Janet: I agree with the substance and the sentiment. Middle Schools are a mess; groups of parents should make their positions known. I also share the...
Every now and then I run across a story of a poverty school that performs exceptionally well, far above the standard norms. I think I circulated a write-up...
Folks, great points. A summary of last week's meeting including some key `next steps' will be posted in the next day or so. The issue of Middle Schools, MGT...
Steve--You raise an interesting point that strategies that work for one particular school/demographic may be ineffective or even counterproductive for another....
Why no data??? Parents protest against bullying at Annapolis Middle By RYAN BAGWELL, Staff Writer Frank DiGioia has watched since August as his sixth-grade...
We've never done anything to address the issues of underachieving students in the HS. The focus of AP and IB if anything has hurt the bottom 1/2 to 1/3 of...
Typical Middle School students do not BULLY and commit violence acts against other students! I don't care what school official came up with that lame ...
Folks- This is the survey that Teresa mentioned in the last County-Wide CAC meeting, rather timely considering yesterday's posted article. Please share this...
Hi Lisa - How to get below the surface is tough. The educational bureaucracy is huge, its habits deeply ingrained, its momentum daunting. Of what value are...
Amen and bravo to both Lisa and Steven. We've gotten off the path and into a ditch trying to create programs to please individual groups. Maybe the first task...
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Also, remember to take the Calendar Survey, the link is on the front page www.aacps.org the survey will be up until June 14, 2006. ... From:...
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You need to have a code from your school to take the survey that you should be able to receive from the office staff or guidance. Lisa In a message dated...
Terra: Separate but equal is a highly nuanced technical term from long ago and far away. I prefer to consider three cornerstones: equity, adequacy and ...
When the calendar was adjusted for the lack of snow days, five high schools were impacted with commencement falling on the day before finals even though it...
Folks- First, I wanted to thank everyone that is engaged in the CAC either at the school level or county-wide. We all have busy lives and can't all make the...
The Afternoon Digest Friday, June 02, 2006 Note: To read the full article on-line you can click on the title and you will be hyperlinked directly to it. Some...
Thanks, Eric. I really appreciate the time it took to communicate your thoughts ahead of time. Lisa In a message dated 6/6/2006 10:09:19 P.M. Eastern...
A harbinger of things to come.? Council to Increase Oversight of Schools By Lori Aratani and Ann Marimow Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, June 1, 2006;...
New Boundaries Proposed for 19 Elementaries Moving 5th-Graders Also Suggested to Even Enrollments By Daniel de Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June...
It is interesting that the study, which was originally supposed to be presented in May, and then at yesterdays meeting has yet to be made formally public. Is...
Consultant recommends shifting Severna Park students By RYAN BAGWELL, Staff Writer A consultant's 10-year plan to deal with overcrowding in county schools...
Will we be receiving a copy of the report? Julie Sweeney...
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I believe I saw a news item recently re a research project that looked the number of teachers terminated for incompetence in Illinois. Of the 90,000 or so...
... Consultant recommends shifting Severna Park students By RYAN BAGWELL, Staff Writer ... According to the chart published previously, Seven Oaks was to be ...
I agree that the quality of teacher affects the progress of the student. I worry about the measure used in this article to show teacher quality. Judith...
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I always worry about studies like this. I agree teacher quality is a huge determiner of success; that's just common sense. Knowledge in a content area ...
