Seth Rosenblatt - San Carlos School Board » Reflections http://rosenblatt.org/blog Reflections and musings on education and other local issues Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Education Competition Myth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2012/01/31/the-education-competition-myth/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2012/01/31/the-education-competition-myth/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:58:28 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=856 The education publication eSchoolNews just published a second article of mine, entitled “The Education Competition Myth.” The genesis of this article was from all of the comments I received from parents and other school board members from my first article last year, “Why Education is Not Like Business.” Although this piece was somewhat [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2012/01/31/the-education-competition-myth/feed/ 0 Welcome to Our New Board Members http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2012/01/13/welcome-to-our-new-board-members/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2012/01/13/welcome-to-our-new-board-members/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:38:56 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=851 Last night we finished a process that we kicked off last month to appoint two new school board members from the vacancies created by Carrie Du Bois and Mark Olbert who each successfully ran for other political positions in the middle of their school board term. We had seven applicants for the appointments who [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2012/01/13/welcome-to-our-new-board-members/feed/ 0 Suing Your Brother http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/12/16/suing-your-brother/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/12/16/suing-your-brother/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:29:48 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=836 Although in many ways this is the perfect illustration of “inside baseball” and something that I’m sure most San Carlans were not aware of, the San Carlos School District was involved — along with the Sequoia Union High School District and the San Mateo County Community College District, in a lawsuit against the San Carlos [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/12/16/suing-your-brother/feed/ 0 Victory, and Next Steps… http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/11/09/victory-and-next-steps/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/11/09/victory-and-next-steps/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:47:22 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=797 Although the election isn’t officially “certified” for a few weeks, the results are in. Thank you to all San Carlans for your overwhelming support for my candidacy. The final results from last night are:

SETH A. ROSENBLATT – 2,628 (40.9%) ADAM RAK – 2,377 (37.0%) PETER TZIFAS – 1,418 (22.1%)

Congratulations to my soon to be [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/11/09/victory-and-next-steps/feed/ 3 Do you Want to be Board Member? (Redux) http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/10/30/do-you-want-to-be-board-member-redux/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/10/30/do-you-want-to-be-board-member-redux/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:10:09 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=786 Also on the agenda for last Thursday’s board meeting was a discussion about the process for filling potential board vacancies after the November 8th election. Although the current board — by definition — wouldn’t be the one actually making any decisions on this matter, it seemed prudent to get some preliminary information to inform [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/10/30/do-you-want-to-be-board-member-redux/feed/ 0 The Most Important Unimportant Number http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/08/31/the-most-important-unimportant-number/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/08/31/the-most-important-unimportant-number/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:24:35 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=652 California parents, prospective parents, education professionals, and other caring citizens often wait anxiously for the one day each year that they found out how their school performed in the annual API (Academic Performance Index) reports. Today was that day. Once again, San Carlos schools performed exceptionally well (although due to a computer glitch, [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/08/31/the-most-important-unimportant-number/feed/ 1 Missing the Big Picture http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/08/26/missing-the-big-picture/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/08/26/missing-the-big-picture/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:07:57 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=620 Welcome back to school! This year started with a lot of excitement, promise and some ambitious goals — including kicking off a set of community conversations and learning on 21st Century Learning and Global Education as well developing plans to meet the growing facilities capacity needs of the district.

However, there was one lingering issue [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/08/26/missing-the-big-picture/feed/ 1 Why SCEF is so Successful http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/07/01/why-scef-is-so-successful/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/07/01/why-scef-is-so-successful/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:53:08 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=488 We just received news that the San Carlos Education Foundation has — once again — reached its fundraising goal for this year and — once again — reached an all-time high for money raised for San Carlos schools. SCEF raised over $2 million this year, a truly outstanding number, particularly when you realize that [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/07/01/why-scef-is-so-successful/feed/ 0 When Traditions are Just Dumb http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/06/25/when-traditions-are-just-dumb/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/06/25/when-traditions-are-just-dumb/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:55:56 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=472 Last Thursday night, the School Board discussed the new proposed Wellness Policy for the district. This was a product of an SCSD Wellness Committee formed nine months ago. The committee was comprised of school and district staff, a board trustee, parents and community members (including a pediatrician and dietician), and they were charged [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/06/25/when-traditions-are-just-dumb/feed/ 0 End of Year Update http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/06/04/end-of-year-update-2/ http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/06/04/end-of-year-update-2/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:02:52 +0000 Seth http://rosenblatt.org/blog/?p=464 Friends and Supporters,

As has been my custom, I am sending an end-of-the-year update to summarize the happenings in the San Carlos School District. It has been a remarkable year in so many ways (and you may have read my periodic blog updates), but I will try to summarize most of it here. On a personal [...]]]> http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2011/06/04/end-of-year-update-2/feed/ 1