She's not just talk! In the first few months of her city council work, Helen has helped put together a school district budget that:
- Ensures universal water access by investing in 3 hydration stations in each school;
- Restores a certified school nurse and counselor in each school;
- Ends split-grade classrooms; and
- Rejects a short-sighted turnaround plan that would have given away a District school to an unqualified out-of-state charter company.
Helen has also stood up against bigotry and greed, more reason to honor her with the 2016 Parent Voice Award on July 18 in Philadelphia.
Please join us in thanking this wonderful public servant and PAA founding member! We'll present the award at a dinner on the rooftop patio of Revolution House (appropriate!), 200 Market Street, Philadelphia, at 6 pm on Monday July 18. Tickets are available
here.
A great view of the old city, great company, and a very special honoree is sure to make this a memorable evening.
If you can't attend, please consider making a donation of any size in Helen' honor. Thank you!
More good news from our elected members Sue Peters, PAA founding member and Vice-President of the Seattle School Board, tells us that the Seattle School Board passed a resolution which she co-sponsored, requesting the state to provide an alternative summative test to the SBAC based on the newly authorized ESSA. The request is to use a locally selected alternative summative assessment framework to measure achievement and student growth. This is the wording of the request: Why not share this idea with your school district?
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