Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026My understanding is that SPS brought it up months ago. 010
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026And it's also encoded into the CBA. So if they want to change it in the next 3 years, they need to change it in the CBA. 020
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It's happening now because it's the biggest driver of the deficit. 230
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Have you talked to anyone directly at SPS? If not, why not? 010
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It wasn’t last minute. They’ve been proposing it all summer. 000
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Future of Seattle Public Schools on Facebook and also the Seattle Public School subreddit. A lot of us from these forums also know each other in IRL, as we’ve advocated with each other on various issues over the years. 010
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It’s SPS parents, as far as I know. They are active on Seattle parents’ forums and seem sincere. What else do you need to know? 100
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026There are 57 items they are negotiating and pay is just 1 of them. Because negotiations are confidential, we simply don’t know what the sticking points are. It might not be pay. 120
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Coming home from the Mariners game last night not a single person tapped their Orca card. 220
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I was at the game tonight and it was “tough,” as one says. 020
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Why would supporters of a pro-housing candidate for for a huge NIMBY? 210
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Dreher will get a big bump from Stranger readers. 150
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Exactly. No one even realizes that most of the 46th is north of 75th Street, including Ron Davis. 110
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My three 80-something elders all vote the Strsnge endorsements and have all lived in Seattle fewer than 5 years. They’re also NIMBYs, though still identify as “progressive.” 110
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I drove on Northgate way and haven’t seen any of these signs. I was wondering if they forgot there were people who live north of 75th St. 110
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026That mailer only makes me want to vote for Pollet, not Davis. 011
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelBeth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Beth Day wants to know, WHY DOESN'T A BOARD MEMBER WRITE A BAR THAT STARTS THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT TECH POLICY??? 151
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Does she realize she's been on the policy committee for several years now? 000
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Actually, there was some obstruction a year or two ago when Greg Narver wouldn't let Gina Topp make an amendment. 230
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Shuldiner just explained this! We don't need a new policy, 010
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026OMG, look at the calendar. I didn't catch that. 010
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026They stopped doing that randomly sometime in the last 18 months. I've emailed Gina to ask her about it. No reply. 012
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026There's one attached to the agenda, but hooray, they're not just reading a PowerPoint out loud to the board! 110
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Maybe next they’ll link to an article you wrote? 050
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelThe Bulletin @thebulletinsea.org · 10/03/2026NEW: At long last, the Seattle Public Schools board is reversing the adoption of the widely disliked SOFG governance model and bringing back proper oversight of district finances and operations. Here's how:thebulletinsea.orgIssue 19 -- The School Board Begins Dismantling SOFGSOFG is going away and committees are back -- but new controversy erupts over board fiscal thresholds. 072
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelThe Bulletin @thebulletinsea.org · 05/03/2026Liveposting of tonight’s Seattle school board meeting is going on in this thread - thank you for posting it! 022
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Stephan Blanford’s questions a perfect example of all that is wrong with SPS. 030
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Thank you for live posting during midwinter break for all the SPS parents. 040
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026I need to know more about the ratios he’s seeing. 100
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026He used this same Q comparison for equity grading in the Garfield school newspaper interview. www.garfieldmessenger.org/10999/articl...garfieldmessenger.orgHear From The Next SuperintendentOn Wednesday, November 19, the Seattle School Board approved the contract of Ben Shuldiner to be the next superintendent of the district. Shuldiner, 48, is from New York City and has been a teacher, c... 100
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelStephanie on Bluesky @exantestephanie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026I am at Block Table to see the new superintendent do a q and a with local politico Sandeep Kaushik! 282
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026How much money will it cost to send a school board director to the policy/legislative conference and is it a smart use of SPS's limited funding? How will it benefit SPS students? 030
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelThe Bulletin @thebulletinsea.org · 11/02/2026NEW: At a recent work session spread out over two meetings, SPS board directors learned a lot about the district's finances -- and how new Superintendent Ben Shuldiner intends to lead. Article by @janedemel.bsky.social:thebulletinsea.orgIssue 17 -- School Board Budget Work SessionsBen Shuldiner previews a new approach for SPS budgeting: direct, honest competence. 012
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelBeth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026None of us avid School Board watchers will be at the board retreat, because none of us can go be in person all day, and the board/district has chosen to not provide remote access in this year of our gourd 2026. They will be discussing board governance, the board work plan, and strategic planning.seattleschools.orgFebruary 7, 2026 – Board Special Meeting: Retreat – Seattle Public SchoolsIf you are planning on attending this meeting in person and need interpretation support, please contact the Board Office (boardoffice@seattleschools.org) by January 30, 2026. 053
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026When did he say that? I only heard the Garrison Keillor reference. 100
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026He said $97 million. So that's $10 million more than the $87 they'll need to plug the deficit. 120
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The board has been asking to hear what the strategies are for the last two years at least. They're never told! 011
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026They're unable to say what they're doing for MTSS. 000
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Professional Learning Community (PLC): a collaborative group of educators who meet regularly to share expertise, analyze student data, and work together to improve teaching practices and student outcomes 020
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Direct quote from Rocky: “It begs the question: What are we doing?” Maybe he will tell us one day. 011
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelThe Bulletin @thebulletinsea.org · 25/01/2026NEW: Big changes are coming to highly capable programs in Seattle Public Schools — including new cohorts in West and South Seattle. Julie Letchner recaps the board meeting HC update:thebulletinsea.orgIssue 14 -- Board Gets Update on Highly Capable ProgramTwo new highly capable cohorts are coming to West and South Seattle -- but so are changes to identification practices. 055
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The MLK Day meditation by Chelsea on Peloton quoted Renee Good (“I’m not mad at you”) during a metta mediation. 1110
Jane Tunks Demel @janedemel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I noticed this too! I’m sure Peloton has signed off on this. 120
Reposted by Jane Tunks DemelBeth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I had missed that the SATP was going to be intro and action at the same meeting. That's extremely disappointing. I hope staff will get the materials up on the website well before the meeting. I would love to see the board put some guardrails around when intro and action at the same meeting was used. 151
