Answers On Hiring Substitutes for SPS
There are not further details/information on the Hamilton substitute incident that occurred last week as the investigation is on-going. SPS replied to these basic questions about substitute hiring.
1) Why did the reporter say the sub wasn't employed by the district? Is that right?
We did not tell the reporter that the substitute wasn’t a district employee. We did say that because he isn’t a permanent teacher, he couldn’t be placed on leave. Instead, we would not give him any more assignments until the investigation was completed.
2) Does the district do a background check on everyone who applies to be a substitute in SPS? If not, why not?
1) Why did the reporter say the sub wasn't employed by the district? Is that right?
We did not tell the reporter that the substitute wasn’t a district employee. We did say that because he isn’t a permanent teacher, he couldn’t be placed on leave. Instead, we would not give him any more assignments until the investigation was completed.
2) Does the district do a background check on everyone who applies to be a substitute in SPS? If not, why not?
PBS Two-Parter on an American High School
Tonight and tomorrow night, PBS is showing 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School. It's a two-part 4-hour special about a "failing" high school in Washington, D.c. where only seven percent of students are deemed proficient in math and only 19 percent in reading. It was produced by the National Black Programming Consortium. (Locally, KCTS 9 is showing it on both nights, starting at 9 p.m.)
From the director, Jacquie Jones', piece at the Huffington Post:
From the director, Jacquie Jones', piece at the Huffington Post:
After receiving this press release, a veteran African American journalist for whom I have the utmost respect, asked me this question in an email: "I looked at the site for this program and I see that the team spent a lot of time in the high school, but what I'm not getting is why this is compelling television. Why