If you attended the JAMS meeting this evening in the Jane Addams
building, please share your thoughts and have a conversation about it!
Here are links to the materials: Dec. 11 JAMS Meeting Materials and JAMS Dec 18 Meeting Presentation Materials
They are available from the JAMS FusionPage: http://jams.www.seattleschools.org
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Thank you for opening the comment thread on this. If I am not mistaken, it seems as if there was another PowerPoint with additional slides shown this evening concerning APP and Special Education at JAMS. Does the blog have access to this yet?
ReplyDeleteMaple Leaf
We don't, but will ask. Thanks for the tip!
DeleteThe materials are now up on the JAMS FusionPage: http://jams.www.seattleschools.org
DeleteAbove comment seconded. Paula also mentioned three years of language being offered to every student and phasing out Japanese for new langauge learners and adding Mandarin. Will JAMS become an international school?
ReplyDeleteWedgwood Family
I didn't read it as JAMS becoming an international school, more that they will offer an expanded set of languages as electives based on what students are indicating in the survey.
ReplyDeleteWhat really stood out for me is the whole 'advisory' model. Knowing there will be an adult at JAMS that will really get to know your child is HUGE. I wish we had that now--it would save so much time/effort/frustration at having to meet with six teachers each year to explain what our student needs to be successful. It will help all at-risk students to not fall through the cracks.
A petition to have JAMS have a later start time, which will match Nathan Hale's, was started by an Eckstein parent.
ReplyDeleteI just signed the petition "Ease New School Transition with 8:30 Start Time" on Change.org.
It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ease-new-school-transition-with-8-30-start-time?share_id=xahuVMMBLn&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition
Kristen