Schools

Greetings from a New Wallywriter

Hello, neighbors!  I thought I'd introduce myself to you as a new Wallywriter, mostly covering our neighborhood schools, though there might be a few other little tidbits I'll cover now and then. Three years ago, when we began the kindergarten enrollment process for our son, my husband and I knew next to nothing about any of the schools in our neighborhood, despite having lived here for 10 years.  As we settled into our school’s community, one of my volunteer efforts was…

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School Petition

If you've got kids, you're probably too exhausted at this point in the night to be reading this blog. But maybe you'll be up at 4 a.m. like we are with Baby Z, and you'll see it then. Either way, that would give you enough time to sign this petition that some Wallingford parents have put together asking for a change to the new school boundaries. The deadline for submitting the petition is apparently tomorrow, Friday, as they would like to…

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Neighbors Ramp-Up Efforts to Re-Open McDonald School

(Wallyhood welcomes a new writer, Margaret Steck) If you’re a parent to young children like me, you’re probably scratching your head wondering how this whole re-assignment plan from Seattle Public School is going to shake out.  I, for one, am puzzled in that the shift in school boundaries means my son will remain in his elementary school but my daughter will start Kindergarten in another.  But something tells me I’m not alone in this predicament. The New Student Assignment Plan also…

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New School Boundaries Released

(The story below originally appeared in the My Green Lake blog.) Seattle Public Schools has revised the proposed attendance boundaries, which are a key component of the new student assignment plan.   The Seattle Times is reporting that the district made changes in the boundaries for 45 of its 58 elementary schools. The changes reflect many of the more than 1,000 suggestions made by parents and other community members, said Tracy Libros, director of enrollment planning. The School Board is scheduled to…

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New School Districts Drawn

The Seattle Public Schools has released the newly redrawn school district maps. These maps show to which school your child will be assigned based on where you live. Click on the map at right to see the full-size document, but as you can see, the boundaries have changed significantly. The John Stanford School boundaries now extend further west, just shy of Stone Way, but end at 45th St to the north. If you've above 45th St in Wallingford and are waiting…

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