tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post4057439177946981475..comments2023-05-05T03:15:17.710-05:00Comments on D181 Parents for Accountability and Transparency: Comment of the Day: Jay Wick's Insightful Observations and Our Hope for the Upcoming Strategic Planning ProcessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-361686861162463442016-01-25T10:41:34.847-06:002016-01-25T10:41:34.847-06:00I listened to the strategic planning board meeting...I listened to the strategic planning board meeting on Saturday and have to say I was disappointed. I don't want any more mission statements. The old one where all students would achieve excellence was just fine. Suggesting that now we will develop students who will "change the world" is downright silly. We don't need buzz words or catch phrases. We need practical steps that will actually be implemented, whether in 1 year, 5 years or 10 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-26589414724088515182016-01-25T09:30:58.811-06:002016-01-25T09:30:58.811-06:00You are so right, 8:23. I plan on attending tonigh...You are so right, 8:23. I plan on attending tonight along with a few of my parent friends. The long term status of this district looks pretty grim if we stay on the current path. When a board member asks White during a recent board meeting about PARCC and wonders if we are going to continue with it (when many other states and districts have opted out) his response is to wait for the state to decide whether our kids sit through another worthless round of testing this spring. Heaven forbid he actually makes a statement or shows some backbone. But when it comes to turning over parent cell phone numbers, addresses, etc., he cant' make a (bad) decision and turn them over to the pro referendum group fast enough. <br />We need a new administration and we need it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-25873560838841788982016-01-25T08:23:31.014-06:002016-01-25T08:23:31.014-06:00For the last several months, the District has been...For the last several months, the District has been working with independent educational research firm ECRA Group, Inc. in the development of a multi-year strategic plan. Parents, staff, and community members shared input and feedback through interviews, focus groups, and surveys. All stakeholders are invited to attend either of two community engagement events on Monday, January 25 to welcome any additional ideas or questions you may have. This will be an interactive event, with opportunities for dialogue and Q&A. Sessions will be held Monday, January 25 at CHMS at 9:30am and 6:30pm. No registration is necessary. <br /><br />Hope people go. We need to stop complaining here and start speaking up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-90772998442001596982016-01-23T07:58:46.494-06:002016-01-23T07:58:46.494-06:00I listened to the facilities committee meeting on ...I listened to the facilities committee meeting on January 20th. Something caught my attention: one member (maybe Mrs. Bryant?) said that they were putting the same problems into a new box. I'm a bit unclear on all the specifics of what she meant. However, I will not pay $65 million for a school that has problems. Yes, I agree, it's the teachers that make the school good, not the building, but people have been calling for the current HMS to be torn down since it was built. If we build a new one, I don't want history to repeat itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-41628674808320314012016-01-23T07:52:08.271-06:002016-01-23T07:52:08.271-06:00I looked at the Strategic Plan documents on BoardD...I looked at the Strategic Plan documents on BoardDocs. Very interesting. Some of the responses made me think "Who have you been talking to?" I also found interesting how 60% of teachers and 50% said they felt involved with the decisions that affected their work, yet 100% of administrators felt they were involved. This scares me. The administrators have repeatedly shown that they don't really know, or at least don't care, what a teacher's and support staff's job entails. Teachers and staff warned the administration about mold gate at HMS. I've been told that none of the DOL, and many of the principals, know anything about the online versions of textbook, yet the teachers know about and use them. I'm glad that the board is waking up and starting to hold the administration accountable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com