Coverage of last night’s FNE meeting
EdNews Colorado has a good article about last night’s meeting regarding the turnaround plans for schools in the Montbello & Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods. I wish someone had included video of more of the parent & community questions; this crowd was not convinced that DPS is looking out for them or their kids.
I’m pressed for time today, so I can’t give a really thoughtful write-up just yet, but one piece of this whole thing is bugging me. On spec, the ideals expressed in the two community/coalition plans and DPS’ plans are well-aligned. Key differences emerge when you look at two issues: labor and accountability.
There is no solid evidence to suggest that DPS can’t accomplish its stated goals while keeping the existing schools and staffs largely intact. Given the shakeups in leadership, and poor communication between school staff and central office people, there has not been a true assessment of the quality of the staff at each school. What we do know is that there has been a negative culture and climate (largely the result of poor leadership) in many of these schools for
