tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post8728975338701546156..comments2023-08-24T05:24:51.011-04:00Comments on PURE Reform: How we got where we are Part XIII (January and February 2008)Questionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-57886114088389275602011-07-20T16:52:47.729-04:002011-07-20T16:52:47.729-04:00Rand running Summer Dreamers is just crazy unless ...Rand running Summer Dreamers is just crazy unless the plan to pay for it too!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-61066889250255686792011-07-20T12:45:43.305-04:002011-07-20T12:45:43.305-04:00It seems like this PPS office spends a fair amount...It seems like this PPS office spends a fair amount of time "cleaning up" initial PSSA results.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-80853321373126580542011-07-19T18:08:15.394-04:002011-07-19T18:08:15.394-04:009:03am,
I cannot answer your question, nor can I ...9:03am,<br /><br />I cannot answer your question, nor can I explain why RAND is often involved in PPS matters, for I too am puzzled by this.<br /><br />Does the District not have an office of "Research, Assessment and Accountability"? Why contract out to RAND when we already pay Paulette Poncelet 6 figures (plus the bonus awarded to Fishetti, Campbell, Lippert and the other top minds for their spirited leadership) to run the research office? <br /><br />When was the last time this office researched something? It is difficult to tell, with contracts to RAND, Mathematica, WeStat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-72092258527863083042011-07-19T09:03:01.920-04:002011-07-19T09:03:01.920-04:00I heard that Rand will be running Summer Dreamers ...I heard that Rand will be running Summer Dreamers next summer. They seem to continually "get involved" in PPS business. Who do they know since that seems to be the name of the game with PPS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-40741692923265688202011-07-19T09:01:56.600-04:002011-07-19T09:01:56.600-04:00Board members do not seem to understand their role...Board members do not seem to understand their role. They represent the public. They are there to protect the interests of the CHILDREN to the best of their ability, to be ADVOCATES for children, to guide the Administration toward what is BEST for children, not adults, administrators, consultants, Broad/Gates, etc.<br /><br />What we see is continuing reduction of services to children as the adult agendas escalate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-16332611094163100192011-07-19T08:50:53.664-04:002011-07-19T08:50:53.664-04:00Clearly the Board members, maybe with the exceptio...Clearly the Board members, maybe with the exception of Brentley, are mere puppets controlled by Lane (formerly Roosevelt) and company. They just rubber-stamp everything. Do they even really know what they are "voting" on? We could eliminate them and never notice the difference. How sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-16653916944695316192011-07-19T06:41:02.784-04:002011-07-19T06:41:02.784-04:00What is most frightening is that most boardmemeber...What is most frightening is that most boardmemebers approved the spending on outrageous amounts of promotional materials. <br /><br />Too many times when someone was leaving the position they held, often, through multiple administrations, some boardmembers took their turn around the table lauding and thanking the individual. It makes you wonder what was said at the executive sessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-67751575066848963732011-07-19T01:30:23.435-04:002011-07-19T01:30:23.435-04:00Anon 12:16.
I think the "think" factor...Anon 12:16. <br /><br />I think the "think" factor makes sense in a nonsensical way.<br /><br />It is a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-35923801863405949202011-07-19T00:16:23.324-04:002011-07-19T00:16:23.324-04:00OR, maybe they were able to THINK for themselves, ...OR, maybe they were able to THINK for themselves, OR knew more than the Roosevelt regime. These two skills would have caused a serious problem within this regime. And though this may sound irrational it is the only way to have the control that was required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-60204219802860392692011-07-18T23:41:29.787-04:002011-07-18T23:41:29.787-04:00As opposed to immediately? Think of the chaos if ...As opposed to immediately? Think of the chaos if everyone had been fired the day Roosevelt walked in.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-26065476341900280092011-07-18T23:33:27.703-04:002011-07-18T23:33:27.703-04:00Why did Roosevelt/Lane dump those without connecti...Why did Roosevelt/Lane dump those without connections a few years later?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-75262209337898977152011-07-18T13:04:14.119-04:002011-07-18T13:04:14.119-04:00Yes, it absolutely is frightening! Even more frig...Yes, it absolutely is frightening! Even more frightening is the need to do so. Good schools, successful students, high achievement, productive futures which spreads quite naturally by word of mouth would eliminate the need to spin the data on the failure and decline in PPS that is wide and deep.<br /><br />The saddest part is that it is so doable; yet, it does not become reality without a belief in our children/students' capacity to reach their potential with, of course, the right kind of education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-2873581657513351422011-07-18T09:57:07.651-04:002011-07-18T09:57:07.651-04:00The amount of time and money spent on PR is fright...The amount of time and money spent on PR is frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-20691154657070976492011-07-17T21:55:12.762-04:002011-07-17T21:55:12.762-04:00An easy question to answer given Roosevelt's l...An easy question to answer given Roosevelt's lack of experience and expertise in education. Broad and Gates needed just that to take control. Loyalty to the District was an obstruction and a liability to the Broad/Gates Agenda.<br /><br />One by one Broad/Gates set about taking over control of all positions and training for those positions H.R. (Talent Mgt), Broad Residencies/Directors, PELA for training administrators, and RISE and the Teacher Academy for acclimating new teachers to "fidelity" to the Broad/Gates. Many would have been convinced that this "Reform Agenda" was needed if PPS hadn't gone into academic decline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-72505652720350105242011-07-17T21:47:21.911-04:002011-07-17T21:47:21.911-04:00Well, it could be that people hired had "conn...Well, it could be that people hired had "connections" right? <br /><br />The joke among some parents at the time was that the admin was trying to increase the population of the city by bringing in as many out-of-towners as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-76614427151656524892011-07-17T21:31:42.721-04:002011-07-17T21:31:42.721-04:00WHY is it that the Roosevelt administration decide...WHY is it that the Roosevelt administration decided to replace almost all officers (operations, human resource, technology, financial, etc). These are people that had experience and demonstrated loyalty to the district.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.com