With changes at the top for Seattle Public Schools, one of the first local acts for public schools here on Capitol Hill involves continuity.
Kelley Archer has been appointed as principal at Stevens Elementary. She has served as interim principal since last year.
The announcement from the desk of newly appointed interim schools superintendent Susan Enfield comes only weeks after former superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson was shown the door in the midst of a financial scandal.
18th and Galer’s Stevens Elementary performed relatively well in assessments of Seattle schools released last fall.
According to the report for Stevens from the 2010 assessment, its goals for this year include small improvements in performance levels for students in state reading and math testing and “At least a increase to the district average of 65% of students reporting feeling positive about the school environment.” The last goal is surely a stretch if CHS’s elementary school experiences are any guide.
The school, however, could face change. A proposal to change the southern attendance boundary was met with opposition and withdrawn earlier this year. Still, Seattle Schools needs to find solutions for its shifting student populations in central Seattle.
Meanwhile, if you more several school-age children out and about this Friday than normal, they’re not playing hooky. Today is a “professional development” day for teachers and staff.
(Archer image: Danforth Educational Leadership Program)
We’re parents at Stevens and have been quite happy with Ms. Archer this year, and happy that she’s staying!