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Monday, February 18, 2008
When schools let students down
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recommended Clayton County schools lose its accreditation. The group described the system as “fatally flawed.”
Megan Matteucci wrote a great article looking at how some students could miss out on HOPE scholarship money and the chance to attend a top college if the district is stripped of its accreditation. Eric Stirgus wrote that some parents are considering moving elsewhere.
These stories focused on Clayton County but there is a universal theme here: What happens when your school district lets you down?
I can think of countless parents who move to a particular area for the schools only to get zoned to another school a few years later. Sometimes student test scores plummet and parents wonder if the school is still right for their children.
The same holds true for teachers who may apply to work in a certain school or district because of the leader. Then the leader turns out to be a disappointment or is transferred to another school.
What choices do you have when the school you hoped for no longer exists?
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