Chris Sondreal
@sondreal
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Non-fiction, factual media Producer. Hoya. Currently a Seattle Citizen and SPS parent. Ask me about the 51st state. he/him
Seattle, WA
Joined August 2008
RT @stopthesweeps: Elders living in Norse Home on Phinney Ridge in Seattle have been told to get out by the end of June. The building was p….
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“Bread and Circusses” - cost of living concerns beat out democracy concerns every time.
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SPS shows its true colors….
Tim Walz: “School meals should be free for every child.”. #waleg: “No they shouldn’t.”. @SeaPubSchools: “We’re gonna send you to collections if you have a school meal debt.”
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@katherinelong @dahliabazzaz @cruickshank @TheMelWestbrook Among things ‘we have been able to do with longer lunches’: tutoring, teacher office hours, clubs. Fitting these into the school day wasn’t innovative but it was helpful to and equitable for those students who don’t have end-of-day flexibility.
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RT @cruickshank: In early 2021 Eden Mack called for an "intervention" in SPS when she resigned. Those calls went unheeded. but it's increa….
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One thing my student overheard: the ‘restrictions’ for 1st & 2nd periods are related to SPS experiments with online learning. Cc: @katherinelong @dahliabazzaz @cruickshank @TheMelWestbrook.
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Completely lost in the (important!) noise being generated by the impending closure of @SeaPubSchools Elementary school — a decree from SPS administration to eliminate any flexibility in high school bell times. The students and, more importantly, the teachers, are not happy.
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RT @cruickshank: This is really notable. Last night Seattle school board president Liza Rankin, sounding a bit like Council President Sara….
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RT @cruickshank: BREAKING: @SeaPubSchools is proposing to close 20 public schools for the 2025-26 school year. They have not yet named whic….
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Dropping the dollars at our kids @SeaPubSchools gala…because it’s where our kid goes, and all kids deserve to have functioning bathrooms…but how many Seattle HS’s rake in 100k+ from parents?!
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RT @cruickshank: The Chamber of Commerce bought itself a new City Council and they are immediately moving to try and cut the minimum wage.
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RT @claireab320: A member of the Beacon Hill Garlic Mystery wondered: Can you manufacture interest and joy? . “And the answer was a resound….
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Two groups of young Seattleites banded together to figure out why piles of garlic were placed all around Beacon Hill and why an alleged giant hog was roaming Capitol Hill.
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RT @cruickshank: With the #waleg session over, sitting legislators are now free to ask for money for their campaigns. Speaking solely for m….
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RT @OliviaLittle: NEW: The Moms for Liberty 60 Minutes interview was such a disaster that their right-wing media allies are scrambling to d….
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Parents are encouraged to visit the SPS's budget website and submit questions:
seattleschools.org
The 2024-25 Budget was adopted during the School Board meeting on July 2, 2024. Read the 2024-25 Adopted Budget 2024-25 Budget Highlights Seattle Public Schools’ adopted General Fund Operating Budget...
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Email to parents from @SeaPubSchools tiptoeing up to addressing the $104m budget hole: Principals losing some discretionary funds AND "Middle schools and high schools may see some small changes in staffing, leading to slightly bigger class sizes. will help save about $7.3 m".
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Surprised and not surprised that folks are losing energy in the fight for our public schools. Good analysis from Danny Westneat @seattletimes.
Surveys find the WA public no longer ranks K-12 schools as a big issue. So politicians aren't focusing on them as much. It's a dicey moment to go missing on schools, writes columnist Danny Westneat.
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