Materials related to last night’s meeting are now available on the I-SS web site. You can find information for each of the system’s key processes as well as issue bins for each. The reports of the principal and teacher surveys as well as the reports of the various advisory meetings are also available. The video of the meeting is not yet available. I want to thank Mr. Johnson for making sure this information was available in a timely manner. You can access the information by clicking on the link below.
Renewed Vision Information
There was a lot of information shared at the meeting but it seemed to be mostly this is what we are doing and don’t you think it’s wonderful. There was some talk of a few changes being made but the bulk of the information was simply a reiteration of the processes that have been in place for some time. Yes, it was mentioned that there would be more flexibility in some of the processes, and yes it was mentioned that changes were made based on input from teachers and others. However those changes were minor changes compared to the feedback given in the principal and teacher surveys as well as in the reports of the various advisory meetings.
There were several initiatives that the principals and teachers said needed major tweaking that did not seem to receive any tweaking. Or, if they were tweaked, they were minor tweaks. Was this a true response to the feedback received from the various groups? I don’t think so. Was it an effort to encourage everyone to be content with the way things are? I think so.
What do you think? Remember, all comments are welcome. Some comments about the meeting have already been given after the previous post.
The video is now available on the school web site.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100% Paul. I went in expecting to hear a vision for the future. Instead, I felt like most of the discussion centered around justifying why things are done. I heard some minor tweaks as well, but I felt most were vague at best with no timeline.
ReplyDeletegame on....
ReplyDeleteSame business as usual!
ReplyDeleteThere is no change. All it was was an attempt to add substance to all the empty rhetoric. And it was a failed attempt.
ReplyDeleteContrast larger class sizes, frozen salaries and restricted creativity for teachers with raises for upper CO admins and a bloated CO structure. This equals an unfair situation for I-SS students, who are the ultimate losers in the Baldrige-inspired scenario.
Then leave the district and get a job somewhere else...oh, yea the economic sucks and you can't so you should just be thankful for the job you have!
ReplyDeleteThe 'economic' sucks? lol
ReplyDeleteTo January 17 12:32-I really enjoyed your comment--very true of this system!
ReplyDeleteThe CEOs may rule now but the economy will come back, and someone else will have the last laugh.
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