Nothing will change in Charleston County unless parents sue. True District 20 parents on Buist waiting lists should sue CCSD and the parents using false District 20 addresses. The lawsuit the District 20 school board and a District 20 parent filed against CCSD over Buist Academy will make it to the Court of Appeals on Wednesday, May 27.
I hope they get a less bias ruling than they received in Charleston County from Judge Scarborough, a former Buist parent.
For a quick recap, the District 20 board ruled District 20 students should receive priority to the only excellent rated school on the peninsula a few years ago, meaning District 20 students get in first before anyone else in the county. CCSD and the County Board ignored them. Yet, CCSD embraced the constituent boards when the US Justice Department filed a desegregation lawsuit against Charleston County over twenty years ago. CCSD was able to avoid desegregation citing state law which clearly says constituent boards determine which kids go to the schools in their districts. Funny how constituent boards exist only when CCSD deems it necessary.
In CCSD land, Buist is a "county-wide magnet school" for the "gifted and talented." I'll leave the G&T part alone because anyone with half a brain knows CCSD isn't really testing four and five year olds for being gifted. Kids are tested in the 2nd grade and gifted and talented programs start in the 3rd grade for a reason. There also is no such thing as a county-wide magnet school unless the constituent boards approve it. While the District 20 board of the 1980s may have agreed to be manipulated by CCSD, the board of the 21st century said "no way no how."
Let's just hope the Court of Appeals reads what Mr. Kobrovsky sent them.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Dot Scott says it all...
According to today's paper, last night Dot Scott, President of Charleston's NAACP, "made it clear from the meeting's outset this was not a time for those who 'don't support public schools,' or those in favor of tax credits, to have their say." She calls that a town hall meeting? That's not a town hall meeting. That's an anti-Ford rally. No wonder Ford let his seat remain vacant.
And this is coming from Scott who supposedly put her child(ren) in private school. Has she read the Post and Courier lately?
And this is coming from Scott who supposedly put her child(ren) in private school. Has she read the Post and Courier lately?
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Cat's Out of the Bag
Finally. The public knows the truth. CCSD socially promotes kids through our schools who are unable to read. CCSD CAN'T teach our kids how to read. I know. It's the lack of parental involvement. But guess what? CCSD didn't teach them how to read either.
Now what are we going to do about it? According to our Superintendent Dr. McGinley, CCSD has already taken care of these concerns with MAP testing and "coherent curriculum." Unfortunately, she must have missed the article where a CCSD teacher admitted many teachers can't even interpret the MAP scores. Who's in charge of MAP testing? Dr. Rose, the Director of Assessment and Accountability, was the rocket scientist behind implementing a test to help teachers determine what students needed help on in preparation for the PACT testing. Is your head spinning like mine is? Why hasn't Dr. Rose trained the teachers to interpret the scores? Why didn't CCSD just put that money towards REDUCING CLASS SIZE?
And the article in today's paper on the incredible strides the principal at Alice Birney is taking to teach middle school students to read proves coherent curriculum clearly does not exist in Charleston County. In other words, Dr. McGinley's little piece in yesterday's paper just doesn't make sense.
And wasn't McGinley the Chief Academic Officer when we socially promoted all special education students at Burke Middle? The Post and Courier stated our former superintendent "instituted the A-Plus program" at Burke middle, yet wasn't our CURRENT Superintendent the true master behind that joke of a plan? The joke of a plan that couldn't even properly ensure students received services required by federal law?
I wonder how Darby's rally is going at Morris Brown tonight. Yeah, public schools just need more money, Darby. It takes BIG BUCKS to teach kids how to read.
Now what are we going to do about it? According to our Superintendent Dr. McGinley, CCSD has already taken care of these concerns with MAP testing and "coherent curriculum." Unfortunately, she must have missed the article where a CCSD teacher admitted many teachers can't even interpret the MAP scores. Who's in charge of MAP testing? Dr. Rose, the Director of Assessment and Accountability, was the rocket scientist behind implementing a test to help teachers determine what students needed help on in preparation for the PACT testing. Is your head spinning like mine is? Why hasn't Dr. Rose trained the teachers to interpret the scores? Why didn't CCSD just put that money towards REDUCING CLASS SIZE?
And the article in today's paper on the incredible strides the principal at Alice Birney is taking to teach middle school students to read proves coherent curriculum clearly does not exist in Charleston County. In other words, Dr. McGinley's little piece in yesterday's paper just doesn't make sense.
And wasn't McGinley the Chief Academic Officer when we socially promoted all special education students at Burke Middle? The Post and Courier stated our former superintendent "instituted the A-Plus program" at Burke middle, yet wasn't our CURRENT Superintendent the true master behind that joke of a plan? The joke of a plan that couldn't even properly ensure students received services required by federal law?
I wonder how Darby's rally is going at Morris Brown tonight. Yeah, public schools just need more money, Darby. It takes BIG BUCKS to teach kids how to read.
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