Schools

Two Wallingford families have put out a "Call To Action" asking folks to join them in a protest/sit-in on the John Stanford Center grounds (not the school but Seattle Public Schools' downtown administrative offices, 2445 3rd Ave S ) on Thursday, August 8 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The protest is in response to their incoming Kindergartners being denied assignment to their older siblings' school, John Stanford International School (JSIS). In a letter to the community, Parnel Lettunich writes: Both the Lettunich and Cisero…

Shannon Conner, Assistant Principal for 8th Grade at Hamilton International Middle School, will take leave of her post so she can serve as Principal for McClure Middle School. In a letter to the Hamilton community, Shannon writes: Dear Hamilton International Community: I am writing this letter to you with very mixed emotions. Hamilton International has been such an ideal place for me to land and to begin my new career as an administrator.  Here I learned so much about the intricacies and…

Earlier in the year, we told you about the rise in the number of kids attending Hamilton in the 2013-14 school year. Initially, there was some speculation that the district would open an annex for incoming 6th graders at the John Marshall site on Ravenna Blvd. in Green Lake; however, that idea was taken off the table. Still, there are capacity management issues that remain, which will not only impact the school building, but also the traffic and parking around the…

If your little one will be starting kindergarten at B.F. Day this fall, head on over to campus this Wednesday, June 5th, for their annual Kinder Get-together from 6:30-7:30 pm. Next year's kindergarten teachers, the principal, and of course scores of small children will be on hand to help your little one get used to the idea of elementary school. My own daughter will be a kindergartener there next year, and we are looking forward to meeting her classmates! B.F. Day is…