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DEL.ICIO.USHeady holiday reading
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Gwinnett County public schools system has posted a massive 800-page document on its website that explains what, exactly, the district will do if granted more flexibility to educate students.
According to an AJC story by Aileen Dodd, “The system has promised to raise the bar on student achievement in exchange for the freedom to bypass certain state mandates on education.”
The state Department of Education would have to approve the changes, and may do so in January.
Details, I assume, on how the bar will be raised, and what mandates will be skirted, should appear in the posted document. Parents and teachers have complained about being left out of the process. Guess this is the school system’s answer: Read all about it - online.
So if you have some free time during the holidays, give the document a read.
Then blog about right here.
Happy holidays to all y’all. I will be on vacation through Jan. 4.
Peace!
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By Parent
December 23, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this
I’ve read the documents, I’ve read HB1209. I’ve read just about everything pertaining to this board action - the approval process is a mockery, and everyone knows it. If ever there was a done deal - this is it.
The district will not be held accountable by the state leaders, our local administrators will not be held accountable by our district, so why on earth would anyone even begin to believe that our local leaders would be held accountable to the parents and teachers, much less the students who only get one shot at this thing called a “world class education”.
This is all about figuring out how to flex the budget by flexing the rules. The joke is on us - increasing student achievement by not going below a state level if we are already ahead of the state level? Who are they kidding ?
By jim d
December 24, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this
ok, a couple of things to say here.
1: Parent it is no joke! And i want to be sure everyone has the email address for Kathy Cox
state.superintendent@doe.k12.ga.us
Then there’s a fax number— 404) 651-8737
And if you are really ambitous you can call (404) 656-2800 to VOICE concerns
2: Rick, to hell with being politically correct. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours.
By Badie
December 24, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this
Jim: Same to you and your family, and all faithful readers of the Badie Blog. PEACE!!!
By The BlogFather of Scroll
December 24, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this
Er, uh…Mr. Badie? Uh, er, we all would like to read the document you mentioned, sir, but we were all edumacated in Cobb County, or Fulton County, or Clayton County and well, we cant read good. Pa said that farmer boys dont needs to read nohow anyway, so what’s the point? But ma sez if’n we could read the bible, then what’s left of us after death can go to a better’n place….
well, I’m speakin’ 4 the gang here, and we just want to say, if’n you please, could you dumb it down and kinda summarize the document for us, well, then we can blogs good abouts its.
By parent
December 24, 2008 1:11 PM | Link to this
Jim D- I know it is no joke, honestly. The frustration got the better of me. I am doing everything I can to point out the deficiencies and falsehoods of the document to the people who will have to vote one way or another at the state board. If you are interested in being part of that effort, let me know how to get a hold of you.
By Michael H. Smith
December 24, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this
800 pages for J. Alvin to say my will be done?
Like how many people in Gwinnett County didn’t know J. Alvin runs the GCPS show. This must be an exercise to remove all doubts from the minds of those at the state level who might think differently?
I can’t disagree with opposing unfunded mandates. There should be an amendment to the state constitution that prohibits the state from legislating unfunded mandates. Come to think of it that would be a good idea if it were applied to the U.S. Congress.
By LT5000
December 24, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this
Here’s some more Christmas reading.
IILEGAL IMMIGRANT UPDATE:
A Norcross man is awaiting federal sentencing — at least 15 years in prison — for his participation in a sex trafficking ring involving young Mexican women.
Francisco Cortes-Meza, 25, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, pleaded guilty last week to sex trafficking after forcing a 22-year-old woman, also an illegal immigrant, to work as a prostitute from a home in Norcross, according to immigration agents and a statement from David Nahmias, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. The sex trafficking offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.
Just some more hard working illegals, er undocumented workers (They taught me that in Public Schools). At least he didn’t have to go to school in Gwinnett.
LT5000