Superintendent Seeking Parents, Community Members for Assessment Task-Force 

-From SPS 

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jos� Banda is seeking parents and community members who are interested in serving on a task-force on Assessments and Measuring Progress. 

The task-force will be composed of 20-25 members that include central office staff, school leaders, teachers, parents and community representatives. 

The task-force will be charged with reviewing district assessment programs and making recommendations for next year and beyond.  It will carefully review the MAP assessment, and also hear from subject matter experts on key topics such as future Common Core standards aligned assessments and the new state-wide evaluation system for teachers.  The task-force is scheduled to meet on Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. on the following dates:

�         February 7

�         February 21

�         March 7

�         March 21

�         April 4

�         April 11

�         April 25

�         May 2

If you are currently the parent of a child in Seattle Public Schools or a community member interested in participating on the Superintendent's task-force, please submit a brief letter (1-2 pages) that explains your interest in participating. Please verify in the letter your availability to attend all task-force meetings and provide any relevant information about your background or experience that would make you a strong candidate.  If a parent, please also indicate the grade level(s) of and school(s) attended by your children.

For additional information, please see the announcement. All letters of interest must be submitted by Monday, February 4 at noon. 

Please submit your letter to the following email address: emanderson@seattleschools.org with the subject line: ASSESSMENT TASKFORCE