40 episodes
Seattle Hall Pass Podcast Christie Robertson & Jane Tunks Demel
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5.0 • 21 Ratings
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News and conversation about Seattle Public Schools. Contact us hello@seattlehallpass.orgLeave us a voicemail https://www.speakpipe.com/seattlehallpass
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E40 - There Is Not a List, Part 2: 20 Schools to Close
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Christie Robertson & Jane Tunks Demel discuss the Seattle School Board Meeting of May 8, 2024, wherein the board agreed to entertain a plan to close 20 elementary schools. The list is coming June 10, 2024.
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E39 - Community Engagement Is Coming, Says Board President Rankin
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School Board President Liza Rankin shares the Seattle School Board’s immediate plans for community engagement to help inform the district's new Strategic Plan.
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E38 - New Curricula, Graduations on Eid, Time Use Monitoring - April 25 School Board Meeting
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MINI: E37 - The Southeast Seattle Move-a-Thon
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In this special episode of the Seattle Schools Pass podcast, guests discuss the role of the Southeast Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance's (SESSFA) annual Move-a-Thon in supporting 17 of our chronically underfunded schools. The Move-a-Thon raises essential funds for basic needs and educational experiences while also building community. Support the cause by donating online at sessfa.org or via mobile by texting D7MOVES to 44-321.
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E36 - Introducing Director Mizrahi
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Jane Tunks Demel and Christie Robertson talk with Joe Mizrahi, the newly elected Seattle School Board Director for Director District 4. Topics include:
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E35 - Board Additions, Budget Revisions, and Plans to Engage - April 3 School Board Meeting
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In Episode 35, we cover the April 3 Seattle School Board meeting and the April 4 swearing-in of the new school board directors Sarah Clark (District 2) and Joe Mizrahi (District 4). We also discuss the budget work session, which included discussions around the 2024-25 school year and the 2025-26 school year. The scheduled progress monitoring session was canceled or postponed, and there was an unscheduled session outlining short-term and long-term community engagement plans. Look for school board directors to be coming to engage with you soon! Tune in on May 8 for the mostly-baked 2025-26 school consolidation and budget-cutting plan.
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Customer Reviews
Incredible Insight And Hard Work!
This podcast is so helpful and informative - an absolute must for any parent in the seattle public school system. I can’t recommend this podcast more highly!!
A sorely needed and valuable resource for any SPS parent
Having a resource like this is long overdue and sorely needed. This podcast fills a niche in the Seattle education ecosystem that allows busy parents to better understand a complicated system with many moving pieces that directly affects and influences our children. Many thanks to these hosts whose work grants us more access to stay informed and engaged— which gives more opportunity for us to co-collaborate, give input, and take action— a much better alternative to becoming overwhelmed, burnt out, and tuning out trying to wade through it by ourselves.
Great podcast
As a parent of students in Seattle Public Schools, I find this podcast very helpful in understanding what is happening in our district. The summaries and explanations are great.