DOES IT EVER STOP?
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One might have thought that three days of posts on education practices and policies in Tennessee would suffice, they would be wrong.
Today I turn away from the Circus of Illusions being crafted by the Tennessee Department of Education and it’s erstwhile leader, Penny Schwinn. The leaving out of the honorary title in front of her name was not an accidental omission. Like most things with our dear leader, there is much confusion and questioning around her educational achievements. She’s either an incredibly dedicated student who is instilled with an incredible ability for work/life balance or … but I digress.
I said today won’t be about the commissioner and it won’t be. Instead, I turn my jaundiced eye back towards Metro Nashville Public Schools in an effort to clarify a number of things that were covered at the last board meeting.
Here is the link to the board meeting, I urge you to not take my word on things but rather to watch and ponder for yourself.
There are many, many areas of contention for me within this 2:40 minute meeting, but in the interest of brevity, I’m only going to hit a few.
First and foremost, why is the board still meeting remotely? If the district is in the process of bringing back students because they feel they can do so in a safe manner, why is the MNPS School Board not reinforcing that belief by meeting in person? Hopefully, this will be the last of the remote meetings going forth.
The meeting starts with a presentation that gives an overview of the key factors in the school year to date. In his presentation, Chief Finance Officer Chris Henson confirms what most of us already knew – the district is losing enrollments. He attempts to downplay the numbers by showing that the loss is only slightly less than it was last year.
A breakdown by grade level shows that the decline is mostly derived from the lower grade levels and Special Education Populations. Not included in this presentation is a breakdown by socio-economic status. I’d be interested in what those numbers illuminate.Henson also provides a breakdown by clusters. This chart seems to indicate the largest loss of enrollment being in clusters that serve large populations CONTINUE READING: DOES IT EVER STOP? – Dad Gone Wild
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