Peter_Puget Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 (edited) Seattle has a very high % of private school utilization. Seattle schools have a bad reputation and a history of consistently poor management. 100% of the families I knew living in Seattle & using the same day care as my kids either chose private schools or moved out of Seattle the summer before their first child started K. Edited May 18, 2006 by Peter_Puget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 A problem east of the crest is the somewhat, shall we say, less enlightened populace you may have to deal with. So true. Some people over here don't even chill their beaujolais. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeezix Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 We might be posting a job at my high school on the Olympic Peninsula soon. What are you looking for? PM me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tivoli_mike Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Seattle has a very high % of private school utilization. Seattle schools have a bad reputation and a history of consistently poor management. 100% of the families I knew living in Seattle & using the same day care as my kids either chose private schools or moved out of Seattle the summer before their first child started K. Over half of the kids in North Seattle attend private schools. Of course the irony is that once the higher income/lower needs kids leave the public system, the per student costs increase as you contend with more immigrant ( ESL), special ED, 509s, and others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbwen Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I teach in Wenatchee and my wife teaches in Leavenworth. They're actually losing teachers every year because their enrollment is going down. New familiies cannot afford to move to Leavenworth but retirees and second-home owners can. In Wenatchee there are not new positions opening up but I'm sure that as enrollment goes up (hottest housing market in the state) we'll be hiring more teachers in the near future. rbwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) Seattle has a very high % of private school utilization. Seattle schools have a bad reputation and a history of consistently poor management. 100% of the families I knew living in Seattle & using the same day care as my kids either chose private schools or moved out of Seattle the summer before their first child started K. Over half of the kids in North Seattle attend private schools. Of course the irony is that once the higher income/lower needs kids leave the public system, the per student costs increase as you contend with more immigrant ( ESL), special ED, 509s, and others... Actually Seattle has the same percentage of kids going to private school as many of the east side communities including Bellevue. Seems that there is always a percentage that want the private thing. And you're correct -the private schools don't serve the same populations regarding ESL, special education, family income, family structure and support, among others. Public schools definately face greater challenges, and those in less affluent communities have the greatest challenges. Edited May 24, 2006 by Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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