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Friday, July 27, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Meet Todd. He's CPS' New Common Core Commissar

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Meet Todd. He's CPS' New Common Core Commissar:


Meet Todd. He's CPS' New Common Core Commissar

Todd Babbitz is Rahm's new Chief Transformation Officer. What the hell is that, you ask? I'm not sure. In all my years working in and around public school districts, I've never heard of a Chief Transformation Officer. Butaccording to CPS' announcement, Todd will "oversee the newly created Office of Strategy Management (OSM)."

What the hell is the OSM, you ask? Again, not sure. I've never heard of an OSM. But according to CPS' announcement, it has something to do with, "implementing the rigorous Common Core Standards and improving accountability systems at all levels."

What makes Todd qualified to implement rigorous