Thursday, February 9, 2012

School Tech Connect: The Time Is Now For Crane

School Tech Connect: The Time Is Now For Crane:


The Time Is Now For Crane

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) Feb 9, 2012 7:40 PM - Show original item
...to hit the phones.
1-713-553-1500


Ask for Jean Claude Brizard. Tell him to read the hearing officer's report, and keep Crane open. And get over to the feeder schools as well, because Crane belongs to them, too.


Don't forget Ayodeji Griffin's words at the community hearing:


A couple of years ago, I questioned an elementary counselor who attended our articulation breakfast and asked her why did she always send her students with stanine scores of four, five, and six to Crane.
Simply put, she stated, "Because I know that Crane will graciously receive our students, will educate them, and make sure that they graduate and attend college."
After thinking about it, I said to myself, "Well, isn't that our claim to fame? If I don't know this, then no one else knows--- we will accept any student no matter how low their test scores are. We educate and we graduate.


This notion of welcoming students no matter who they are--- it's something we need to fight for. It's an idea that'