CMS quizzed about its diversity

CMS is so concerned about diversity, they manage to leave out Asians and Indians in their talking points by lumping their numbers in with Blacks, Whites and Hispanics.

Another you can't make this stuff up garbage.


CMS quizzed about its diversity

Questions raised about teachers, administrative staff

By Andrew Dunn
adunn@charlotteobserver.com

03/24/2015 2:43 PM

 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leaders faced questions Tuesday about whether they are doing enough to bring in racial diversity both in executive staff and in the classroom.

Speaking at the weekly Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum in west Charlotte, Superintendent Ann Clark and Rakeda Leaks, sourcing and onboarding executive director, said the district has set ambitious goals to bring in more black and Hispanic teachers over the next three years.

Clark also said she will hold her executive staff accountable for meeting those goals. More.... http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article16186439.html#/tabPane=tabs-b0710947-1-1

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CMS projection: $27.6 million more needed to preserve programs

Gotta love it. Need $27.6 million more to "stay whole".

I suggest they eliminate Bright Beginnings and pickup $20 million of it right there...


By Andrew Dunn
adunn@charlotteobserver.com

03/24/2015 8:42 PM

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CMS projection: $27.6 million more needed to preserve programs

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is projecting it will need an additional $27.6 million from the county to keep its programs and staffing the same next year.

The increases are largely driven by expected raises for beginning teachers, preserving teaching assistant positions and the required funding for enrollment growth at the county’s charter schools.

The figures were presented to the school board Tuesday as part of a budget workshop.
That number does not include any money for staff salary increases or to launch any new initiatives. School board members have expressed their support for requesting increases as large as 5 percent....  More...   http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article16224239.html#/tabPane=tabs-b0710947-1-1

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Bill would require health exams for all new public school students

Dashew votes no. Seems to me that anyone moving from one state to another faces all sorts of new laws and regulations they have to deal with.

Getting your child an exam to be able to attend a NC school for the first time seems like a no-brainer to me, especially if the state you just left didn't require one...

By Andrew Dunn
adunn@charlotteobserver.com

A new bill progressing rapidly through the N.C. House would require all new students to get a medical exam before starting school, not just kindergarteners.

Should it pass, the bill could create some logistical problems for areas like Charlotte, which see a lot of newcomers each year. But it could also mean that more students get the special attention they need when they begin school.... More http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/your-schools-blog/article15285602.html

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CMS launching 18-month student assignment review

From the Observer. Another issue to add to the mess in CMS.

I wonder if they will take getting more White kids back into CMS schools or driving more away into account when they go through this process..... we shall see.

By Andrew Dunn
adunn@charlotteobserver.com

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is taking the first steps in a wholesale review of how it assigns students to schools, and everything will be on the table – from school boundaries to the rules for the magnet lottery.

The whole thing will likely come to a head just as a new superintendent is being hired. At this point, the final vote on new policies and boundaries is scheduled for just four months after a new leader is expected to take office. Full story: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/your-schools-blog/article13858598.html#/tabPane=tabs-b0710947-1-1   

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WELL IT'S TOURNAMENT TIME! NO, NOT BASKETBALL. CMS AT-LARGE ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!

Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water, the status quo sharks are circling around the upcoming at-large seats for the CMS Board of Education.

Here are the current candidates lining up for one of the prized seats:

Amelia Stinson-Wesley
Jeremy Stephenson
Elyse Dashew
Levester Flowers

I will update this list as it grows - and it will.....

NAACP battles Latino groups over push to open public schools for non-English speakers

Another "you can't make this stuff up" story...

NAACP battles Latino groups over push to open public schools for non-English speakers

WASHINGTON – A plan that would dedicate two public high schools in suburban Washington to immigrants and students struggling with English is pitting black and Hispanic communities -– usually allies -- against one another
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The Prince George’s County, Md., chapter of the NAACP is strongly opposing the plan -- which would take effect next school year, and cover about 800 students having English language difficulties -- claiming it will pull resources from other students and unfairly redistribute them to Hispanic students. Some critics go so far as to compare the plan to segregation.

Ross believes the proposal to open two new schools violates the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision that ruled separate schools for black and white students violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“It risks turning Prince George’s County into a segregated school system,” Ross said, adding that he realizes the need for better education in the county but believes it should not come at the cost of existing students..... full article link below
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/11/maryland-naacp-tries-to-block-two-public-schools-for-immigrants-calls-it/

I'm siding with the NAACP on this one.

SINGLE GENDER SCHOOLS?....AND THE EXPERIMENTS CONTINUE WITH KIDS AS LAB RATS

Here's my favorite paragraph:

But the evidence is not concrete on whether single-gender education offers a measurable benefit, according to research highlighted by the National Education Association.

That sounds like Bright Beginnings, so why should that stop CMS from implmenting a program and wasting tens of millions of dollars on it?

These people have nothing better to do than pull out the same garbage over and over again while taxpayers and kids get screwed.

CMS exploring single-gender schools

Considerations also include Montessori secondary schools

By Andrew Dunn
adunn@charlotteobserver.com

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is considering offering single-gender schools as a magnet program parents could apply for.
The concept is one of several new themes the school district is exploring as CMS turns its eye on its magnet programs......
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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article13272707.html