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Banking official Tran Meyers appointed VP of Team Read

October 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tran Meyers, Relationship Manager for Wells Fargo’s Seattle Regional Commercial Banking Office, recently became Vice President on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Team Read. The organization pairs struggling readers with trained teen reading coaches for one-on-one tutoring after school and during the summer. Team Read partners with elementary schools where more than 50 […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Seattle Regional Commercial Banking Office, Seattle School District, Team Read, Tran Meyers, VP, Vice President, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, Wells Fargo

New superintendent brings chance at cooperation

November 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly The Asian Pacific Directors Coalition (APDC) met with new Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda last Friday, Nov. 9

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, APA, APDC, Accompany Superintendent Banda, Alan Sugiyama, Asian Pacific, Fransico Irigon, Frieda Takemura, Kathy Hagiwara Purcell, Mark Okazaki, Mele Aha, Neighborhood House Executive Director, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda, Seattle School District, Seattle World School, Southeast Seattle Education Coalition, Teresita Batayola, Vietnamese Friendship Association Executive Director Vu Le, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23

Multicultural families with special needs children empowered through Open Doors

December 8, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Raising a child with special needs can be extremely difficult — especially when English is not your first

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2011, CPS, Chinese, Ginger Kwan, Janelle Wetzstein, King County, Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle School District, Though Open Doors, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Winnie Tet, culture, language

Community volunteers sought for Seattle Schools’ Positive Climate and Discipline Advisory Committee

December 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle School District is seeking district staff and unpaid volunteers to serve on the newly formed Positive Climate and Discipline Advisory Committee (PC-DAC), for terms of up to two years. The committee’s primary purpose is to advise Seattle School District on a school climate and discipline management system that enhances learning, equity, self-discipline, school […]

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2012, SPS, Seattle School District, Stanford Center Auditorium

Seattle City Council creates new Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission

November 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle City Council will create a new department in 2012 to address immigrant and refugee issues. The new Seattle Office for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs will coordinate City departments’ efforts to improve access to programs and services for immigrant and refugee communities, including addressing language and cultural barriers. The Office also will work closely with […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Civil Rights, Devon Abdallah, Immigrant Refugee Commission, Julie Nelson, Seattle City Council, Seattle School District, language

SPS superintendent cleans house, HR head a casualty

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield issued a letter to SPS employees explaining that human resources

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Ann Chan, Chicago Public Schools, HR, Harvard University, Interim Chief Financial Officer Robert Boesche, Last Friday, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, SPS, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School Board, Seattle School District, Susan Enfield, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, letter

Denny staff teaches kids how to study with YouTube rap hit

February 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gary Lai and the teachers at Denny International Middle School in West Seattle are Internet stars. A rap video made to inspire students to study has become a YouTube sensation.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2011, Assistant Principal Chanda Oatis, Cali Swag District, Chief Sealth High School, Denny International Middle School, Fred Hutchinson, Gary Lai, Jason Cruz, MSP, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School District, Vol 30 No 9 | February 26 - March 4, West Seattle

Sept. 8: Brighton Elementary renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Brighton Elementary School was renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School at a renaming ceremony held at the school. The ceremony was attended by 400 people, including students.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Betty Patu, Brighton Elementary School, Bruce Harrell, Larry Gossett, Martin Luther King Jr., Seattle School District, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15

Commentary: 1999-2009: A retrospective on closing the achievement gap

January 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Like the two previous task forces formed in 1986 and 1992, the charge was to have a group of leaders in education and human services to make recommendations to the school district to close the achievement gap — in eight years.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, Campana Quetzal, EAGAC, Edith Mae Giles, Education, Filipino, Little House, Maria Ramirez, Seattle Public Library, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle School District, Supreme Court, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, commentary, language, poverty

A Class Act: Marcus Tsutakawa 

October 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There is a certain kind of magic when conductor Marcus Tsutakawa lifts his baton to lead Garfield High School’s orchestras.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Concert Orchestra, Emily Choi, Evangeline Caf, Freshman String Orchestra, Garfield High School, George Tsutakawa, Junior Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Tsutakawa, NWAWF, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle School District, Seattle-born Japanese American, United States, Vol 28 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

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