Parents & kids

Community centers and more closed Friday, Monday

Submitted by Rose Egge on Wednesday, March 10th, 01:46pm

Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed on Friday, Mar. 12, and Monday, Mar. 15, for a furlough day to help fill the budget gap.

These facilities and services are closed on Friday:

Grounds maintenance
Community centers (except child care and late night programs, which will still operate).
Swimming pools
Environmental Learning Centers
Lifelong Recreation (except Food and Fitness programs, which will still operate)
Business Service Center

These facilities and services are closed on Monday:

Administrative offices (communications, correspondence, Park Board support, web management, public outreach, human resources, finance and administration)
Planning and Development Division
Magnuson Park office

Golf courses will operate as usual.

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Open enrollment starts today, community event scheduled

Submitted by Rose Egge on Monday, March 1st, 10:14am

Open enrollment for Seattle Public Schools starts today and lasts through Mar. 31.

Because of the new Student Assignment Plan, all students attending Seattle Public Schools will now be assigned to a school based on where they live. Still, parents can apply to send their child to another school.

You can learn more about the student enrollment process or get help Monday, Mar. 15, at the Douglass-Truth Library, 2300 E. Yesler Way. District staff will be accepting registration forms and applications between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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Voters approve both Seattle Schools levies

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Wednesday, February 10th, 10:07am

Voters approved overwhelmingly approved both Seattle Schools levies, with 26.14 percent of registered voters participating in yesterday's special election.

For Proposition 1, the capital levy, 71.38 percent approved the measure. For Proposition 2, the operations levy, 71.82 percent of voters supported the levy.

The levies will go into effect in 2011.

Some districts seeking voter approval to sell bonds or levies build new buildings are not sure if those measures will pass. Bonds require a 60 percent super-majority.

A bond measure in the Lake Washington School District is failing in early returns. The bond would pay for converting the district's high schools from three-year schools to four-year schools to ease overcrowding in other schools.

A construction bond in Marysville is also failing. A capital levy in Federal Way also appears to be failing.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Help develop the Youth and Families Initiative

Submitted by Rose Egge on Friday, February 5th, 03:37pm

Mayor Mike McGinn has invited the community to participate in the Youth and Families Initiative, a major initiative announced during his inaugural address.

The initiative is aimed to address the many difficult challenges children and families of Seattle are facing. At community meetings, neighbors are invited to talk about how best to create a healthy, positive and equitable environment for all families in our city.

A workshop will be held at Garfield Community Center on Mar. 22 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Trained facilitators will lead participants through a group discussion. If you are interested in volunteering with the Initiative, please contact Sol Villarreal in the Mayor’s Office at sol.villarreal@seattle.gov or 206-233-2656.

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Register now for Seattle Central Little League

Submitted by Rose Egge on Friday, January 15th, 03:35pm

Boys and girls should sign up now for the upcoming season of the Seattle Central Little League.

You can register online or download an application. Registration forms are also available at any local community center.

Parents are encouraged to get involved with their child. Volunteers are needed for coaching, umpiring, fund raising and other organizational activities.

Seattle Central Little League includes t-ball, coach pitch, baseball and fastpitch softball (minors & majors).

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Volunteers needed to keep school children safe

Submitted by Rose Egge on Monday, January 11th, 04:45pm

The Safe School Zones neighborhood walking project, a pedestrian advocacy group, and the Garfield PTSA, have started a campaign to increase adult presence on the streets around the time school lets out each day in order to improve student safety.

Volunteers are needed to help with the project and to pass out fliers to their neighbors and Block Watches. If you can help, please contact sita@sngi.org or (206) 322-9330.

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Tour your local school

Submitted by Rose Egge on Friday, January 8th, 12:30pm

The district has announced open houses at all local schools over the next few weeks for prospective parents.

Starting this fall, students will be assigned to a local school based on their address. To find out which attendance area you live in see the online map.

See the full list of open houses here.

Here are the dates for all Central District schools:

Bailey Gatzert, 1301 E. Yesler Way: Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Leschi Elementary, 135 32nd Ave.: Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thurgood Marshall, 2401 S. Irving St.: Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Madrona K-8, 1121 33rd Ave.: Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Washington Middle School, 2101 S. Jackson St.: Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave., Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Nova High School, 300 20th Ave. E., Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Parents rally to keep kids together

Submitted by Rose Egge on Wednesday, January 6th, 01:40pm

Parents will gather tonight outside the Seattle Public Schools headquarters to rally in support of keeping siblings in the same school. They say the new student assignment plan will keep some students from attending the school where their older siblings are students.

With the new student assignment maps going into effect this fall, students entering Seattle Public Schools for the first time will be assigned to a school based on the attendance area they live in. This may or may not be the school their older siblings are currently enrolled in.

Lucie Campbell, a parent in the Seattle Public School system and member of the Keep Our Kids Together group, says that it will hurt schools and hurt families if parents have to transport students to two different places, and divide their commitments.

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Seattle Schools early enrollment extended

Submitted by Rose Egge on Wednesday, December 16th, 02:25pm

The Early Enrollment registration deadline has been extended until Jan. 15 for students who will be new to Seattle Public Schools.

Early registration does not have an impact on where a student is assigned to school, but families who have students registering early will receive their school assignment notification prior to the Open Enrollment period which starts Mar. 1.

Students enrolling during the Open Enrollment period will receive their school assignment notifications in late spring.

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