One of the key roles of the PTSA is to advocate for our kids and our schools. Here are three things you can do as we start off the school year:

1. Learn about the candidates for Seattle School Board – The Seattle Council PTSA and the League of Women Voters are sponsoring a Seattle School Board Candidates Forum. The details: Thursday, October 8 from 7 to 8:30 pm, at Seattle First Baptist, 1111 Harvard Avenue. Registration is requested but not required. Read more →

Playground Supervisor Needed: Paid Position!

September 11, 2015Kathy Austin

The Playground Supervisor is primarily responsible for keeping Bryant Students safe and well during recesses. He or she coordinates playground volunteers, and oversees supervision and student safety on the playground at Bryant.

This position (funded through a PTSA grant) is paid hourly, with a daily time commitment between 10:15 and 1:45pm (3hrs paid, with half hour break for lunch.) This person will also serve on the Safety Committee, which meets one morning a month before school. If interested, please contact, Assistant Principal Julie Pearson.

Ask Us!

September 7, 2015September 7, 2015Kathy Austin

Unsure about something Bryant-related and not sure who to ask? Some especially knowledgeable PTSA folks will be wearing “Ask Me” pins the first few weeks around school. Stop them and ask whatever you want! If electronic communications are more your thing, drop us a line or send a Facebook message!

Seattle teachers set to vote on strike

September 1, 2015September 9, 2015Kathy Austin

Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association have been meeting throughout the summer to negotiate a new tentative contract for Seattle teachers. As of Tuesday night, no tentative contract had been reached.

On Thursday, September 3 Seattle Public Schools teachers will vote on whether to accept a tentative contract agreement. No tentative agreement has been reached, and they will vote on whether to strike, which would affect the scheduled September 9 school start date.

In advance of the vote, Seattle teachers picketed at the high schools, including at Roosevelt on Wednesday, September 2nd.

Welcome from Principal Sanger

August 31, 2015September 4, 2015Kathy Austin

Welcome Bryant Families!

I hope your summer was all that you hoped it would be! Mine was great! One highlight was attending a “Professional Learning Communities at Work” conference in Tampa. Research shows that when teachers work collaboratively and shift their thinking from “my “students to “our” students, everyone benefits. Grade level teams at Bryant have been developing a model for professional learning communities (PLCs) for a year now that has been closely aligned with the content of this conference. This grade level team work has developed around 4 essential questions that may sound simple but run deep. The questions are: