This is yet another reason why we should all be thinking long and hard about consolidating the school districts. This is not only untenable but it’s also unethical. This is PUBLIC SCHOOL. Every dollar spent should be considered with the students in mind. These people —admin leadership and BOE —are shysters. They are running our elementar…
This is yet another reason why we should all be thinking long and hard about consolidating the school districts. This is not only untenable but it’s also unethical. This is PUBLIC SCHOOL. Every dollar spent should be considered with the students in mind. These people —admin leadership and BOE —are shysters. They are running our elementary school district into the ground.
For people opposed to consolidation, it should be noted that there are hybrid forms that could be implemented… A previous board looked into this in collaboration with Northwestern at one point. It’s doable. The overwhelming majority of school districts downstate are K through 12. This model that we have in Evanston is a relic that needs to be kicked to the curb asap. We are failing our kids.
We need to send the D65/D202 Boards to Ann Arbor and see a school district that does a good job tracking kids K-12 and also integrates deeply with the University.
Yes!! 100% —except that it would fall on deaf ears with the current BOE members (on both boards, frankly). Almost all are lame & uninterested in doing anything of significance. Almost all are uninterested in rep’ing the people who elected them, and most are incapable of pressing admins of both districts for better or ensuring accountability —for the betterment of the students they claim they care so much about. These BOE members understand very well that they live in a community of people who don’t care enough to pay attention and demand better… But yes —AA is a great model to study and understand what could be!! Why we don’t demand better in this town is beyond me.
But if this D65 Board and Admin was managing both it would be double trouble. Remember that Horton was at one point pushing for consolidation, but with the whole thing to be under him.
This is yet another reason why we should all be thinking long and hard about consolidating the school districts. This is not only untenable but it’s also unethical. This is PUBLIC SCHOOL. Every dollar spent should be considered with the students in mind. These people —admin leadership and BOE —are shysters. They are running our elementary school district into the ground.
For people opposed to consolidation, it should be noted that there are hybrid forms that could be implemented… A previous board looked into this in collaboration with Northwestern at one point. It’s doable. The overwhelming majority of school districts downstate are K through 12. This model that we have in Evanston is a relic that needs to be kicked to the curb asap. We are failing our kids.
We need to send the D65/D202 Boards to Ann Arbor and see a school district that does a good job tracking kids K-12 and also integrates deeply with the University.
Yes!! 100% —except that it would fall on deaf ears with the current BOE members (on both boards, frankly). Almost all are lame & uninterested in doing anything of significance. Almost all are uninterested in rep’ing the people who elected them, and most are incapable of pressing admins of both districts for better or ensuring accountability —for the betterment of the students they claim they care so much about. These BOE members understand very well that they live in a community of people who don’t care enough to pay attention and demand better… But yes —AA is a great model to study and understand what could be!! Why we don’t demand better in this town is beyond me.
But if this D65 Board and Admin was managing both it would be double trouble. Remember that Horton was at one point pushing for consolidation, but with the whole thing to be under him.
Oh it couldn’t be the d65 admin/BOE in charge—that is clear. That would mean ruin!