Re: How about we close the court house turn it into a positive affirmation schoolemeraldkityNovember 12 2008, 22:15:40 UTC
Ask Summit how they have done it without help so far and they will say we "had to do it" ourselves with our own money anyway, which is exactly why they should be a model for the other schools that have the money but keep asking for more.
Actually for roughly two decades the principal @ Summit was Cathy Hayes, who fought for Summit in the community & the district and kept it going, along with parents/teachers/students. It's only with the well deserved retirement of Ms. Hayes, that Summit entered into a period of cyclical principals, none staying more than three years at the most, and most much less than that. A school needs strong leadership and a clear mission.
As far as claiming to be the only arts focused public school in Seattle, is that your claim or theirs? What do you call Garfield and Roosevelt, who regularly perform nationwide and even internationally in music. Mercer Middle , Franklin & TOPS are just a few of the schools that hold ARTs festivals. I do admit that despite teachers best efforts, the Summit community has been more supportive of arts than science/math, but arts can be incorporated into the curriculum, you don't have to pick and choose.
Staying aware of successful programs within the district and paying attention to the parents who have left the community over the years could have kept Summit from the putting out fire approach that hasn't been so successful for them.
I agree that the district has treated Summit like an unwanted stepchild, but over the past decade as soon as the pressure from " the powers that be" cooled, the Summit community for the most part, didn't move on from having children crying " save our home" at board meetings, to becoming more proactive in finding a compromise for the deferred situation.
I suggest rather than focusing on the building, accepting the school will be moved and be an advocate to find a site that will serve the students and make better use of the opportunities in the city, than being stuck in the northeast corner.
We could give the children computers instead of to the prisonsstains00November 12 2008, 22:39:34 UTC
which is as much as I said to summit inthe parent group meeting... but I said I would spread what they wanted said. I certainly agree that there are many other sucessfull art programs out there. I myself am really too new to know with a first grader and am open to ideas that work. I am not too worried about the alternative part of my childs education for that is what I am for:) <3
Actually for roughly two decades the principal @ Summit was Cathy Hayes, who fought for Summit in the community & the district and kept it going, along with parents/teachers/students.
It's only with the well deserved retirement of Ms. Hayes, that Summit entered into a period of cyclical principals, none staying more than three years at the most, and most much less than that.
A school needs strong leadership and a clear mission.
As far as claiming to be the only arts focused public school in Seattle, is that your claim or theirs?
What do you call Garfield and Roosevelt, who regularly perform nationwide and even internationally in music.
Mercer Middle , Franklin & TOPS are just a few of the schools that hold ARTs festivals.
I do admit that despite teachers best efforts, the Summit community has been more supportive of arts than science/math, but arts can be incorporated into the curriculum, you don't have to pick and choose.
Staying aware of successful programs within the district and paying attention to the parents who have left the community over the years could have kept Summit from the putting out fire approach that hasn't been so successful for them.
I agree that the district has treated Summit like an unwanted stepchild, but over the past decade as soon as the pressure from " the powers that be" cooled, the Summit community for the most part, didn't move on from having children crying " save our home" at board meetings, to becoming more proactive in finding a compromise for the deferred situation.
I suggest rather than focusing on the building, accepting the school will be moved and be an advocate to find a site that will serve the students and make better use of the opportunities in the city, than being stuck in the northeast corner.
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