Saturday, March 13
1:00 to 3:00 PM
League Office
1620 18th Ave, Suite 101
Seattle
Events
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03 / 13
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
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03 / 15
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Monday, March 15 League Office The Education Committee will continue its research into the different aspects of teacher quality. In February, we heard about teacher preparation. At this meeting, Jennifer Wallace, the Executive Director of the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) will talk to us about its role in teacher preparation and certification. Here is a quick summary of its stated purpose: The PESB was created in 2000 as primarily an advisory board to the Governor, Legislature, State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction on the full range of policy issues related to certified education professionals, including teachers, principals, superintendents and educational staff associates. In addition, the PESB was charged with creating alternative routes to teacher certification and administering new basic skills and subject knowledge assessments for teacher certification. Five years later, Governor Gregoire signed into law ESSB 5732, which gave the PESB responsibility and authority for policy and oversight of Washington's system of educator preparation, certification, continuing education and assignment. It should be an interesting discussion and all members are welcome. Please contact committee chair Lucy Gaskill-Gaddis through the League office at (206) 329-4848 if you'd like more information or have questions. | ||
03 / 16
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Tuesday, March 16 League Office Please come with questions or issues of interest and join our discussions with one of the many experts on transportation projects, planning, problems and successes in the region. Start: 10:30 am
End: 7:30 pm
The King Conservation District, an agency promoting sustainable use of natural resources, will hold a public election for an open position on its board of supervisors on March 16, 2010. All registered voters in King County are eligible to vote (except residents of Enumclaw, Federal Way, Milton, Pacific and Skykomish). In Seattle, the polling location is at the Seattle Public Library (downtown Main Branch) at 1000 Fourth Ave. Poll hours are 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM. For north and east King County, the polling places are the Shoreline, Bellevue Regional and Carnation branches of the King County Library. As part of a statewide look at Conservation Districts, the King County South League is putting together some additional information. As soon as it is available we will post it on the website. The following is from the District’s website, www.kingcd.org: The King Conservation District (KCD) is a natural resources assistance agency authorized by Washington State and guided by the Washington State Conservation Commission. Our mission is to promote the sustainable use of natural resources through responsible stewardship. A five-member Board of Supervisors is responsible for all District programs and activities. We educate landowners, schools, scientists, consultants and agencies in how to recognize problem situations and how to avoid creating them. We also provide technical assistance in solving their problems. We promote conservation through demonstration projects, educational events, providing technical assistance and, in some cases, providing or pointing the way to funds which may be available for projects. The KCD has no regulatory or enforcement authority. We only work with those who choose to work with us. All landowners within the District boundaries are entitled to free information and technical assistance for water quality protection, wildlife habitat enhancement, farm management plans, soil and slope stability information, native plant products, manure exchange information, volunteer opportunities, stream restoration/enhancement assistance and many other natural resource topics. | ||
03 / 17
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Wednesday, March 17 3312 E. Republican St, Seattle The showing of the film The Cats of Mirikitani, followed by discussion, is the fourth in our series of films, books, and exhibits with immigration themes. Please join us for this cogent film about a Japanese immigrant who “loses†his citizenship and finds himself homeless on the streets of New York. Mirikitani expresses himself through his art, selling it on the sidewalk. Through his paintings, one learns his stories; through those stories, one experiences Mirikitani as a fellow human being. | ||
03 / 18
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Thursday, March 18 Vios Pub at Third Place Books Do you love short term projects? Then come to this meeting to help us plan the League Education Fund Program, â€Democracy in Action,†which will take place on April 1. For more information, contact Dana Twight at dctwight@u.washington.edu or through the League office at (206) 329-4848. | ||
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03 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Saturday, March 27 909 E. Newton St, D-9 For more information, contact Nora Leech at (206) 329-4848. | ||
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04 / 1
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 1 Downstairs at Town Hall How can we create a better, more democratic society? What ideas will propel us forward? What issues prevent our moving ahead? Nancy Amidei, Emeritus faculty at the University of Washington School of Social Work, directs the Civic Engagement Project, providing advocacy training to nonprofit organizations through the country. Nancy has influenced policy from inside and outside government since the 1980s. Jerry Large is a columnist for the Seattle Times, where he writes about the connections between ordinary people and larger world issues. He has worked for newspapers in four states and has been with the Seattle Times in various roles for twenty-eight years. Paul Loeb is the author of The Impossible Will Take A Little While and Soul of a Citizen, which will be published in a completely new, revised edition on March 30. For more than thirty-five years Paul has written about citizen empowerment: why some people choose to become engaged and others abstain. Transportation and Parking: BUS: #12 and #2. Parking is available in the lot directly adjacent to Town Hall (for roughly $8), or in the main Convention Center lot two blocks north on 8th Ave. Vouchers are available (at the Town Hall information desk the night of the event) for Convention Center parking, reducing the price from $8 to $4. Directions and more information can be found on the Town Hall website. The following suggested donations will benefit the League of Women Voters of Seattle (LWVS) Education Fund:
To pay online - Click & Pledge Mail checks (payable to LWVS Education Fund) to the League of Women Voters of Seattle, 1620 18th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98122. | ||
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04 / 5
Start: 12:45 pm
End: 2:45 pm
Monday, April 5 League Office Anyone interested in participating is welcome! For discussion, everyone is invited to bring one article on an I-R topic which has recently caught your attention. Moreover, we will begin planning a session on Afghanistan. For more information, email Ellen Berg at ellenzberg@msn.com. | ||
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04 / 9
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Friday, April 9 338 10th Ave. Special Guests
At 7:00 PM, our speakers will discuss how Democracy works in the state legislature and how open government policies improve Democracy. Let's bring together our great minds and perspectives to talk about the challenges facing our democracy and what we can do about them. How can we create a better, more democratic society? What issues prevent our moving ahead? What ideas will propel us forward? Make a donation in any amount and you are welcome to join us for dinner type appetizers, sweets and wine as well as good, nonpartisan conversation about what we as private citizens can do to MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK! Reserve your place by emailing livgrohn@verizon.net | ||
04 / 10
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Saturday, April 10 League Office | ||
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