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Board reviews student assignment transition plan and plans two new highly capable cohorts in South Seattle
Summary
Staff introduced the Student Assignment Transition Plan and said the district will open two new highly capable elementary cohort sites (Rainier View and Alki) with family enrollment decisions due March 31; directors raised concerns about site selection, program supports for multilingual and special education students, and communications timing.
The Seattle School Board on Feb. 11 heard an introduction (no vote) of the Student Assignment Transition Plan (SATP) that would open enrollment for two new highly capable (HiCap) elementary cohort sites in the South End — Rainier View and Alki — and move the open-enrollment timeline earlier in the year.
Chief Operating Officer Podesta told the board the district has already maintained existing HiCap cohorts and implemented changes to the open-enrollment timeline; staff are prepared to "open enrollment for 2 highly capable cohort sites on…
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