Mandarin Language Online Community Forum – November 1

Date: November 1, 2023

Forum Participants: 15

Summary

A note to the reader: This summary is intended to provide an overview of the consistent themes that came from the small group conversations at the forum. It is not exhaustive, but rather gives highlights of the feedback and responses. See below for the full set of combined notes from the meeting.

Responses to Question 1: What aspects of the middle school experience are most important to you/your student?

Not applicable

Responses to Question 2: If we were to consolidate one middle school, what priorities or factors do you think we should consider?

The participants in this forum were agreed on a handful of themes that included:

• A lack of confidence in the data
  • A local hospital’s website says birthrates went up, not down.
  • Closing schools causes decreased enrollment.
• BSD’s competitiveness
  • Closing down Advanced Learning will cause parents to leave the district.
  • Closing our schools reduces our competitiveness.
• Student focus
  • Concern that consolidating will hurt student’s social emotional well-being.
  • Students should be invited to the school board meeting to tell their stories.

Responses to Question 3: What questions do you have?

• The enrollment for Tyee is up, yet the data says the utilization is down. Why?
• Can more information about the budget – and how it affects this decision – be shared?
• How will we manage student/teacher ratios if we lose teachers?

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