are you planning to do over the next 6 weeks?

Hey its open enrollment week and the entire programs future is under attack. What's on your minds?

What's on your minds?

Of Serious importance :  the AL office is attempting to dissolve the cohort model i.e the end of standalone 1-5 classrooms and pathways b...

Schools back in session. I suspect its going to be a tumultuous year. What's on your minds?

I'm super busy campaigning (Don't forget to vote this primary) so here's an open thread for the summer. What's on your min...

I've been extremely busy but my facebook and website for the School Board campaign are starting to take shape: https://www.facebook.co...

I'm still in the process of the getting everything setup. If you're interested in volunteering to help please email me via th...

I'm thinking about electability ....  What's on your minds?

From:  Emily Butler Ginolfi   < eabutlergino@seattleschools. org > Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM Subject: Update for WMS communi...

The rankings are out for this year:  https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/washington/rankings     This should be understood in...

" From WCGE: We Need Your Help - Stat The deadline for bills to be passed out of the Appropriations Committee in the House is April 9t...

The first one via hicapseattle is to call the state legislators about SB 5354: Here's a brief description of the bill: SB 5354 - DIGES...

Teaser: I have some news which I'm not quite ready to share. What's on your minds? 

The House Appropriations Committee needs to get email TODAY asking to schedule a hearing in HB1641 by Friday. Please take a moment and email...

[The following is a guest post from former Board Director Sue Peters.  Note:  the replacement job has not been posted yet on the SPS site. ]...

Open enrollment has started:  https://www.seattleschools.org/admissions/registration/school_choice Note for those commenting on the onli...

[ The following group student letter  was forwarded to me to be publicly published] WMS Students 1/30/2019      A Declaration of Repr...

There is apparently another round of  unannounced scheduling chaos and a protest planned around it.

Open enrollment starting to get closer. So its time for the annual High school choice thread. Ask all your questions here.

We are glad to share the tremendous news that in addition to the Seattle Public Schools Highly Capable Services Advisory Committee we now ha...

Advanced Learning Parent Information Night-WSHS West Seattle High School(WSHS) will be hosting a meeting on February 12th, 7pm-8pm , in ...

In the midst of the HS discussions I was chatting privately with a teacher about science pathways and he mentioned everything is in flux due...

Happy New Year Everyone.  What's on your minds?

Message from David Berg, NWGCA Board Member: January 25th is Gifted Education Day in Washington state. Each year, students, teachers, admi...

Thanks to each and every one of you who provided direction and feedback in our October survey about the state of HCS in SPS. We greatly app...

Since open enrollment is gettng closer I'll be setting up some threads to discuss choosing high schools and perhaps a general one on cho...

This is on my mind recently:  In theory, if you were meeting with Denise Juneau what would you most like to politely talk with her about? ...

I'm copying this announcement over for this month: "Due to increasing enrollment and growth in the northwest region, the Robert E...

Members of the HCSAC are trying to continue advocacy efforts independently despite the official pause.  I'm very much in favor of paren...

In addition to the news the committee has been suspended. The following letter on WMS was sent out last  night: Director DeWolf an...