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New Superintendent? Maybe, Maybe Not
Today sees a Work Session Session with two topics; high school policies and the 2016-2017 Program Review Reports. However the updated agenda shows two interesting things.One, documents are actually attached. I was just told that they would only be attaching documentation to agenda for the actual Board meetings. I guess not. Altogether there are 218 pages.
Two, an Executive Session has been added with the multi-purpose title - To Evaluate the Performance of a Public Employee.
Soup for Teachers is reporting it's about an RFP to fund the search for a new superintendent . I find this odd that anyone would know the exact details of an Executive session. These sessions are confidential for a reason and I have never been able to get details (except to confirm it wasn't about one or another topic). I have to wonder who might have allowed details of the meeting to get out - a member of the Board or a staff member.
Superintendent Nyland did not get a second extension on his contract. He himself came on saying he was an interim - they had to pull him out of retirement. He got one extension but now, this district and this city deserve a real search for a true visionary leader.
But I am hearing there is pushback in some quarters on this. The new Board as configured after Nov. 4th deserves to find a new leader for this district and those leaving the Board or even those continuing on should accept that.
Work Sessions
Page 2 has the memo on the high school policies about graduation.
Page 3 is the Powerpoint on the high school policies - The timeline for secondary re-visioning and the transition to 24 credits. Middle and high school parents, you might want to take the time to read this.
Page 21 - Program Review of International and Dual Language Immersion (I have not read this.) Page 77 starts it up again after the review of Spectrum.
Page 43 - Program Review of Advanced Learning/Spectrum. It continues on page 162. I have not read this part of the review.
My take is that they want to keep the overwhelming majority of advanced learners in their neighborhood school. (see page 76)
I have skimmed this. The BS page is page 52 where they say MTSS should "be able to accommodate advanced learners."
MTSS isn't even fully rolled out. MTSS needs a manager so how can it be able to manage a new level of complexity? If having ALOs didn't do what needed to be done for advanced learners, why MTSS?
Also page 59 has some skewed thinking and unbalanced research references.
Page 69 says that teachers are interested in differentiation using technology. Yes, but you'd have to be careful that it's not just busywork. One quote - from a principal was telling - no more work packets and "It's differentiated homework without even thinking about it. That's off the teacher's plate..."
That statement made me shudder. Does every kid have technology at home? That would probably make the equity gap even bigger.
Not one single word about the presentation from De Bonte at the Work Session this past spring who the Board hosted. But staff knows best.
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