The District Observer is a series at The Seattle Journal covering issues related to Seattle Public Schools.
This article was written by Jack Whelan.
On June 22, there will be a hearing to decide whether the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Creative Approach Schools between the district and the SEA, the local teachers union, is legal. This MOU grants the superintendent the right to waive any Board policy while approving the transformation of neighborhood schools into Creative Approach Schools. This could include waiving whistle blower policy, conflict of interest policies, academic and financial policies–any policy!  It also removes parents from the process.