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Monday, September 15, 2008
Did outside influences destroy CCPS?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For months there has been blog banter about the “outside influences” that indirectly brought Clayton County Public Schools to its knees. Being new to the area I, as well as other new residents, are not always sure who to be leery of, or why.
SACS mandate number 2 (removing outside groups/individuals) was one of the eight we missed. There was insufficient evidence to prove that former Board of Education members eradicated outside influences from their midst, particularly the Clayton County Education Association (CCEA) and the Metro Association of Classroom Educators (MACE).
Many solely blame John Trotter and his MACE organization in part for CCPS’ downfall after he allegedly vowed to destro y the system. If that is true, all I can say is “mission accomplished”.
Three of the “final four” who had to be removed by Executive Order were MACE members when elected, along with Noresse Haynes.
Nevertheless, the actions of the last regime as a whole, regardless of union affiliation, contributed to this mess.
In addition, we as residents need to take responsibility for not thoroughly researching candidates before voting them in, or essentially not voting at all. I suspect the final four refused to resign believing recall efforts against them would be unsuccessful. If we don’t vote, why would we show up to recall?
District 6 will elect their BOE member this week. Twelve candidates in District 1 and five candidates in District 9 want your vote, and residents in those districts have little more than two months to weed out the good from the bad.
Who and/or what20types of “outside influences” should Clayton voters be wary of? Should candidates who refuse to disclose their relationships with outside influences be automatically discounted? Do endorsements affect your vote?
Do you believe we will ever truly rid our BOE of outside influences?
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