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Q1 What should departments in TEACHING& LEARNING start doing?

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# Responses Date

1 Training for principals on Scope and Sequence. Screen every second grader for Advanced Learning. Don't test beforethen.

11/30/2015 2:24 PM

2 Communicate with school leaders and Career Ladder Teachers to find out what types of supports are needed most. 11/29/2015 2:24 PM

3 Don't send surveys out that are due on the same day as goal-setting. Admins are very busy right now with trying towrite up all the first observation forms and making sure goal setting is submitted and done. Please send out thissurvey at another time and give us more time to think about it.

11/29/2015 12:21 PM

4 support for World Language teachers 11/25/2015 10:14 AM

5 There should be a scope and sequence for each department for the entire school year that can be reference by staff.Special Education and ELL should be transparent about the programs (students) who are coming before the start ofthe school year (preferably in March when we are doing the budget and building the master schedule for the followingschool year). Hiring of IA's in both the ELL and Special Education department are difficult. This process needs to bemore easily done and more efficient, so that schools are not left without IA service (out of compliance).

11/25/2015 8:50 AM

6 Working on implementation of differeniation skills. 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

7 Creating common assessments in the core content areas system wide. 11/25/2015 7:11 AM

8 Provide curriculum for Special Education 11/24/2015 4:37 PM

9 Common assessments for core high school course aligned to national standards 11/24/2015 3:12 PM

10 All of the departments have little staffing to respond to questions or pass along information. Everything is done thoughthe principal communicator or through the Executive Director. Principals are extremely busy especially in the fall whenwe have a 10 week window to complete 50 goals setting and 23 observations in that period of time. Expectingprincipals to be on top of all things in teaching and learning is a challenge. Going from a K-8 to a secondary school; Ihave noticed there is little emphasis on "college and career"... not really. There were leads; but is there a focus toalign our work and update curriculum. We need to have alignment of services, alignment of support. Small schoolsneed support - providing direct support to schools on the ground... too many of my staff are doing too many things:Positive Discipline, Common Core, ELL, Special Education, Multiple Content, Career Ladder, etc. that they WILL burnout. I am sure the same is for this department; too little staff so they are focused on schools they can really work with.We need support in our transitions... Kinder to First; 5th to 6th; 8th to 9th; 12th to post secondary.... this is what weshould start doing.

11/24/2015 3:02 PM

11 Connecting more with schools, increase professional development, 11/24/2015 2:23 PM

12 Supporting Math and literacy more aggressively in underserved areas. 11/24/2015 2:04 PM

13 Sharing research summaries for each content area: what are the evidence based practices for teachers at each level(elem, middle, high school). Put these summaries, with links to video examples, sample lessons, and other web-basedresources in an easy-to-find location. Update these as research in these areas develop.

11/24/2015 2:00 PM

14 When each of the content specific deparments give directives to teachers or adopt new policies, those should beavaliable in a newsletter or some other publications that can be sent to pricipals at the schools. That way principalscan be better informed and help to support what the district level leadership is doing.

11/24/2015 2:00 PM

15 -adopt curricula that is aligned to the CCSS and have a clear scope sequence w/assessment options 11/24/2015 1:54 PM

16 I feel much more supported by the literacy department. Not sure what the math department is doing to supportschools. I would like to see the department managers of all the above mentioned departments; but particularly mathand literacy, be given time at the principal meetings to talk about their work and answer questions. There is a realdisconnect with the work of these departments and the needs of the schools. We need to be discussing curriculum,assessments, etc.

11/23/2015 9:41 AM

17 Math/Litteracy -Continue outreach to schools. Offer relevant and timely PD to teachers. Develop an aligned approachand direct roll out of DuFour model PLC development. Advanced Learning needs to be more timely with theircommunication with the parent community ELL needs to fully fund building start up programs as outlined.

11/22/2015 12:11 PM

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18 lead quality PD on CCSS, the math curriculum and Reader's and Writer's workshop, finish the district scope andsequence documents, build a robust set of electronic resources to support implementation of the CCSS and thecurriculum

11/21/2015 4:51 PM

19 Separate LA from Social Studies. Social Studies curriculum is marginalized at the expense of LA, which is adisservice.

11/21/2015 5:19 AM

20 Initial use training for new teachers every year in math a big part of it before school starts, but could continue throughfall - not just in the year or two when new materials are adopted. Initial use can/should include an orientation to thedistrict resources, pacing guides, CCSS, assessment. This would help accelerate growth of new math teachers - andensure more consistency across district. (This is in addition to STAR etc not instead of.) When we have all-districttraining days, offer a lot of math training. Offerings on those days has been sparse or non-existent: Here are someideas: COE, CCSS, instructional strategies, using technology, assessment, standards based assessment and gradingin math, teaching to the Mathematical Practices, discourse in the math classroom, making the most of your math PLC.Strong PLCs are doing great work, but we also need an infusion of ideas and information from other sources. I wouldlike to see a day long math institute on the training day once or twice each year. Keep building out the unit planningresources. Having everyone teach the same lessons is not the goal, but we should have enough there that a newteacher or long term sub can find lessons there - and more experienced teachers can find ideas and improve uponwhat they find.

11/20/2015 3:40 PM

21 Coordinate between each other. Rolling out math and ELA scope/sequences has been very challenging. In addition, ithas been difficult developing the common formative assessments. It would be much more efficient having commonformative assessments developed centrally.

11/20/2015 1:04 PM

22 provide REAL instructional coaching (ie: UW CEL) for core subjects and for PLCs in schools. 11/20/2015 12:48 PM

23 Add more arts options for students. 11/20/2015 12:34 PM

24 .? 11/20/2015 12:23 PM

25 Provide coaches again at the building level who can work with teachers on site. 11/18/2015 7:15 PM

26 Make sure teachers are trained in creating and teaching lessons and units that are aligned to the Common Core andNext Generation Science Standards. The Middle School Science kits are atrocious. There needs to be an overhaul ofscience materials available to all middle schools and their teachers.

11/17/2015 9:07 AM

27 Coming out to schools to observe and work with teachers on best practices. 11/16/2015 2:49 PM

28 Departments need to narrow the focus of supplmental materials to the MIF curriculum and give our teachers a specificsense of direction.

11/16/2015 1:57 PM

29 Provide differentiated professional development for teachers with the range of experience. 11/15/2015 9:16 PM

30 Creating scope and sequence Figuring out when keyboarding should be taught Communicate what they are doing 11/13/2015 7:59 PM

31 Literacy/Mathematics-Revise Scope and Sequence Support Plan for Teachers Content Area Coaches 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

32 Science: The kits are at least 20 years old. So other than distributing kits I can't imagine that you need an office forthat. Art: teachers plan all lessons based on common core. Not sure what else a department would be needed for. Icould go on and on. These departments need to pare WAY down and put teachers in classrooms and counselors inbuildings.

11/13/2015 10:05 AM

33 Collaborate with other districts on scope and sequence for math - our teachers have found it confusing, not alignedwith report card and continually changing

11/13/2015 9:52 AM

34 They should come up with a plan to fully implement Balanced Literacy and then support that plan with training. Theyshould come up with their summer PD plan and "opening week" plan NOW so schools can plan long term.

11/13/2015 8:56 AM

35 All teachers should be trained in Complex Instruction techniques and differentiation skills. The district's curriculumneeds to reflect the need for differentiation.

11/13/2015 8:28 AM

36 I believe the Teaching and Learning department should supporting schools at the building level with instructional PD,curriculum alignment, and helping all department (Math, LA, SS, Science, and Electives) align their lessons to theCCSS.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

37 1. Clear, complete, scope and sequence documents and all related supplemental resources for core instructionalareas, with training, as needed for teachers and administrators. 2. Common formative assessments, aligned to thewritten curriculum, for teachers to use to monitor progress and adjust instruction. 3. Advanced learning - bettercommunication with families and with building principals. Clarity in testing process, testing locations, notification ofappointment times, etc.

11/11/2015 11:55 AM

38 Job embedded PD 11/10/2015 12:57 PM

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39 Working in conjunction with other departments. The overall challenge for all of the departments which severely limitsany real change is that all of the departments operate as silos and we ofter get differing information from differentdepartments. The underlying issue seems to be that each department is driven by their own priorities and funding.They look out for themselves first. Unless this structure, which has existed for years/decades is changed, real changewill always only be temporary, at best. As to Teaching and Learning, instead of being driven by best practices, they aredriven by federal imperatives and money associated with Common Core. If we emphasized the Core aspect overCommon, we would see a difference in the vast discrepances in who is successful and who isn't in SPS. I believeTeaching and Learning should be the leading body within SPS, setting a powerful example of an equitable andeffective teaching and learning system that supports ALL students. In practice, the data is clear - it doesn't. We canpretend we are better than other districts and national test scores, but we are fooling ourselves. 7 out of 10 Blackmales who don't graduate high school will be incarcerated before their 30th birthday (Coates). For SPS, that means,on average, 3.5 out of 10 Black males who enter SPS will be incarcerated by the age of 30. Teaching and Learning, inpractice, is disconnected from this reality.

11/9/2015 1:56 PM

40 Provide Math in Focus PD for new teachers 11/8/2015 3:29 PM

41 Math: Curriculum experts should be doing the work of creating scope and sequence. Advanced Learning: Providecommon language and support for ALO.

11/8/2015 12:34 PM

42 First of all, this is coming from someone that is in Year 1. I'm appreciative of all the help I am getting. I am mostinterested in having the development of pre and post assessments for reading, writing and math for the districtadopted programs. I would also love to see the development of 3 x per year benchmarks at least K-8 and I would loveto see them developed showing where our students should be if they are proficient, close to proficient, or far fromproficient. I am also highly interested (for myself) having K-8 This is what a kindergarten student is learning in literacyand math....documents that are new teacher and family friendly.

11/7/2015 5:13 PM

43 Teaching and Learning should get a calendar together before the school year starts and have courses set up so thatprincipals and teachers can plan. There should be congruence within the delivery with training attached to CCSS,student learning and teacher professional development needs.

11/7/2015 1:48 PM

44 ELL - the executive director should visit schools. She has never been to ours. The dept should be clearer aboutstudent assignment plans for returning back to their neighborhood schools so that families are FULLY aware of theimpact of these changes and can plan for these changes. SP ED - they should put more staff in place over thesummer to review out of district evaluations and get appropriate placements to schools for our new students. Thereare students whose files are NOT reviewed for over a month and this is a compliance issue and not ok for students.Advanced learning dept needs to email parents back when they ask about testing days. Many of our families did notget an email or call when their school testing date was not on the originally schedule day for the school and it causeda flurry of emails to our school. SP ed should start answering/ responding to emails from principals. The exec. directorand the director of schools need to be responsive - it sends a big message of support. Math - change the elementaryadoption since the majority of schools are wasting these resources and not using the district adopted curriculae.

11/7/2015 11:13 AM

45 Middle school curriculum adoption for math, literacy and special education. Workshops/strategies for teachers ofmiddle level advanced learners (Advanced Learning)

11/6/2015 5:23 PM

46 1. Develop a scope and sequence and roll it out to every school 2. Idenity a school wide literacy 11/6/2015 5:05 PM

47 Ensuring we are tiered for differentiated support to schools. The needs in low performing schools vs high performingschools are profoundly different yet we offer the same PD and training, curriculum, etc. for everyone. Apply a MTSSlens to the work, come up with a plan and follow through.

11/6/2015 4:11 PM

48 Prepare "cliff note" versions of pd content and material for school level administrators that would include suggestionsfor how we support the implementation of programs and initiatives. Make these resources available in a sharedlocation (like Schoology). Provide greater lead time for teachers when curriculum changes are coming. Training for thenew math scope and sequence just a few days before the scheduled start of school did not allow for any time forthoughtful planning and implementation at the classroom level.

11/6/2015 3:12 PM

49 Providing curriculum (not the standards), coaching support with implementation and resources. Materials forinterventions as well as for advanced learners who are not identified as HCC or Spectrum-not everyone wants to takethe test.

11/6/2015 3:07 PM

50 - provide a PD-coaching model for schools in the different content areas. These experts will launch a PD and thenwork with grade level teams within schools in order to build on teacher skill capacity, curriculum implementation, andbe able to work with teachers to differentiate instruction - provide differentiation (struggling, advance learning) PD-coaching model - provide curriculum materials and PD to Special education staff

11/6/2015 2:52 PM

51 Meet with staff. Conduct trainings. 11/6/2015 2:30 PM

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Q2 What should departments in TEACHING& LEARNING stop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Advanced Learning--No more stand alone Spectrum classes. 11/30/2015 2:24 PM

2 Creating Scope and Sequence documents with out teacher input. None of my teachers were consulted. A grade 5teacher reported the sequence does not make sense based on the needs of his studnts.

11/29/2015 2:24 PM

3 N/A 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

4 C & I need to stop working in silos; begin to use Language Arts/ELL/SPED as the throughline to all of the othercontent and work that is happening. They need to plan and work together. 80% of the principal job is coordiating andcc'ing departments and key people. Monthly coordination needs to be ongoing and supported; just as Cabinet works...this needs to occur in the biggest department that supports school. Exec. Directors should be involved.

11/24/2015 3:02 PM

5 Science kits due dates can be too quick, 11/24/2015 2:23 PM

6 N/A 11/24/2015 2:04 PM

7 adopting curricula that is poorly aligned to CCSS, creating scope/sequence that are released to late in the fall to beused

11/24/2015 1:54 PM

8 I really don't know what they are doing or how they are supporting schools. They never come to leadership meetingsor regional meetings. They are not available and don't communicate well. The newsletter they send out has not beenvery helpful to me.

11/23/2015 9:41 AM

9 N/A 11/21/2015 5:19 AM

10 Cutting Arts programs in schools 11/20/2015 12:34 PM

11 ? 11/20/2015 12:23 PM

12 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:07 AM

13 Attempting to execute plans that aren't finished yet - launching scope and sequence before the units are built, the yearbefore a new curriculum.

11/16/2015 2:49 PM

14 The Special Education training for principals this summer at Garfield High School was really hard to sit through. It wasdominated by sit and get. Also, a lot of the lecturing we had to sit through was information that I believe manyprincipals already new. The was a rough traning. Please don't do that again.

11/16/2015 1:57 PM

15 Creating last-minute professional development opportunities with limited communication to schools. 11/15/2015 9:16 PM

16 Reduce numbers 11/13/2015 7:59 PM

17 Scope and Sequence that requires teachers to design lessons, assessments,etc. 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

18 Redundancy, lack of communication with each other and buildings 11/13/2015 10:05 AM

19 Having trainings on Fridays and Mondays - it is too hard to get subs 11/13/2015 9:52 AM

20 They stop sending us separate newsletters. Let's keep all items in the PC. It really streamlines things for us. 11/13/2015 8:56 AM

21 Stop buying most text books. 11/13/2015 8:28 AM

22 The Teaching and Learning department needs to become more accessible and stop being less transparent in the workthat they are charge to do.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

23 1. incomplete roll outs of curriculum (this year's math rollout for example) 11/11/2015 11:55 AM

24 The scope and sequence docs for math need serious work. This is a major disappointment not only for the teacherswho were craving a curriculum but to PASS that stuck their necks out to say we valued a unified curriculum more thangoing with the recommendation of the adoption committee.

11/10/2015 12:57 PM

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25 Stop pretending that what they are doing is working for all students in SPS, especially low income and students ofcolor. The data doesn't show more than minimal improvement and minimal improvement is based on test scores thatonly slightly move up. According to the latest national NAEP data, test scores are actually down in both reading andmath and the achievement gap has decrease slightly, but only because the scores of white students have decreased.

11/9/2015 1:56 PM

26 n/a 11/8/2015 3:29 PM

27 Stop asking teachers to create a scope and sequence during the year. 11/8/2015 12:34 PM

28 I am not aware of anything you should stop doing. 11/7/2015 5:13 PM

29 Teaching and Learning should STOP doing all day training during the school year. As it is the south end schoolscannot get subs for sickness let alone for training days. Until HR can get enough subs to cover for sickness teachingand learning should pay time for teachers after school or before school starts for training.

11/7/2015 1:48 PM

30 Asking for common assessment development (PLC) work when some subjects don't have adequate materials.Teachers are spending hours developing materials.

11/6/2015 5:23 PM

31 Stop creating ELA supports without involving schools. We can't even use the TC continuum materials because theyaren't aligned. Stop setting up trainings without building out master calendars that include system-wide expectationsso people can actually go to them and not be competing with other offerings elsewhere. Stop offering PD and nothaving enough space or instructors. The TRI day was a disaster.

11/6/2015 4:11 PM

32 This is difficult to answer as I am not really sure what they do in the way of supporting teachers in the classroom. 11/6/2015 3:07 PM

33 - sending out Unit resource plans via email. It is confusing and frustrating my teachers 11/6/2015 2:52 PM

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Q3 What should departments in TEACHING& LEARNING continue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Providing professional developement in science, literacy, and math. 11/29/2015 2:24 PM

2 continue working with teachers on NGSS and CCSS; scope and sequence work based on standards 11/25/2015 10:14 AM

3 Continue with PD for teachers and school staff to build skills and understandting. 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

4 Continue PLC development; it might be time to bring the DuFours to Seattle as a TRI day with Teachers. If this isreally the shift... then let's get it right at the beginning. Have Career Ladder be involved in supporting this work. Weshould also have Content Collaborative Labs - bigger than PLCs where the PLC group is visiting each othersclassrooms once a semester to discuss their learning and aligning their work. This is the C & I work.

11/24/2015 3:02 PM

5 Developing strategies that will support teachers. 11/24/2015 2:04 PM

6 I am happy to be working with Peter Donovan. He is supporting my school in aligning ELA standards with AmplifyAssessments.

11/23/2015 9:41 AM

7 funding the Data Coach positions and providing Data Drive Instruction PD after the study expires 11/21/2015 4:51 PM

8 Providing professional development for teachers. 11/21/2015 5:19 AM

9 Despite the challenges, I have been incredibly impressed with how the math and literacy departments have beenreceptive and responsive to feedback. I have felt very supported.

11/20/2015 1:04 PM

10 Continue to dessiminate best practices for teachers 11/20/2015 12:43 PM

11 Offer more higher level classes such as AP and IB 11/20/2015 12:34 PM

12 ? 11/20/2015 12:23 PM

13 Not sure 11/17/2015 9:07 AM

14 Building system-wide practices and plans. Offering professional development in PLC and assessment work. 11/16/2015 2:49 PM

15 They should continue to identify common curriculum and assessments that all of our teachers are can use. 11/16/2015 1:57 PM

16 Common scope and sequence 11/13/2015 7:59 PM

17 Offering PD-formative assessments 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

18 communication through principal communicator and newsletters improving communication systems for advancedlearning

11/13/2015 9:52 AM

19 They should continue to get back to their schools immediately. Excellent respond time. 11/13/2015 8:56 AM

20 Providing professional development. 11/13/2015 8:28 AM

21 The Teaching and Learning department must continueto reach out to Buildings to understand the individual needs ofeach site and work with Administrators and teachers to improve instruction across the District.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

22 Professional development and workshops. Ideally, all offerings are planned and communicated at the start of the yearto help teachers/buildings make thoughtful decisions about PD goals.

11/11/2015 11:55 AM

23 The arts department is doing an amzing job! Thanks for all you do. 11/10/2015 12:57 PM

24 Not what they should continue to do, but what they should do - Research is abundantly clear that if a student is not attheir reading grade level by the end of third grade, they chances of success decrease significantly. We should put asmany resources as we can (and then double them) to make sure that every 3rd grade student is at or above 3rd gradereading level by the time they graduate 3rd grade.

11/9/2015 1:56 PM

25 Continue all the Science and Literacy, including Intro to the Writer's Workshop, etc. for new teachers 11/8/2015 3:29 PM

26 All the PD 11/7/2015 5:13 PM

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27 Continue to support schools when there is a clearly adopted curriculum. For example, ELL and Read 180 is wellsupported at the middle level. Those teachers are able to focus on using assessments since there are such clearmaterials.

11/6/2015 5:23 PM

28 maintain our partnership with TC 11/6/2015 4:11 PM

29 Publishing the C & I newsletter that goes to teachers. Making curricululm documents availalbe to teachers. 11/6/2015 3:12 PM

30 See number 2 11/6/2015 3:07 PM

31 - providing curriculum and materials to schools 11/6/2015 2:52 PM

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Q4 Please share any questions for whichyou are awaiting answers and any commonquestions you receive from parents or staff

and cannot easily answer (TEACHING &LEARNING).


# Responses Date

1 Why Amplify tests the information students have not been taught yet. According to especially, math teachers, it doesnot measure growth.

11/29/2015 2:24 PM

2 None 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

3 none 11/24/2015 2:23 PM

4 What are the highest leverage evidence-based academic and social interventions for our students at each grade level? 11/24/2015 2:00 PM

5 Significant parent concerns around customer service, timely messaging and consistency around testing messagesfrom Advanced Learning.

11/22/2015 12:11 PM

6 How does the district support advanced learning? How are resources being aligned to support the African AmericanMale Action Plan?

11/21/2015 4:51 PM

7 n/a/ 11/20/2015 12:43 PM

8 None 11/20/2015 12:34 PM

9 Why are the science materials my son or daughter uses so old and ill equipped. 11/17/2015 9:07 AM

10 Support with the math in focus scope and sequence, a curriculum for reading workshop or additional professionaldevelopment for readers workshop

11/15/2015 9:16 PM

11 What do all those people at the district do? What is recommended? What is required? 11/13/2015 7:59 PM

12 ELA/Math Scope and Sequence 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

13 We always have confusion over advanced learning - how process works, where forms are, etc. 11/13/2015 9:52 AM

14 My questions/frustrations are around data and lack of common assessments. 11/13/2015 8:56 AM

15 When will all of the district's curriculum be aligned? 11/13/2015 8:28 AM

16 Why do we continue to see a shortage in Spanish teachers and how can we get more support from the CTEdepartment to fill quality candidates in the CTE Math, Computer Science subject areas. We also need CTE to propersupport building with staffing through PCP support.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

17 How is it that an adaptive computer test (MAP) scores can supercede the scores of the Cogat for placement in HCC.Because this test is variable it is very likely to provide false results of a students' true ability.

11/10/2015 12:57 PM

18 n/a 11/8/2015 3:29 PM

19 Testing times / locations for advanced learners when they change. 11/7/2015 11:13 AM

20 Parents want a clear HCC Scope and Sequence for Language Arts. 11/6/2015 5:23 PM

21 What is the reading curriulum in elementary schools and where are the resources to support the curriuclum. 11/6/2015 3:07 PM

22 - how can you and I support new teachers new to their classrooms with minimal to no curriculum (Math/Literacy)because a former teacher took the materials to their new position or new school?

11/6/2015 2:52 PM

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Q5 Please name any staff members fromTEACHING & LEARNING that deserve

special commendations for their customerservice, creativity, and professionalism.


# Responses Date

1 Kris Barnes, Kathleen Vasquez, Marlene Boone, 11/29/2015 2:24 PM

2 Shauna Heath, Kae Block, Anna Box 11/25/2015 4:07 PM

3 Kathleen Vasquez provides consistent leadership and worthwhile professional development for LA teachers. 11/25/2015 8:30 AM

4 The teams most responsive and proactive with our school: Arts - Creative Advantage ELL Department Career Ladder -Heather, Lindsey & Peter SPED - Vision & Hearing Impaired Departments

11/24/2015 3:02 PM

5 Peter Donovan! Great job!!!!!! 11/23/2015 9:41 AM

6 Anna Box Teresa Boone 11/22/2015 12:11 PM

7 Adam Dysart and Peter Donovan 11/21/2015 4:51 PM

8 Anna Box Veronica Gallardo Teresa Boone Kris Barnes 11/20/2015 1:04 PM

9 n/a 11/20/2015 12:43 PM

10 None that I can think of 11/20/2015 12:34 PM

11 Anna Box, Bruce Patt 11/16/2015 2:49 PM

12 Teresa Wang has been great to work with in establishing ELL supports for students at Lawton. 11/16/2015 1:57 PM

13 Marlene Boone Anna Box Math-Coaching TEAM 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

14 Wanda Banta Michael Stone Helen Finch Michael Tolley Catherine Cook Theresa Swanson Wyeth Jessee MiguelCastro Narcita Eugenia

11/13/2015 9:52 AM

15 N/A 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

16 In special education, I have found Teresa Swanson to be particularly responsive and helpful. 11/11/2015 11:55 AM

17 Shauna Gail S. 11/10/2015 12:57 PM

18 None. All I can say is that the approach of Teaching and Learning toward instruction and pedagogy is a giant smokescreen based on compliance and professional development divorced from what really takes place in schools,especially those schools serving those students least likely to be successful. The only words that can express this -since these are smart people - is moral cowardice.

11/9/2015 1:56 PM

19 n/a 11/8/2015 3:29 PM

20 Katy Hestad, Matt Okun, Devin Gurley, Beth Thorson, have all been helpful and responsive to concerns and questions. 11/8/2015 12:34 PM

21 Everyone I've reached out to has been helpful. If STR mentors are linked to your department Regina Carter and ChrisDrape have been incredibly helpful.

11/7/2015 5:13 PM

22 Marlene Boone 11/7/2015 1:48 PM

23 Audrey Roach - math dept - helping us with assessment Teresa Wang - ELL - great responses to emails/ support isfelt.

11/7/2015 11:13 AM

24 Kat Gomez, Anna Box, Heather Wixom 11/6/2015 5:23 PM

25 Anna Box- she is at least responsive to adminstrators as well as teachers. Peter Donovan- he will come out and meetwith you or your team.

11/6/2015 3:07 PM

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Q6 What should TECHNOLOGY SERVICESstart doing?


# Responses Date

1 My teachers would like more tech training on educaitonal applications. 11/30/2015 2:27 PM

2 They should start by making sure that every piece of technology in the Stanford center actually works. They shouldclean all the equipment as well. They should inventory each computer lab in every single school and help schoolsmake the labs look presentable. It is embarrassing how messy and out-of-order technology is in this district.

11/29/2015 12:23 PM

3 Providing greater support to buildings. The current staffing does not allow for adequate upkeep of the technology thatschools have.

11/25/2015 8:33 AM

4 Increasing access to skilled workers. Instruction is based heavily on technology, resources should match the need. 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

5 This is a high functioning department 11/24/2015 3:12 PM

6 Be very clear with what is expected for technology services and how they are connected; I received a planning tooland did not know it was different that what I was expecting with my new construction... so someone sitting down andexplaining everything coming my way would have been helpful. This is vital for my kids - it could have been a lostopportunity.

11/24/2015 3:07 PM

7 Hold more frequent inservices. 11/24/2015 2:05 PM

8 Providing a clear series of lessons/workshops for new staff. One full day with all of the critical tech skills and logins,sites, passwords etc. in a binder with examples. Ex: how to enter absences, grades, take attendance, sign up fortraining, view leave balances, etc. Currently feels too piecemeal.

11/24/2015 2:03 PM

9 As the amount of technology in schools increases we need more support. I have a lot of technology and still havecomputers sitting in boxes. One analyst for several schools is not sufficient.

11/23/2015 9:41 AM

10 No suggestions for Tech 11/22/2015 12:12 PM

11 proactively supporting technology 11/21/2015 4:52 PM

12 Providing more help in terms of manpower to schools. 11/21/2015 5:22 AM

13 Make sur ethat the Academic warehouse is up do date at all times. 11/20/2015 12:50 PM

14 n/a 11/20/2015 12:45 PM

15 Get a better web site Plan budget for bulbs 11/20/2015 12:25 PM

16 Add Chromebooks to the approve list. It will save money and they are easier to manage. This will reduce IT supportneeds. Add Point of Sale to schools ASAP

11/20/2015 11:47 AM

17 More on sight trainings 11/17/2015 9:09 AM

18 Simplifying ways to get help. If I put a ticket in, I should be able to get what I need, but I often can't. 11/16/2015 2:51 PM

19 Technology services should get Language Line set up for all schools. This would help adminstrators withcommunication for their non English speaking families.

11/16/2015 2:01 PM

20 Be more responsive to school needs throughout the year Offer professional development on an ongoing basis for avariety of instructional needs.

11/15/2015 9:18 PM

21 N/A 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

22 They should keep having their assigned techs come out to schools when we need help! when putting in newportables, etc. they really need to communicate from one department to the next. It's been over 100 emails withdifferent departments trying to get our white board installed properly in our new portable. Very frustrating and it's takenup way too much of our valuable time. This is really purchasing, portable dept. AND technology working together.

11/13/2015 9:00 AM

23 Hold more training sessions in regions. 11/13/2015 8:31 AM

24 I think Carmen Rahn has done a great job of support our school in the area of technology and he gets things done. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

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25 Clear vision for how technology can/should enhance teaching and learning and close the digital divide. Clear scopeand sequence for technology skills, knowledge, understanding. (NETS standards could be adopted for this) Clearscope and sequence for digital literacy, and digital citizenship. Expand support for devises that are not Mac or PC (eg.Chromebooks and other less expensive technology that can be used by students to collaborate more efficiently)Funding more people to respond to hardware issues in the buildings, and provide job-embedded training for teachers(sit and get experiences for tech integration are minimally effective)

11/11/2015 12:01 PM

26 I would like to see more job embedded PD for staff 11/10/2015 12:59 PM

27 We live in a city/area with massive techology resources. It always amazes me how elemental our technology iscompared to the resourcs and capacity. Why can't we have a partnership with one or more of the many techcompanies whose employees' children attend Seattle Public Schools? What can they do? Reach out and build thesepartnerships.

11/9/2015 2:00 PM

28 Be here. We see our network analyst once a month at best. 11/9/2015 1:55 PM

29 Waiting on Shared server in our building 11/8/2015 3:37 PM

30 Should communicate out the up dates needed on computers Should hire at least a few more people to support Appleproducts.

11/7/2015 1:49 PM

31 Give us a heads up about inventory needs and don't do it at the start of school. 11/7/2015 11:14 AM

32 Ask principals and schools teams which reports would be the most beneficial 11/6/2015 5:26 PM

33 Provide us with a data dashboard and one location where we can access, create, and filter student data for usablereports! Find a way to get us a universal login so that we only login once per day for all of the applications we need tonavigate to get our jobs done. Use technology to showcase instructional technology. It would be helpful to see howother schools are using technolgy as an instructional resource.

11/6/2015 3:15 PM

34 - provide every school with an assigned (.5 fte) technology support - college students 11/6/2015 2:55 PM

35 Complete technology issues in a timely manner. Send updates. 11/6/2015 2:31 PM

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Q7 What should TECHNOLOGY SERVICESstop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Blocking Twitter. This is a tool that can be used for positive educational purposes. I understand that some fear that itwill be used for negative purposes, but that can happen with or without technology.

11/25/2015 8:33 AM

2 None 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

3 Make decisions or decide what they will only focus on based on what the newest thing is and talk to principals aboutwhat is a good timeline for things, for example: Powerschools Source Schoology

11/24/2015 3:07 PM

4 N/A 11/21/2015 5:22 AM

5 Changing powerschools/power teacher 11/20/2015 12:50 PM

6 Required maintenance to put in bulbs at a cost to schools 11/20/2015 12:25 PM

7 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:09 AM

8 Technology services doing anymore web site changes or upgrades for a while. 11/16/2015 2:01 PM

9 n/A 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

10 Nothing that I can think of 11/13/2015 9:00 AM

11 more communications is always needed. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

12 Deploying devises in buildings based on a monetary formula rather than a vision for how the tools will enhanceteaching and learning.

11/11/2015 12:01 PM

13 making us change our password so often! I have no idea half of my passwords any longer 11/10/2015 12:59 PM

14 Stop the piecemeal approach to installing technology in schools. 11/9/2015 2:00 PM

15 Not following through 11/9/2015 1:55 PM

16 Inventory - give us a better heads up. 11/7/2015 11:14 AM

17 I can't think of anything! 11/6/2015 5:26 PM

18 - na - 11/6/2015 2:55 PM

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Q8 What should TECHNOLOGY SERVICEScontinue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Prompt response to techline questions 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

2 Providing disaggregated student data, and providing assistance when asked 11/25/2015 7:12 AM

3 The Tech tips and information is useful. 11/24/2015 3:07 PM

4 Timely responses. 11/24/2015 2:05 PM

5 respond to TechLine requests promptly 11/24/2015 1:55 PM

6 Techline has been extremely helpful to me and I appreciate the immediate service. 11/23/2015 9:41 AM

7 Providing reliable customer service 11/21/2015 5:22 AM

8 Making it easier for people to access things online. 11/20/2015 12:50 PM

9 Continue to quickly answer questions and respond to tech concerns. Techline is great at getting back to me when Ineed something.

11/20/2015 12:45 PM

10 Training as needed at the school sites 11/20/2015 12:25 PM

11 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:09 AM

12 Answering techline with patience and kindness. 11/16/2015 2:51 PM

13 The workers for tech line have been awesome every time I have called. 11/16/2015 2:01 PM

14 School responsiveness. Thank you. 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

15 They should continue being 150% excellent on the tech line support. Wowza they are good! 11/13/2015 9:00 AM

16 Providing professional development. 11/13/2015 8:31 AM

17 Supporting school site with their technological needs. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

18 Techline is great 11/10/2015 12:59 PM

19 The support staff are usually always helpful, but often their hands are tied and they admit certain things can't happendue to our inability to reach a high level of technology equipment and supports.

11/9/2015 2:00 PM

20 Offering great techline customer support 11/9/2015 1:55 PM

21 Techline assisting with the creation of WO 11/8/2015 3:37 PM

22 Continue to improve ADW..... in two years there have been substantial adjustments. 11/6/2015 5:26 PM

23 The Tuesday Tech tips are helpful. 11/6/2015 3:15 PM

24 - Tech services is very responsive and quick to answer any questions or concerns 11/6/2015 2:55 PM

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Q9 Please share any questions for whichyou are awaiting answers and any commonquestions you receive from parents or staffand cannot easily answer (TECHNOLOGY

SERVICES).Answered: 13 Skipped: 50

# Responses Date

1 Our PTA wants to support us in technology, but we don't have a coherent plan. We would love some help developinga plan for our school, or guidelines. For example, if a PTA can support tech at X level, then this is what should besupported first. If they have additional funds, buy this next. Etc.

11/30/2015 2:27 PM

2 N/A 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

3 None 11/20/2015 12:50 PM

4 Why are my emails being bounced back by Seattle Public Schools email servers? 11/17/2015 9:09 AM

5 N/A 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

6 Are more technology classes going to be made available for middle school students? 11/13/2015 8:31 AM

7 We are a 1:1 laptop school but we need more computers to run our Computer Science and Engineering classesbecause they are so popular is this a possibility?

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

8 How it could be that we live in a technology center, and instructional technology in our schools is not cutting edge orprogressive.

11/11/2015 12:01 PM

9 NA 11/10/2015 12:59 PM

10 We still have a hub that lists as NOVA and needs to be corrected as NQA, but I will follow up with our tech specialist. 11/8/2015 3:37 PM

11 I am hoping that my SPS desktop will be remotely placed on my desktop. 11/7/2015 5:15 PM

12 Can we get ADW to work in a browser other than Internet Explorer? 11/6/2015 5:26 PM

13 - NA - 11/6/2015 2:55 PM

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Q10 Please name any staff members fromTECHNOLOGY SERVICES that deserve

special commendations for their customerservice, creativity, and professionalism.


# Responses Date

1 Carmen Rahm, Colleen Halvorsen, Linh Nguyen, Robert Bernstein They have all been very helpful and responsive indifferent ways. Thank you!

11/30/2015 2:27 PM

2 LJ is awesome 11/29/2015 12:23 PM

3 Robert Shore; Juli Lorton, Steve Noebel 11/25/2015 10:18 AM

4 LJ Corpuz is the best. Always helpful . . . always responsive! 11/25/2015 8:51 AM

5 I appreciate Carmen Rahm's willingness to push on the status quo and Mike Isenberg's consistent efforts to try andovercome the lack of staffing in our schools.

11/25/2015 8:33 AM

6 All Ballard staff!! 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

7 Daniel Kozma. A dedicated employee, who is timely, creative and willing to make things work in the service ofinstruction.

11/24/2015 5:54 PM

8 Jimmy Nguyen - responsive and works at being proactive! Carmen Rahm - responsive and interested in what ishappening in my school.

11/24/2015 3:07 PM

9 David Leung, Interagency Academy tech specialist is incredible. He is always available, responds to every needimmediately and professionally, and does his work with a smile. We all call him "super Dave" and he should receive anaward for his professionalism, competence, attitude, and dependability.

11/24/2015 2:03 PM

10 Sam Al Kurshan-responds quickly and is effective in troubleshooting issues that arise 11/24/2015 1:55 PM

11 Ryan Yeh! 11/23/2015 9:49 AM

12 Gary Cranston has been fantastic! 11/23/2015 9:41 AM

13 Linh Nguyen 11/21/2015 4:52 PM

14 Steve Nobel, Rico Martinez- Munoz 11/21/2015 5:22 AM

15 None 11/20/2015 12:50 PM

16 April Mardock; all people answering the techline. I have called NUMEROUS times over the years. The Techline isgroup of very supportive people! Betsy Alp who helps me with tech questions in how to troubleshoot my tech NDAquestions. This department and Safety and Security have been the most helpful to me over the years!

11/18/2015 7:17 PM

17 Ken Poitras Robin from Tech Line 11/16/2015 2:01 PM

18 N/A 11/13/2015 2:41 PM

19 Johnny Le 11/13/2015 9:52 AM

20 Robin at helpline AND all her staff! Ken P -- always here when we need him! 11/13/2015 9:00 AM

21 Carmen Rahm and Eric Caldwell have always been supportive. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

22 Help desk. This is an excellent example of what can be. 11/11/2015 12:01 PM

23 Mike Isenberg is always professional and works diligently to complete all tasks asked of him. This was especiallyimpressive in the weeks following his knee surgery, as he quickly returned to duty and was solving tech problems andaccomplishing tasks.

11/8/2015 3:37 PM

24 Darla Donnelly has been really helpful. 11/7/2015 5:15 PM

25 They are a lll great. Very responsive! 11/6/2015 5:26 PM

26 L. J. Corpuz - he is responsive, professional, and flexible in working with our school needs. We are very appreciativeof L. J.

11/6/2015 2:55 PM

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Q11 What should HUMAN RESOURCESstart doing?


# Responses Date

1 Let schools pick which IAs to interview. Hire more substitutes, or require the substitutes that we do have to acceptmore jobs rather than only work at the schools they want to work at or only certain days of the week. If theycontinually refuse jobs, they should be dropped from the list.

11/30/2015 2:35 PM

2 HR should move staff on administrative leaves faster. I have had a classified staff member on leave for a year now. 11/29/2015 2:27 PM

3 start hiring decent subs fire all the horrid subs hire better teachers sooner 11/29/2015 12:23 PM

4 Earlier and more effective recruiting. Stronger partnerships with teacher prep programs at universities. Making surethat HR analysts know all the answers that principals will need, or know how to get them.

11/25/2015 4:10 PM

5 Sending out a complete list of staff members and where they are at on the evaluation cycle. Moving into a new buildingor changing departments is difficult not knowing which cycle and which year staff is in the process. This shouldhappen at the beginning of the school year. Start recruiting teachers from Universities before they graduate. We arecurrently without qualified staff in teaching positions and it is difficult (to say the least) for students, parents and ourbuilding.

11/25/2015 8:55 AM

6 Resolving investigations in an appropriate amount of time. 11/25/2015 8:42 AM

7 N/A 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

8 Screening application more closely 11/25/2015 7:13 AM

9 Adopting a porblem-solving, customer service base approach in working with schools. Keeping an eye on complianceper law/policy, but also being a thought partner and creative problem-solver in the service of what is right for students.

11/24/2015 5:58 PM

10 Provide accurate information the first time. Stop placing people in school buildings who are unfit to teach. 11/24/2015 4:38 PM

11 HR should be school service oriented - ALL OF THE TIME. It should not be dependent on which school or HR staffperson; 100% service to schools and timely information is critical.

11/24/2015 3:10 PM

12 Make information more specific. Streamline paperwork. Partner with OSPI to expedite processing docs. 11/24/2015 2:08 PM

13 Providing emails to new staff ASAP, timelines for hiring should start earlier, more on boarding for staff - districtprocedures and protocols.

11/23/2015 9:52 AM

14 Be more knowledgeable. 11/23/2015 9:41 AM

15 Develop ways to hold custodians responsible for performance of their duties 11/22/2015 12:14 PM

16 recruiting candidates of color, and high quality candidates for high need positions like ELL and SPED 11/21/2015 4:54 PM

17 Sending personnel out to the buildings they serve on a rotating basis to meet with principals 11/21/2015 5:30 AM

18 Hire earlier 11/20/2015 12:25 PM

19 Hiring student teachers at the end of the year before they get hired away. 11/20/2015 11:50 AM

20 Moving timelines up to the original phase 1,2 3 hiring dates. We cannot lose any more quality teachers to otherdistricts because of the timelines. When the phases started years ago, Phase 1 was in March. It seems much laternow.

11/18/2015 7:19 PM

21 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

22 Be more available for emergent HR issues, like discipline issues. 11/16/2015 2:52 PM

23 Human Resources should talk to the building principal first before they make major staffing decisions. They also needto hire more people on the labor and relations side so we don't lose amazing employees due to burn out.

11/16/2015 2:06 PM

24 Monitor timelines so that they are not asking schools at the last minute for missing materials. I.e. evaluations 11/15/2015 9:19 PM

25 Just the sheer number seems redundant. As anyone looked at the number of staff in that department vs the numberof staff in the district over the years. The ratio is astounding.

11/13/2015 10:08 AM

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26 Under contract: They should know their subject matter and respond accurately and in a timely fashion. Under contract:They should not just paste in parts of the contract for us. They should help us to interpret the contract and help usknow our options.

11/13/2015 9:06 AM

27 Start the hiring process in the spring sooner. 11/13/2015 8:37 AM

28 Allow schools to start hiring teachers from outside the District earlier. HR needs to also consider giving teachers adeadline for when they can leave their current schools. HR also needs to help schools with the hiring of difficultpositions to fill. Finally, HR needs to process new hire application faster especially after the school is started.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

29 Stop taking vacations during busy staffing times. 11/10/2015 1:01 PM

30 If someone's been placed on a leave of absence, tell us what is happening. I've had someone out on leave since lastApril. He's still on that leave and I know nothing about what's happening with him. Get people email addresses whenthey're newly hired. Get our information about seniority and evaluation cycles out to principals sooner and accurately.

11/9/2015 3:54 PM

31 Recruit year-around. Change strategies so that SPS can have a more diverse teaching staff. 11/9/2015 2:06 PM

32 n/a 11/8/2015 3:43 PM

33 Keeping an updated spreadsheet of each staff members' cycle of Comprehensive vs. Focused and send that out to allprincipals in August with new staff members on staff lists. It helps us so much to have it for years tracked.

11/7/2015 5:38 PM

34 Finding a great replacement for Sue Means (because she's leaving) we will miss her. Do whatever it takes to keepJeanette Vaughn. We love Monica Menchaca too. Let SE schools hire the best candidates in January of 2016 (if wedon't have jobs by July 15 - we should have to release these certs to a district pool for others. We need to find thestrongest minority candidates available. Make sure we are connecting (if we aren't already to the Martinez foundation.)Provide more PD for SEAOPs

11/7/2015 5:19 PM

35 Hiring enough subs to support the system. Have designated subs for buildings and regions. The south end schoolscannot get enough subs to cover for sickness and personal days let alone for training days. They should push thelegislature to allow retirees who want to sub to have unlimited amount of days/hours. Use our clout as a district to getsome results so that we can increase the sub pool. Receive information back from HR within 48 hours there are timesthat this does not happen especially from the Labor Relations side of HR

11/7/2015 1:53 PM

36 Gathering building administrator input in Phase 2 of the hiring process - buildings need to have a say in who is placedin their schools.

11/6/2015 3:18 PM

37 - more effective strategies in recruiting high quality applicants especially in hard to fill areas - Begin the hiring processfor next school year in January rather than wait till the end of the school year - work closely with OSPI in providingimmediate teacher certification (especially at the beginning of the year for new teachers) and in providing emergencycontingency certification for hard to fill positions.

11/6/2015 2:59 PM

38 Keep us in the loop about who is highly qualified for a job opening. 11/6/2015 2:35 PM

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Q12 What should HUMAN RESOURCESstop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Human Resources should not allow certified and classified staff with a history or poor performance to continueworking.

11/29/2015 2:27 PM

2 Giving responses to principals that aren't confirmed. 11/25/2015 4:10 PM

3 N/A 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

4 Perpetuating barriers to effecient hiring. Screening out qualitifed candidates, especially holding central control ofscreening, without collaborating with hiring schools.

11/24/2015 5:58 PM

5 Providing inaccurate information. 11/24/2015 4:38 PM

6 They should make sure that staff is aware of timelines; that it is very clear when things are expected to be turned in.How can information and reminders get to teachers about these things? Not with so much information, but timelinesand not be handled through the principal.

11/24/2015 3:10 PM

7 N/A 11/21/2015 5:30 AM

8 Do not forward unqualified people for job interviews. It wastes their time and the interviewing committee's time. 11/20/2015 12:46 PM

9 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

10 Human Resources should stop making forced placements on the first day of school. Especially after a strike for aKindergarten class when the school already had interviews scheduled to fill that position and a long term sub in place.

11/16/2015 2:06 PM

11 Be more responsive to the schools without filled positions 11/15/2015 9:19 PM

12 Stop hiring crazy people for the sub list. 11/13/2015 8:37 AM

13 N/A 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

14 making is so difficult to staff folks. How is it a teacher can move from one district to ours and it creates a whole needwork load for those people. I had new teachers this year from other districts that were fed up with HR before they wereeven hired!

11/10/2015 1:01 PM

15 Being consistent about what the expectations are for hiring. Support principals when we have people who we need tomove out.

11/9/2015 3:54 PM

16 Something needs to be done about displaced teachers. Most prinicpals' experience shows that displaced teachers arethe least effective of all their teachers. Principals should be able to hire the staff they believe best fits their programand school.

11/9/2015 2:06 PM

17 n/a 11/8/2015 3:43 PM

18 End forced placements on Title 1 schools. End forced placements in general. It is morally reprehensible. Screen allcandidates thoroughly before forwarding them to schools. We have made offers to three different candidates who werenot eligible to teach at our school. It was a huge waste of time by our hiring committee.

11/8/2015 12:37 PM

19 ? 11/7/2015 5:19 PM

20 They should get more efficient at reviewing hiring people. Too many mistakes at not catching mistakes and havingpeople hired to find out that they are not highly qualified after the fact.

11/7/2015 1:53 PM

21 Stop placing employees with 1.0 contracts into two buildings part time (in the displacement process). There is noconsideration for building needs or schedules and it is diminishing the services to students in my building.

11/6/2015 3:18 PM

22 - 11/6/2015 2:59 PM

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Q13 What should HUMAN RESOURCEScontinue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Support for labor questions--thank you! 11/30/2015 2:35 PM

2 recruiting new hires 11/29/2015 2:27 PM

3 Supporting schools with hiring and staffing. 11/25/2015 10:20 AM

4 Support around hiring has improved greatly over my 11 years as an administrator. It works much more smoothly now. 11/25/2015 8:42 AM

5 Screening great applicants, especial special education. 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

6 Keep focus on recruitment. 11/24/2015 3:10 PM

7 Friendly customer service. 11/24/2015 2:08 PM

8 Excellent support for principals around hiring 11/22/2015 12:14 PM

9 Providing reliable customer 11/21/2015 5:30 AM

10 Hire earlier 11/20/2015 12:25 PM

11 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

12 Being available with correct answers and thorough support for personnel questions. Hiring fast. 11/16/2015 2:52 PM

13 Human Resources should continue to analyze the efficiency of how they are operating. 11/16/2015 2:06 PM

14 Continued customer service to schools 11/13/2015 2:45 PM

15 The phase I, II and III was early last year --- I see the positive intent around this. What we ran into last year was nothaving accurate numbers before we were expected to hire. I know it's all very tricky. We also had staff members onthe fence about retiring and with the early Phase I , etc. dates -- we weren't able to hire because the staff had not yetdecided.

11/13/2015 9:06 AM

16 HR must continue to hire great people that communicate effectivley with Building Administrators. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

17 HR has been an excellent experience working with HR this year. Both in my experience being hired this year, and inmy experience hiring several new teachers - HR has been fantastic.

11/11/2015 12:05 PM

18 I like that neogov sends us the applicants as they apply. 11/10/2015 1:01 PM

19 Support and expand the Seattle Teacher Residency! The Superintendent seems determined to desolve or minimizesupport for the Seattle Teacher Residency. They have recruited a teaching core that is 43% teachers of color versusSPS which (minus the residents) has a record of recruiting and hiring 11% teachers of color. The STR teachers havemade a minimum 5 years commitment to SPS and the national data shows an80-85% retention rate beyond five years,over 30 percentage points higher than the average. This is the most significant and effective equity initiative in thedistrict and should be fully supported.

11/9/2015 2:06 PM

20 The HR analyst is a vital resource to building adminstrators. Our analyst has helped ensure we have qualifiedcandidates for our open positions. I also appreciate that our HR analyst and our Budget analyst speak regularly aboutour building needs, which helps streamline the hiring process.

11/8/2015 3:43 PM

21 Helping us with improvement plans - thank you! 11/7/2015 5:38 PM

22 ? 11/7/2015 5:19 PM

23 Continue to help us monitor attendance rates at our school. 11/6/2015 5:27 PM

24 - continue to offer contingency contracts 11/6/2015 2:59 PM

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and cannot easily answer (HUMANRESOURCES).Answered: 9 Skipped: 54

# Responses Date

1 N/A 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

2 I'm still waiting for a response from HR about a plan of improvement support of a classified, non-teaching staff. 11/24/2015 5:58 PM

3 N/A 11/13/2015 2:45 PM

4 I feel supported. 11/13/2015 9:06 AM

5 Does HR have a District wide-plan to active diversify the teaching pool with teachers of color. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

6 Why is it that displaced classified staff can hold a position "hostage" for weeks becuase they did not show up for theirplacement meeting?

11/10/2015 1:01 PM

7 When is the guy I put on leave coming back and do I have any say as to whether or not he does. He was moved outof a SM3 classroom. If they put him back in the classroom, it's going to be a disaster.

11/9/2015 3:54 PM

8 n/a 11/8/2015 3:43 PM

9 I need to know about the classified evaluation changes . We received from SEA some information and I sent to HRtwice since receiving this and I have gotten no response.

11/7/2015 1:53 PM

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Q15 Please name any staff members fromHUMAN RESOURCES that deserve specialcommendations for their customer service,

creativity, and professionalism.Answered: 37 Skipped: 26

# Responses Date

1 Elaine Williams is fantastic! 11/30/2015 2:35 PM

2 Nate Fitzpatrick, Dana DeJarnett, and Elaine Williams 11/29/2015 2:27 PM

3 Wanda Banta, Brent Jones 11/25/2015 4:10 PM

4 Wanda Banta, Dana DeJarnett 11/25/2015 10:20 AM

5 Wanda Banta and Elaine Williams are both extremely supportive of our school. They consistently look for ways theycan serve us.

11/25/2015 8:42 AM

6 Wanda Banta Elaine Williams 11/25/2015 7:25 AM

7 Elaine Williams! She is a rockstar! 11/25/2015 7:13 AM

8 Dana DeJarnett 11/24/2015 4:38 PM

9 Jeanette Vaughn--she is accessible and quick to respond to calls/emails. She is my 'go-to' even if I know she may notbe the right contact as I know she will steer me in the right direction.

11/24/2015 1:58 PM

10 Jeanette Vaughn! She is wonderful!!! Super responsive, always returns calls quickly, willing to find information evenwhen she doesn't know the answer, will offer help to connect people even if it isn't part of what she does - sometimesshe's the only one who answers her phone.

11/23/2015 9:52 AM

11 Evelyn Lutz 11/22/2015 12:14 PM

12 Evelyn Lutz 11/21/2015 4:54 PM

13 Elaine Williams 11/21/2015 5:30 AM

14 Dana dejarnett 11/20/2015 12:25 PM

15 I love the whole team. Wanda Banta is amazing! 11/20/2015 11:50 AM

16 Jeanette Vaughn, Jan Mattson 11/18/2015 7:19 PM

17 Elaine Williams has been very helpful to me, a new administrator in regards to mangaing a teacher on an improvementplan.

11/17/2015 9:11 AM

18 Evelyn Lutz, Elaine Williams, Sue Means 11/16/2015 2:52 PM

19 Sue Means Elaine Williams Evelyn Lutz Nate Fitzpatrick 11/16/2015 2:06 PM

20 Nate Fitzpatrick 11/15/2015 9:19 PM

21 Sue Means Elaine Williams Denise Saunders 11/13/2015 2:45 PM

22 Wanda Banta 11/13/2015 9:52 AM

23 Wanda Banta - the BEST! Dana D. - always very helpful if I need her expertise. 11/13/2015 9:06 AM

24 Sue Means and Elaine Williams. 11/13/2015 8:37 AM

25 Elaine Williams and Wanda Banta are amazing workers. 11/13/2015 7:33 AM

26 Brent Jones is awesome. Jeannette Vaughan and Dana Dejarnett are very hard-working and they are very responsive. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

27 Wanda Banta - our HR analyst is outstanding. Knowledgeable, responsive, professional. A real star. 11/11/2015 12:05 PM

28 Dana Wanda Nate 11/10/2015 1:01 PM

29 Nate Fitzpatrick, Sue Means and Elaine Williams. They're the only ones who call me back or answer their phones.And they're always supportive and helpful

11/9/2015 3:54 PM

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30 Dana DeJarnatt!! 11/9/2015 2:06 PM

31 Evelyn Lutz is an amazing resource. She is quick to respond to messages and always is thoughtful in her commentsregarding the hiring process. I have appreciated how she is always willing to contact other departments as needed toensure there are no delays in hiring. She know the buildings she works with and is always looking for ways to bestserve their needs.

11/8/2015 3:43 PM

32 Jeanette Vaughn is always responsive and helpful ... a great think partner. 11/8/2015 12:37 PM

33 Sue Means - just a superb employee - such a loss to see her leave SPS 11/7/2015 5:38 PM

34 Jeanette Vaughn Monica Menchaka 11/7/2015 5:19 PM

35 Evelyn Lutz is amazing!!!! 11/6/2015 5:27 PM

36 - Jeanette Vaughn - extremely responsive, helpful, professional, and builds relationships with schools. 11/6/2015 2:59 PM

37 Evelyn Lutz has been a great resource for our NE region! Very professional and responds within a day. 11/6/2015 2:35 PM

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Q16 What should departments inOPERATIONS start doing?


# Responses Date

1 Transportation--get your buses to schools on time. Enrollment--Figure out a policy on waitlists and COMMUNICATEthat to people in a timely manner. Also work on those projections.

11/30/2015 2:38 PM

2 Enrollment services needs to have better projections in a more timely manner. Nutrition Services needs to put togethera farm-to-table program that serves much better quality food. They also need to hire people that know more aboutfood and nutrition by creating more attractive jobs. "Lunch ladies" need equity and culturally responsive training asap!!!

11/29/2015 12:25 PM

3 Nutrition Services - recruit and hire quality staff members Health Services - transparent and equitable distribution ofnursing services

11/25/2015 10:25 AM

4 More support with truancy. We have students who are truant and not much happens in the way of follow through oncetheir Student Attendance Agreement is submitted to the district. In order for students to learn, they must be in class.

11/25/2015 8:56 AM

5 Transportation should start to see their department as customer service representatives and act accordingly.Enrollment should go back to drawing board to look at equity based decision making. Safety and Security should beheld more accountable to perform their job duties, specifically around threat aseessments. Discipline/Truancy need tobe two different jobs performed by two different people. And someone should be hired for eachof them.

11/25/2015 7:20 AM

6 All of these departments need to communicate to principals updated changes in some fashion; anything we need toknow that is of importance to communities at large. Also for feedback on evaluations of staff - email principals earlierthan two weeks before evaluations are due for feedback.

11/24/2015 3:14 PM

7 on the whole safety/security and custodial continue to be about enalbling poor adult practices and not serving kids. Ihave lost all confidence in enrollment services.

11/24/2015 3:14 PM

8 Faster responses, release informative newsletter with updates. Be more accessible. 11/24/2015 2:09 PM

9 Hire more staff to support schools with chronic truancy cases. We have several students that need seriousinterventions beyond the systems we have in place at school. We need district support for this and parents need to bemade aware of the consequences.

11/23/2015 9:42 AM

10 Enrollment services-be more directly and creatively supportive around strategies for buildings to not be so significantlyeffected by the Oct. count.

11/22/2015 12:17 PM

11 more effectively project enrollment 11/21/2015 4:54 PM

12 N/A 11/20/2015 12:47 PM

13 Hire someone to help with truancy Communicate with principals about the changes to the enrollment processes 11/20/2015 12:27 PM

14 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

15 Sharing information 11/16/2015 2:54 PM

16 Transportation needs improve their training for bus drivers so students aren't dropped off at the wrong stop etc...Enrollment should develop a formula for student enrollment projections by the data and trends specific to the schoolneighborhoods that make up that enrollment population.

11/16/2015 2:11 PM

17 Communicate their process so schools will understand in advance. For example enrollment service 11/15/2015 9:22 PM

18 N/a 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

19 T - Get the buses to schools on time. T - Pick up the students on time. T - When the bus breaks down, callTransportation so they can call the parents. T - Send Sped buses with the correct safety equipment (harnesses, carseats, etc.) ALL - The various departments should communicate with one another Self-Help requests need to be mustfaster. We wait months sometimes! Enrollment Services - we got so many different numbers last spring -- really hardto plan. Enrollment - Don't give us an additional teacher if you're going to pull them two weeks later. What a mess.Health Services: Start providing us with additional FTE when SM4 and Sped Pre-K programs are added to the school!Discipline - Replace Ruth M's position so we can dedicated support regarding discipline.

11/13/2015 9:29 AM

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20 Enrollment needs to help with the process of right-sizing High Schools and not allow option schools to ever have anenrollment cap. Why be an option school if you have an enrollment cap. The principals in the SouthEast need to sitdown with the Enrollment power that be and Flip Herndon and make a common sense plan to make this right.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

21 Customer service to schools (enrollment services and transportation are impossible to reach). Truancy office has beendifficult to reach and access assistance - likely because of staff changes.

11/11/2015 12:08 PM

22 Calling the building principal BEFORE waitlist moves. 11/10/2015 1:06 PM

23 Transportation needs to get their pickups right and done more accurately. Safety & Security needs to give sites plansfor disaster. We are constantly trying to reinvent the wheel - especially if your'e a new principal. Enrollment blew it thisyear. It was a complete disaster. If the principal says we're not going to have X kids and then enrollment says we will,*listen to the principal*. We wouldn't be in the position we were in at start of school.

11/9/2015 3:57 PM

24 When an issue needs to be addressed, please respond in a timely manner. 11/9/2015 2:11 PM

25 Update it's information on homeschooling for families interested in part-time enrollment with SPS. 11/8/2015 3:45 PM

26 Enrollment needs to screen ELL more efficiently and ask parents/ help them with this part of the process. 11/7/2015 5:39 PM

27 I think we should have a SE satellite so that families of poverty do not have to travel to the JSECC or more site basedenrollment periodically (I often give funds to families so they can afford it) Transportation needs to get field tripinvoices out in a more timely manner - it's hard to plan for these because they can vary Think about what newprincipals need to know about these departments - I learned about things like letters of hardship on the fly as I neededthem Actually, putting together something for new principals from each of these departments would be great

11/7/2015 5:23 PM

28 Talk with schools on a regular basis. Come and do site visits during school hours. Regular reports to building fortruancy, discipline and security to ensure that we are in compliance with our reporting.

11/6/2015 5:29 PM

29 - Provide the same message across the district regarding procedures and policies. - Send staff out to schools to meetwith Principals and staff so that there is a face to a name - Identifying point people for the different regions

11/6/2015 3:02 PM

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Q17 What should departments inOPERATIONS stop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Nutrition Services - allowing a lunchroom manager to hold onto a position for an extended period of time when on aleave; prevents a quality nutrition program from serving our students.

11/25/2015 10:25 AM

2 Making decisions that directly impact schools without consulting with principals. The PASS group could be utilized inthis fashion.

11/24/2015 3:14 PM

3 Taking security out of buildings for training during the school day 11/20/2015 12:27 PM

4 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

5 Understaffing elementary nurse positions. 11/16/2015 2:54 PM

6 Inconsistent communication 11/15/2015 9:22 PM

7 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

8 Capping enrollments at one school to build another schools enrollment and then sending out Enrollment Projectionsbased on a artificial cap. Not cool. This cause undo stress for the building communities that are affected and Buildingadministrators have to cut teachers because of the cap this is unacceptable and wrong. Communicate and betransparent with Building sites about the enrollment projections and how the process of enrollment is formulated.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

9 the nurses should not be pulled out once a month for meetings; this is a tremendous impact on schools andCHILDREN

11/10/2015 1:06 PM

10 Stop charging schools for minor repairs that also seem to cost much more than they should be charging. It is not fairto the schools who operate on such a tight budget as it is.

11/9/2015 2:11 PM

11 Waiting so long on the wait lists in the fall. Can schools potentially start filling available spots in late spring? 11/8/2015 3:45 PM

12 Transportation should stop telling families to contact the principal to change their transportation or bussing situation. 11/8/2015 12:38 PM

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Q18 What should departments inOPERATIONS continue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Many departments have been functioning well; others have not... it is often times due to turn over. The Asst.Superintendent needs to assess those reasons and priorities as it affects school as it did this year with Transportationand Nutrition.

11/24/2015 3:14 PM

2 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

3 The Operations department should continue to find ways to help schools improve their practice ie... the purchas of theSafe Pointe software.

11/16/2015 2:11 PM

4 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

5 Truancy - keep providing timely service and support! Nutrition Services - keep doing the great job you do! 11/13/2015 9:29 AM

6 The enrollment employees at the ground level have been very supportive in communicating with Building sites and Ithink upper level management should take a cue from these employees.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

7 Mobile support to schools - although I think I have only seen the person assigned to my school one time so far thisyear.

11/11/2015 12:08 PM

8 Being in the building when needed. 11/9/2015 2:11 PM

9 n/a 11/8/2015 3:45 PM

10 We have had great customer service from transportation when we have had emergency situations - thank you somuch we know how busy you are

11/7/2015 5:23 PM

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Q19 Please share any questions for whichyou are awaiting answers and any commonquestions you receive from parents or staffand cannot easily answer (OPERATIONS).


# Responses Date

1 How decisions are made on when to move waitlists. 11/25/2015 3:15 PM

2 How long can a lunchroom manager be on leave and still have a position to return to? 11/25/2015 10:25 AM

3 Why doesn't enrollment articulate rationales for attendance boundaries and enrollment projections? Assign Truancyofficers to buildings? Allow outside vendors to sell food in school cafeterias?

11/21/2015 5:35 AM

4 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

5 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

6 Not sure if Custodian Services falls under operations. I think it's absurd that my custodian won't lift a hand while Iwash the tables in the cafeteria at lunch every day. He just stands there and waits until I get done so he can pull upthe tables. I think it's absurd that my custodian refused to help a teacher move ONE table down the hall ("It's not in mycontract.") I think the language in the custodian contract needs to be changed to include obvious things that need to bedone around a school.

11/13/2015 9:29 AM

7 Why does Cleveland High School have an enrollment cap and a waitlist of over 100 students every year when theyhave room for students?

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

8 Why is it so difficult for office staff to reach transportation? 11/10/2015 1:06 PM

9 n/a 11/8/2015 3:45 PM

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Q20 Please name any staff members fromOPERATIONS that deserve special

commendations for their customer service,creativity, and professionalism.


# Responses Date

1 Enrollment has been the least responsive department I have dealt with. Jay Friedstadt is an exception. I appreciate hiswillingness to answer my questions. Steven Richard in transportation was a big help to me this fall on busing issues.Michelle White is also very responsive.

11/30/2015 2:38 PM

2 Safety & Security as well as Health Services always provide us with timely information and are responsive. 11/24/2015 3:14 PM

3 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:11 AM

4 Larry Dorsey Mike Wells 11/16/2015 2:11 PM

5 Pete (Transportation) Erin (Safety/Security) 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

6 MaryAnn Denini - She rocks! She is so responsive! 11/13/2015 9:29 AM

7 Faau Manu and Kendrick Wilson from emrollment services have been very supportive. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

8 Paul Wight. 11/9/2015 2:11 PM

9 n/a 11/8/2015 3:45 PM

10 Ransom - Transportation - Awesome! 11/7/2015 5:39 PM

11 Faau Manuu - responsive, professional, and is helpful with enrollment questions 11/6/2015 3:02 PM

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Q21 What should departments in BUSINESS& FINANCE start doing?


# Responses Date

1 Figure out how to fund our schools better. Its embarrassing. 11/29/2015 12:26 PM

2 Get into our schools - go on site visits and see how the dollars are being spent. Visit a title school, visit a small school,visit a sampling of schools and then bring us together to tell you our challenges and concerns (with our officemanagers). First find out what is REALLY going on before you decide XXX goes to general funds or XXX gets thisFTE. See how schools CANNOT operate with .2 or .4 FTE first... and figure out a way to keep our input in the loop.

11/24/2015 3:18 PM

3 Be more supportive to schools. Instead of just saying NO see how they can work with the schools to utilize fundsappropriately; but also with the needs of students. It is frustrating when schools try to make purchases or hire staff andare shut down every step of the way.

11/23/2015 9:42 AM

4 keep the school budget up to date in real time, respond to emails within 48 hours 11/21/2015 4:56 PM

5 We need POS transactions. The fiscal procedures are way too slow and way too often we have to requestreimbursements or we just eat the expense. Not ok.

11/20/2015 12:51 PM

6 n/a 11/20/2015 12:47 PM

7 Get quicker turnarounds on purchasing 11/20/2015 12:28 PM

8 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

9 Supporting clarity in school budgets 11/16/2015 2:55 PM

10 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

11 The accounting department needs to hire experienced budget analyst at the building level to help Principals in theSouthEast region. I have had 3 budget analsyt in 3 years.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

12 Customer service to schools - I have yet to have someone pick up the phone when I call accounting or payroll. Often itis several days before receiving a response to an inquiry from payroll.

11/11/2015 12:11 PM

13 Talking to principals to understand the nuances at individual schools. 11/10/2015 1:08 PM

14 Take into account that smaller high schools need to be funded at a level equivalent to comprehensive high schools.This goes back to the issue of silos. Budgeting seems to exist outside enrollment planning, teaching, and learning, andoperations. It's like they work in their own bubble and know nothing about the schools they are serving.

11/9/2015 2:13 PM

15 n/a 11/8/2015 3:49 PM

16 This may actually be an HR duty not a Business and Finance - At the end of the year can we explicitly put out a flierthat talks about what days they will need to be at school for tri days in the fall Also, just a refresher on how staff needto mark absences, etc.

11/7/2015 5:25 PM

17 regular accounting updates to schools, quality control in accounting, perhaps very specific, frequent mandatorytraining of secondary fiscals.

11/6/2015 5:30 PM

18 - have constant communication between HR and Budget -- so the one hand knows what the other hand is doing -develop a better budget report layout that is not generalized or in general groups (e.g. SSA vs. SSF)

11/6/2015 3:06 PM

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Q22 What should departments in BUSINESS& FINANCE stop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Making decisions with zero experience on how schools operate. 11/24/2015 3:18 PM

2 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

3 Making it difficult for schools to see where money is, where it's been spent, where mistakes are being made. 11/16/2015 2:55 PM

4 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

5 Budget analsyt need to be accessible and competent. Please return Principal and fiscal specialists requests in a timelymanner.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

6 Stop NOT talking to principals 11/10/2015 1:08 PM

7 n/a 11/8/2015 3:49 PM

8 - withholding percentages of the school budget 11/6/2015 3:06 PM

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Q23 What should departments in BUSINESS& FINANCE continue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Continue bringing in principal early in the ARENA processes; continue to dialog with us... but get in our buildings. 11/24/2015 3:18 PM

2 The grants department is much more efficient and effective then my school's budget analysts 11/21/2015 4:56 PM

3 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

4 Regular communication with school regarding budget and budgeting concerns 11/15/2015 9:23 PM

5 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

6 I really appreciate the transparency (detailed emails) around staffing FTE cuts and adds District-wide. 11/13/2015 11:34 AM

7 Commuincate with Princiapls early and often. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

8 Budget analysts assigned to schools. It seems to work to have one person who can help with budget relatedquestions. If there was a way to consolidate to have one point person for the school for access to all business andfinance questions/issues, that would be incredibly helpful at the school level.

11/11/2015 12:11 PM

9 The quarterly grant reports are nice 11/10/2015 1:08 PM

10 Budget analysts are another vital resource for building administrators. Our analyst is able to provide quick updates onour school's budget and coordinates with other departments to ensure that questions are answered in a timely manner.

11/8/2015 3:49 PM

11 helping principals truly understand their budgets and ensure that line items go to the correct budget center. 11/7/2015 5:41 PM

12 - visit schools to build relationships with administration 11/6/2015 3:06 PM

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and cannot easily answer (BUSINESS &FINANCE).


# Responses Date

1 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

2 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

3 N/A 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

4 Why aren't elementary preschool programs included in WSS? 11/10/2015 1:08 PM

5 n/a 11/8/2015 3:49 PM

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Q25 Please name any staff members fromBUSINESS & FINANCE that deserve specialcommendations for their customer service,


# Responses Date

1 Pat Roe is very patient about answering all my questions and helping me figure out my budget. Thank you! 11/30/2015 2:39 PM

2 Sherri Johnson, Michael Stone 11/29/2015 2:28 PM

3 I don't have to use him very often, but Alex Januzzi is very responsive and clear in our interactions. 11/25/2015 3:15 PM

4 Risk Management - Richard Staudt Accounting - Alex Januzzi 11/25/2015 10:26 AM

5 Michael Stone 11/21/2015 4:56 PM

6 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

7 Pat Roe 11/16/2015 2:12 PM

8 Sherry johnson 11/15/2015 9:23 PM

9 N/A 11/13/2015 2:46 PM

10 Alex J is excellent! He is always available to help. The accounts payable Dept is excellent! Troy White from riskmanagement is very responsive!

11/13/2015 11:34 AM

11 Michael Stone Helen Finch 11/13/2015 9:52 AM

12 Kathie Technow is very responsive and supportive. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

13 Alex Januzzi has been a tremendous help to our school. 11/11/2015 12:11 PM

14 Pat Roe. 11/9/2015 2:13 PM

15 Cheryl Klinker is an amazing support to our program. She clearly understands our school's needs and listens intentlyto our requests, helping to creatively problem solve budget related questions. She also coordinates with otherdepartments such as grants to make sure we can access funds in a tamely manner.

11/8/2015 3:49 PM

16 Clarissa Marks has been so patient and fabulous to me - I have a complex building and they've truly helped 11/7/2015 5:25 PM

17 Sim Henderson, Kathie Technow 11/6/2015 5:30 PM

18 Pat Roe - she is phenomenal in pointing out the nuances of budget codes and clarifying processes; professional andalways helpful.

11/6/2015 3:06 PM

19 Working with Cheryl Klinker is a fabulous person to work with. It's a pleasure to work with her as our NE budgetcoordinator.

11/6/2015 2:36 PM

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Q26 What should departments in CAPITAL& FACILITIES start doing?


# Responses Date

1 Rebuild our broken-down building. Work with us and our PTA on what we can do until our building is finally approvedfor BEX.

11/30/2015 2:43 PM

2 The entire district is embarrassingly FILTHY. It would be nice if Custodial Services actually cleaned something.Principals should be the direct supervisors of custodians. That would be a great first place to start.

11/29/2015 12:27 PM

3 Find ways to be responsive in a timely manner. I know they are busy and possibly understaffed. However, as aprincipal I spend an inordinate amount of time sending follow-up emails, nagging people, sending photos of work thatisn't done, sometimes for months, or in a couple cases, it took more than one year to get some basic things done. Thistype of problem keeps principals form being in classrooms and engaging with students, staff, and families.

11/25/2015 4:13 PM

4 They should start giving updates on ongoing projects to know timelines and changes. I thought my new securitycamera system was going to be done before school started and it still isn't done. I haven't heard any updates.

11/25/2015 3:17 PM

5 Include schools in the hiring processes for school based hires AND transfers. Also figure out why Enrollment Planningchanges yearly and what is the source of that issue. Make sure Capital includes departments affected by new projectsearly and OFTEN.

11/24/2015 3:21 PM

6 Custodial services needs to support principals in ways hold custodians responsible for their job performance.Custodial evaluations are sub standard and not accurate. Principals are advised to not challenge custodialperformance as it creates union issues. This is totally unacceptable.

11/22/2015 12:21 PM

7 more accurately project enrollment, communicate effectively when portables are being added, respond to emails within48 hours

11/21/2015 4:57 PM

8 Hire more people or outsopurce some of the maintenance work that needs to get completed 11/20/2015 12:48 PM

9 Get input from principals on enrollment planning changes 11/20/2015 12:29 PM

10 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

11 Communicating with staff and communities what plans are made when and why. 11/16/2015 3:02 PM

12 Enrollment planning needs to come up with a plan for schools that are running out of or have run out of classroomspace for their students.

11/16/2015 2:14 PM

13 Communicate with schools regarding the l union and duties. Supervisors of custodians meet with the principal. 11/15/2015 9:24 PM

14 N/A 11/13/2015 2:47 PM

15 The departments within capital projects need to communicate with each other on a regular basis. We have spendmany hours and over 100 emails trying to get a project done in the school. There were so many folks involved that I'vesince lost track. The furniture Dept needs to read the requests we send out from the school and then deliver. We hadthe furniture guy out here at least 8 times this fall. I had to keep walking him through the school needs again andagain. He had things delivered in little installments. Ridiculous! When Stuart L. stepped in -- then things began to work!The custodian's contract needs to be changed. All I hear for basic needs (move a table down the hall, deliver a box toa room, wipe down lunch tables, etc. is "It's not my job." "That's not in my contract." My custodian will even stand andwait for me to clean each table after lunch before he will put the tables away. He just stands there watching andanother staff member and I clean the tables. We don't say, "That's not my job." It's embarrassing! It would be nice ifthe boss of my custodian would take the time to meet me. He was just in the building last week and didn't even stop byto introduce himself. Maybe it's not in his contract.

11/13/2015 11:43 AM

16 Custodial Services should require custodians to have competent English speaking skills. 11/13/2015 8:40 AM

17 As stated early enrollment needs to right-size High Schools and take the enrollment cap off of Cleveland High School.Fill Cleveland to 900 students. Make your enrollment planning decisions transparent to building level sites.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

18 Maintenance and faciltities staff members ALL need to sign in at the office during school hours 11/10/2015 1:11 PM

19 Get the custodians to actually do something. If I don't follow mine around, he doesn't do anything I ask of him. 11/9/2015 3:58 PM

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20 Enrollment Planning - It's hard to tell sometimes where they get their numbers. They don't talk with principals andwhen we ask where they got the number they did, they said it came from their metrics. But, when they are shownlongitudinal data that contradicts their numbers, they refuse to listen. They either need better metrics or a differentsystem.

11/9/2015 2:15 PM

21 Review the evaluation criteria for long tenured custodial staff that are unable or unwilling to complete their duties.There always seems to be an "out" for some of these employees, including leaves and disability, which ultimatelyresult in delays in staffing full time replacements.

11/8/2015 3:58 PM

22 Should start looking at facilities and allocating resources to make our buildings more functional. 11/7/2015 1:57 PM

23 site visits, sending schedules of visit to building principals, expect all staff to wear SPS identification and to not bealarmed when school security asks for ID Clear guidelines for what comes out of a building budget and what comesout of critical maintenance. Clear custodial expectations.

11/6/2015 5:34 PM

24 - There must be a better way of determining classroom needs based on enrollment. New classrooms are always in flux 11/6/2015 3:09 PM

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Q27 What should departments in CAPITAL& FACILITIES stop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Transfer people into schools without principals input or knowledge. 11/24/2015 3:21 PM

2 Back logging so many jobs 11/20/2015 12:48 PM

3 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

4 Failing to communicate 11/16/2015 3:02 PM

5 They should stop dropping portables on each site to solve the problem of overcrowding. 11/16/2015 2:14 PM

6 N/A 11/13/2015 2:47 PM

7 Stop making decisions that don't make sense without communicating the process clearly and without Building level orcommunity input.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

8 Please stop parking in the handicapped spaces. this is not ok and I see it at several buildings across the distric 11/10/2015 1:11 PM

9 Stop looking at small, alternative high schools in the same way they look at comprehensive high schools. Look at theirmonthly and longitudinal data and they will get a much more accurate picture.

11/9/2015 2:15 PM

10 It seems that the plan for coverage in many buildings is undetermined. As a result, supply orders, etc. are alsodelayed because there is no consistency in who puts in and follows up on the order.

11/8/2015 3:58 PM

11 Stop passing the buck and not getting projects completed. One says is it is capital the other facilities-----someone takecontrol and solve issues. Forcing principals to keep advocating for things that capital and facilities stalls on........workwith us, we are instructional leaders and need time to focus there not to continue to communicate needs with noresponse.

11/7/2015 1:57 PM

12 - 11/6/2015 3:09 PM

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Q28 What should departments in CAPITAL& FACILITIES continue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Resopnd to my e-mails and questions. Some people are responsive and some are not. I'm also not always sure who tosend different questions to.

11/30/2015 2:43 PM

2 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

3 Being creative and persistent in working to solve issues. 11/16/2015 3:02 PM

4 They should continue to plan for a major growth in specific areas of Seattle. 11/16/2015 2:14 PM

5 N/A 11/13/2015 2:47 PM

6 Communicate and be transparent. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

7 The surplus warehouse is awesome. very timely pick up and drop off. 11/10/2015 1:11 PM

8 n/a 11/8/2015 3:58 PM

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and cannot easily answer (CAPITAL &FACILITIES).


# Responses Date

1 Are we still scheduled to receive another portable next summer? Did the landmark board approve it? 11/30/2015 2:43 PM

2 Where did the students, who didn't show this year, go? Is there a better way to project enrollments? Can adjustmentsbe made earlier?

11/25/2015 10:41 AM

3 Complaints around custodial performance. 11/22/2015 12:21 PM

4 A few smaller work orders still out. 11/18/2015 7:23 PM

5 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

6 What will our numbers be? 11/16/2015 3:02 PM

7 N/A 11/13/2015 2:47 PM

8 Why does Cleveland High School have an enrollment cap when they are not filled to capacity and they are an optionschool.

11/11/2015 5:39 PM

9 Why is the building charged for things that should be paid for out of capitol funds or that are out of the building'scontrol?

11/10/2015 1:11 PM

10 n/a 11/8/2015 3:58 PM

11 Rebuild time lines......construction that is suppose to happen in summer 2016 at my building. This needs tocommunicated NOW so that I can plan for summer programming and work with our child care on site so they havetime to plan.

11/7/2015 1:57 PM

12 I would prefer for my custodian to be available during student lunch times rather than taking her lunch break duringthat time. How can I get my custodian's schedule revisited?

11/6/2015 3:09 PM

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Q30 Please name any staff members fromCAPITAL & FACILITIES that deserve specialcommendations for their customer service,


# Responses Date

1 Mike Barrett! He is always professional, courteous, helpful, honest, follows up - I could go on and on! Beatta Chounard- Also, extremely helpful, professional, positive, supportive, etc.

11/23/2015 9:43 AM

2 Craig Tamura night supervisor; & the grounds person who came out today and inspected all the trees around ourbuilding. He took care of us and made sure our campus was safe today after the storm. We have trees immediatelynext to our building on three sides. He cleaned up the fallen debris and branches, etc.

11/18/2015 7:23 PM

3 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

4 Mike Jenkins, Mark Emelko, Todd Lilleness, Bruce Skowrya 11/16/2015 3:02 PM

5 N/A 11/13/2015 2:47 PM

6 Stuart L. Mike B. Both very responsive. 11/13/2015 11:43 AM

7 Flip Herndon has been helpful and Faau Manu and Kendrick Wilson. 11/11/2015 5:39 PM

8 We would like to recognize Brandon Tarver for his contribution to our school's community. Brandon is hard working,engaging and always willing to lend an extra hand. He holds high standards for the building's appearance and isalways looking for ways to be more effiecent in his work, working on matters needing addressed without having to bedirected. Our students, their families and our staff see him as an essential part of our school and value hiscommitment.

11/8/2015 3:58 PM

9 This is at the building level - We lost Ernesto Espinoza but he is a FABULOUS employee and deserves to move upthrough the system. He has an incredible work ethic and he has strong interpersonal skills. I would love to have himback at South Shore

11/7/2015 5:26 PM

10 Diane Fields (?), electrician All laborers who worked at JAMS last summer (great during a very packed summer!!!) Allcraftsperson who worked on JAMS last summer (room renovation and sound proofing) Project Manager Scott HogmanLucy Morello

11/6/2015 5:34 PM

11 Mike Jenkins - responsive, professional, and understands the needs of school. 11/6/2015 3:09 PM

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Q31 What should OTHER DEPARTMENTSstart doing?


# Responses Date

1 Safety and Security should team with Risk management, Operations, and Facilities to develop a comprehensiveapproach to help schools prepare for catastrophic emergencies. Not just CIMS training, but clear standardizedguidelines on what schools need and how to obtain, store, and replenish these supplies. The majority of our schoolsare not at all prepared for a major catastrophe.

11/25/2015 4:17 PM

2 Communications/Public Affairs - templates for letters would be very helpful. 11/25/2015 10:46 AM

3 Provide Powerschool Access for Community Partners. 11/24/2015 4:39 PM

4 Special education: it would be great to have transition-planning resources for students with IEPs moved online andavailable to teachers, students, parents, etc. in an easily-accessible and useful format.

11/24/2015 2:04 PM

5 All departments need to communicate with principals at principal's meetings. Even if they just update us briefly it wouldbe helpful. I have no idea what some people/departments are doing or what role they play in supporting schools. Iespecially don't know much about the role of the curriculum people; which is really ridiculous. They should be muchmore involved. In fact, I feel like they are this separate entity with no connection at all to the work going on in schools.They make judgements and assumptions but have no idea about the work that is going on in my school. I feel verymuch on my own in this work with the exception of Peter Donovan who has been excellent in supporting CareerLadders and curriculum alignment. I feel there is something lacking with the principal PD I don't really see how it hasimproved my leadership skills. It is beneficial for very new leaders - perhaps APs; but I personally need more rigor. Iwant to look at current research and data, discuss issues that are impacting schools and districts nationwide andbecome stronger and better at running a school. My own goal setting identified a problem of practice so I'm not surewhy so much time is spent on this at principal meetings.

11/23/2015 9:44 AM

6 Research, Evaluation and Assessment should procure effective literacy and math benchmark assessments that alignwith the CCSS and curriculum, and provide effective PD on the data cycle and data drive instruction. Retain the familysupport worker positions within high-poverty schools

11/21/2015 5:00 PM

7 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

8 It would be awesome if we had common assessments by grade level and subject District Wide. 11/16/2015 2:16 PM

9 When public affairs receives a question, they should investigate the answer prior to sending the question to theprincipal

11/15/2015 9:24 PM

10 N/A 11/13/2015 2:48 PM

11 The REA Department should provide us with the data that we have requested for some time: cohort data. The READept should ask for requests for specific types of data configurations need. The REA Dept should publish a directory.Their staff has grown and it's hard to know who we contact for MAP and other assessments. The REA Dept shouldestablish common assessments district with (IN CONCERT WITH c & i) across the district. These assessments willneed to be open access FOR ALL SCHOOLS. The Prof. Development Dept should fund great consultants (like CathyFeldman) for ALL schools not just levy schools. Don't ALL children across the District deserve well trained andprepared teachers?) I see this as a huge inequity.

11/13/2015 11:49 AM

12 Office of Superintendent and EDs: how many staff and high level positions have been added over the years? Where isthe data that this is closing the achievement gap, raising test scores etc.

11/13/2015 10:11 AM

13 As a District we need to do a better job of marketing the great things that are going on at many of our schools to thewider community at large. There is a lot of wonderful people changing student's lives and the public doesn't know it.

11/11/2015 5:40 PM

14 Please put climate data about the schools back on the website for our public to view 11/10/2015 1:12 PM

15 REA seems to produce a lot of data, most of which is not relevant to the day-to-day work of schools. Test scores andmore test scores is not a way to honestly and fully evaluate the work in schools. It is one and only one marking point.

11/9/2015 2:18 PM

16 n/a 11/8/2015 3:59 PM

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17 I don't who this goes to BUT I did share this with my Area Director - I believe that SPS should put a moratorium or timeblock on partnership meetings in the month of August. If you are a new principal - you are out of your building for 10straight days. LEV and LEVY etc. as well as other partnerships should be told they can meet with administrators inJune, July, and after September 30th.

11/7/2015 5:31 PM

18 Answering questions within 48 hours which we as principals have to do. I sent inquires to payroll in mid August viaemail and phone message, several times and got no response until end of October. This is unacceptable.

11/7/2015 1:58 PM

19 It would be helpful for all schools to have regular data sets throughout the year, at least quarterly. It is time consumingto manipulate data in ways that are meaningful for teachers and other school staff.

11/6/2015 5:37 PM

20 - provide a central place for administrators to access all needed data (Tableau?) 11/6/2015 3:10 PM

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Q32 What should OTHER DEPARTMENTSstop doing?


# Responses Date

1 Don't really know what many people are doing. It appears to me that the culture in the district is not conducive to thedistrict being in support of schools. I feel they should stop being this separate entity and become more of a support forschools. Definitely need to talk about other things besides race and equity. This topic is extremely important and weare very focused on this every day. But it seems to be the only topic that we cover (with the exception of TPEPoccasionally.) There are many other issues and topics that we need to talk about. Leadership, curriculum, assessment,practical school issues.

11/23/2015 9:44 AM

2 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

3 N/A 11/13/2015 2:48 PM

4 The District office needs to run less like a corporation and more like an educational instituition. 11/11/2015 5:40 PM

5 n/a 11/8/2015 3:59 PM

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Q33 What should OTHER DEPARTMENTScontinue doing?


# Responses Date

1 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

2 N/A 11/13/2015 2:48 PM

3 The data dept should continue to be responsive. Good job! 11/13/2015 11:49 AM

4 Office of Superintendent and EDs: Show us your schedules and your accountability. show us your impact on studentlearning

11/13/2015 10:11 AM

5 Communicate and be transparent. 11/11/2015 5:40 PM

6 The communication from the public affairs office has been great, thank you 11/10/2015 1:12 PM

7 REA should continue to do the student and staff climate surveys. They are incredibly valuable even though they seemto have little value to district leadership that seems to rely only on test scores to judge schools.

11/9/2015 2:18 PM

8 n/a 11/8/2015 3:59 PM

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and cannot easily answer (OTHERDEPARTMENTS).


# Responses Date

1 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

2 N/A 11/13/2015 2:48 PM

3 Parents ask why is so difficult to access people in upper level management positions when they have a difficult issue. 11/11/2015 5:40 PM

4 n/a 11/8/2015 3:59 PM

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Q35 Please name any staff members fromthese departments that deserve special

commendations for their customer service,creativity, and professionalism.


# Responses Date

1 Dave Harder, MaryAnn Denini, and Rob ? at the central Safety and Security office. 11/25/2015 4:17 PM

2 Stacy Howard is a freaking rock star. Super responsive and always looking for positive ways to represent SPS. 11/25/2015 3:18 PM

3 Eric Anderson in assessment - he is brilliant, always supportive, positive, helpful and does great work! I think he needsa clone because the data he provides is so helpful but schools need more and we need better access to data.

11/23/2015 9:44 AM

4 Not sure. 11/17/2015 9:12 AM

5 Stacy Howard is outstanding. 11/16/2015 2:16 PM

6 N/A 11/13/2015 2:48 PM

7 Christine P. very responsive 11/13/2015 11:49 AM

8 Brent Jones, Eric McCurdy, Flip Herndon, Jeanette Vaughan, Kathy Technow, Kelly Aramaki. 11/11/2015 5:40 PM

9 n/a 11/8/2015 3:59 PM

10 Christina Padilla - such a help and always positive, even when things don't always go the way we want (like Amplify!)She is wonderful!

11/7/2015 5:43 PM

11 I love my area director and appreciate his calm and constant guidance - Kelly Arimaki Michael Stone is incrediblyresourceful and helpful and I appreciate the way he helps Title Buildings Sim Henderson has been great as wellKeisha Scarlett has been very helpful to new principal and new AP We had a crisis with our nurse and Health Serviceshas provided excellent customer service Having Officer Lucas at South Shore has been amazing and he is the perfectperson for the job!

11/7/2015 5:31 PM

12 Christine PAdilla has been very responsive with Amplify. 11/6/2015 5:37 PM

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