Tonight is WSSD’s facilities and finance meetings. The facilities meeting will cover planned renovations for the high school, which are extensive. The presentation is available here, the video will be on Youtube tonight and you can of course attend the meeting at 7 pm in B226. There seem […]
We’ve received two emails from WSSD in short order about offensive graffiti in the schools. From SHMS principal Matsanka yesterday, Dear Strath Haven Middle School Parents, Guardians, and Families: It is unfortunate that, after Dr. Marseille’s communication on Friday regarding inappropriate language in the high school, I am […]
This is a bit of a random collection of items related to education. Calendar The school board is meeting tonight and is likely to pass amended calendars for the next two years. The revised calendars are available on board docs in the agenda under curriculum (#11, items A […]
We’ve now had a month of committee meeting videos up on Youtube. We have a full set of them, and it’s so much more informative than the board meetings alone. If you have a dozen hours a month, you can get a comprehensive view of what’s going on […]
As promised, WSSD has put up its first April committee meeting on Youtube – the April 12th Educational Affairs Meeting. They’ve done a great job technically. The audio was clearly understandable and having the slides on the screen helps to follow along. The microphone positioning probably could be […]
A while back I filed an open records request for information about the administrative regulations (AR) that the district often talks about. This went better than last time although it did take a month. Ms. Elias was able to point me to the right place to find what […]
Yesterday the school district sent out another message recruiting for its strategic planning teams. The message is included below for those not on the district mailing list. The repeated messaging around this and the extended deadline to apply suggests the response has not been what they hoped for. […]
A reader pointed out to me that WSSD is conducting a survey about the use of its athletic fields. There’s only a week to respond, WSSD Operations is soliciting comments about our athletic fields for a study to be completed by ELA Sport consultants. We would like to […]
Today is Daylight Savings Time, the biannual event that everyone agrees is a bad idea yet somehow persists. With it will come a Monday of sleep-deprived children (and teachers) struggling to consciousness at too early a time. This lack of sleep will lead to all sorts of bad […]
This week I stopped by the Bureau of Elections in Media to find out who’d be on the ballot this year. The candidates for local office are: You’ll note that I’ve listed only one candidate for each office (there are two Region 2 seats up for election). Because […]
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