Seattle Public Schools to change schedules again next year: New survey asks – how?

Though Seattle Public Schools just changed school schedules this year, another change is ahead next year. And it’s just launched a survey asking you how you want to see that change made. First, here’s what the change is about:

As part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement process, SEA and SPS agreed to add 20 minutes to the school day in 2017-18 and provide one hour per week of teacher collaboration time.

As the district plans to make this schedule adjustment, we want to hear from families and stakeholders on how the additional time should be added and how and when to schedule the collaboration time.

The district sees six options for making the changes – they’re all listed on this page of the district website. You can officially make your choice via the online survey that you will find here – answering once for each child you have in SPS – or via paper copies of the surveys that are being distributed at schools. Deadline for replying is October 21st, two weeks from this Friday.

3 Replies to "Seattle Public Schools to change schedules again next year: New survey asks - how?"

  • S October 5, 2016 (10:31 pm)

    The Seattle Public Schools are a joke. You already messed with mine and my kids sleep. Fing wake up and get this shit right. Stop with the yearly changes. We need common sense in SPS leadership.

  • GHmom October 17, 2016 (10:08 pm)

    Have any of you parents out there completed the survey? One of the questions is “do you support adding to the current walk distances in order to pay for the change to two tiers?” what does that mean.  i.e. What are the implications of “adding to the current walk distance” and how does doing so pay for the change to two tiers? ….

    Any insight?

    • WSB October 17, 2016 (11:15 pm)

      Hi there – No longer an SPS parent (kid graduated in ’14) but I can explain that: The district says it would cost more to change start times to two tiers instead of the current three, but if they increased the walk zones for schools, they would make up some of that cost by transporting fewer students.

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