That said, SPS could choose to use the portables that are housed there but that is an SPS decision not a principal decision. That is done by SPS and the reason for it is that there is not enough room for more than 2 classes with a middle school in the Boren building. Our principal does does not cap it at 2 classes per grade level K-5. We have not had a 75% teacher turnover rate. STEM and many of the other schools in West Seattle have waitlists. I have to say after 4 kids at home last week for Spring Break we don’t pay teachers enough! 😭 You look up what teachers make so you don’t have to guess.
Every kid should be able to have a great public school education, no matter where you live.įirst off – North of Admiral I wish you really good luck. I don’t have the answers, but I sure would like it if everyone (teachers, administrators, union and legislature) would work together to demand better for our kids – there’s plenty of talk on all sides, but seemingly little accountability when it comes down to it. We spend over 12g per student for our SPS schools, and what I see is the longest wait lists for the school that apparently prioritizes STEM. We might not all agree on everything, and there are truly great educators that can make a difference everywhere, but I can’t abide any system that doesn’t seem to prioritize the foundational function of school. When the elementary school closest to us is one of the lowest-rated in SPS, and the high school near us thinks it’s ok to give contraceptives to underage girls without parental notification (while legal, having the school providing it without consent is not their decision to make), we feel private school is our only option (and are thankful that so far we’ve been able to go that route). We do this because we want her (like all parents) to have a great education. Instead, we try to cover what amounts to around $20g a year so she can go to a private school. I attended public schools (good schools and teachers, Nothshore district), and would love to be able to send my daughter to public schools. Good teachers are leaving because they can’t take it any more. Teachers are as upset about this as we are and are leaving for careers that afford them more choice and support. I’ve read teaching blogs that make me want curl up in a ball and cry. The standardized testing curriculum puts funds in the pockets of massive scholastic companies, which in turn, push some of the most un-creative teaching that I’ve ever seen in my life. We’re lucky in our school and have staff and principal who work their arses off, but they are swimming upstream against horrible district decisions, a teachers union that pushes for measures that hurt parents, massive bureaucracy in the district, standardized testing, and political in-fighting.Īnd standardized testing…hoo boy. And I used to be such a big supporter of public education. Sounds like you’ve been through the wringer. The district now dissolves waitlists at the end of August, rather than maintaining them for a while after the school year starts. If you’ve already applied and haven’t heard back about your student’s status, you can try the lookup tool here. The district continues to accept open-enrollment applications through May 31st – you can get forms here. The West Seattle schools/grades with double-digit waitlists are:įairmount Park Elementary kindergarten – 40Īrbor Heights Elementary kindergarten – 20įairmount Park Elementary 2nd grade (advanced) – 10 Starting this week, the district is posting citywide lists weekly showing which schools and which grades have waitlists – here’s the newest one. It’s waitlist season for Seattle Public Schools – families who have applied for schools other than their default neighborhood schools are waiting to see if they’ll get in.
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