Gerrit Kischner
@connect-edleader.bsky.social
Practitioner of the hopeful arts…principally K-12 education, PNW gardening, and sourdough bread baking. Student, teacher, principal…
Indeed! There’s a lot of politics behind that statistic in the same ways career federal employees have been pushed out this year.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Indeed! There’s a lot of politics behind that statistic in the same ways career federal employees have been pushed out this year.
The problem is that attendance boundaries have failed to look ahead in order to keep funding close to the bone. Genesee Hill was over-full a year after it opened (720 in 17-18), so they adjusted the boundaries to send more to Lafayette.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The problem is that attendance boundaries have failed to look ahead in order to keep funding close to the bone. Genesee Hill was over-full a year after it opened (720 in 17-18), so they adjusted the boundaries to send more to Lafayette.
Yes! Let me add my strong endorsement of Carol Rava. On top of her strong experience working in and with school systems, she prepared for this race by earning a certificate in school finance. Carol is ready to get to do the work to get our new superintendent on stable ground!
November 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Yes! Let me add my strong endorsement of Carol Rava. On top of her strong experience working in and with school systems, she prepared for this race by earning a certificate in school finance. Carol is ready to get to do the work to get our new superintendent on stable ground!
I agree completely on need for individual accountability on the administration side, but I don’t see how it makes for good Board governance mindset. For sure, this came at the start of a push toward cookie cutter centralization and away from meaningful public process. But you can’t hang that on LH.
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I agree completely on need for individual accountability on the administration side, but I don’t see how it makes for good Board governance mindset. For sure, this came at the start of a push toward cookie cutter centralization and away from meaningful public process. But you can’t hang that on LH.
There were good arguments on both sides of the Amplify adoption. I supported it as the best decision at the timing given the our existing kits were 20 years old. But the follow-through for good training and meaningful accountability on the implementation has failed.
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There were good arguments on both sides of the Amplify adoption. I supported it as the best decision at the timing given the our existing kits were 20 years old. But the follow-through for good training and meaningful accountability on the implementation has failed.
As we talk about our dreams for a new Seattle School Board governance model, I hope we can move away from blaming individual board members for majority decisions. A board needs to have the discipline to know its shared values, disagree on decisions, then move forward in support of majority.
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As we talk about our dreams for a new Seattle School Board governance model, I hope we can move away from blaming individual board members for majority decisions. A board needs to have the discipline to know its shared values, disagree on decisions, then move forward in support of majority.
Principal Bowman!
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Principal Bowman!
I’m no Kafka scholar, but this quote is downright bizarre.
August 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m no Kafka scholar, but this quote is downright bizarre.
Thank you for all the effort that went into these endorsements. I’m sure capacity is part of reason you didn’t endorse in the Seattle School Board races, but our need for good governance of SPS working in tandem with the city and county is great. Please consider for the general.
July 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Thank you for all the effort that went into these endorsements. I’m sure capacity is part of reason you didn’t endorse in the Seattle School Board races, but our need for good governance of SPS working in tandem with the city and county is great. Please consider for the general.
Glad the Times keeps noting the importance of bringing in a board that has the chops to implement a new (real) government structure. Sarah has proven she gets how important this task is. Great thread!
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Glad the Times keeps noting the importance of bringing in a board that has the chops to implement a new (real) government structure. Sarah has proven she gets how important this task is. Great thread!