According to results released today by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Iredell-Statesville Schools' performance composite increased by nearly 9 percent this year as compared to 2007-08. Eighty percent of the district's schools made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by No Child Left Behind. In addition, I-SS has four Honor Schools of Excellence. District Interim Superintendent Brady Johnson is pleased with the results.
"This is certainly great news for our schools," he said. "Our employees are dedicated to helping our young people be successful, and their efforts are definitely paying off."
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In addition to the four Honor Schools of Excellence, there are eight Schools of Distinction, and thirteen Schools of Progress.
Congratulations to all the I-SS employees who worked hard to make these achievements and all the other achievements of the school system possible.
Congratulations Pam Klaene!!
ReplyDeleteWhat about her actual classroom scores??
ReplyDeleteanyone can hide behind a school title
ReplyDeleteso much for making this about ISS, it sounds like it is about Paul Klaene. Brady Johnson is so Klaene whooped he is now running the school system
ReplyDeleteThe more I hear the more I am disappointed in the new leadership. Mr. Klaene has a personal agenda to run for school board. Open your eyes and move to helping kids rather than personal agendas.
ReplyDeleteIf Mr. Johnson is retiring at the end of the year - why are we letting him coast on out to move up another person into his former position? Why would an interim who is also retiring be making mass changes that will affect this district and its students for years? Throwing the babies out with the bath water! Boy I am more disgusted by the minute!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the rate of the score growth in ISS after this year. We might be HAPPY people as Mr. Johnson states, but our kids will continue to suffer in a county not focused on them and the worksheet factories they are stuck in everyday.
So moving people around in CO and changing titles is the primary concern of an interm two weeks before students start! Sounds like it is focused on the egos of the adults in the system, not the students.
Quick, anyone who had their ego hurt by Dr. Holliday run to Brady Johnson, that is his personal agenda for this year - he is Paul Klaene's YES man!!
This will be my last year teaching in ISS! A school system run by politics is not about the students.
What irony! The 'personal agenda train' has left the state with ego satiated, (at least for now). We can hope that those who share the same elitist attitudes of the 'departee' will soon be gone as well.
ReplyDeleteThe focus of this blog is the students of I-SS...some of you have tried to make it about Mr. Klaene. Your attempts at subversion have, and will continue to fail. We all owe a debt of thanks to Mr. Klaene (and to Janey Munday and others whose names I do not know) for taking on this desperately needed public service.
The views of the majority of the citizens in Iredell County have been largely ignored over the past seven years, Mr. Klaene is the voice of those ignored points of view...and our voice says clearly, unmistakably "No more!"
I can't speak for others, but as one voter with a large extended family, IF Mr. Klaene does decide at some point in the future to run for public office, he would have my full support. Intelligence and integrity don't often come in the same package, Mr. Klaene has both.
one board member was quoted as saying "Klaene is a gnat"
ReplyDelete10:33- there were way more politics in ISS when Holliday was here then there will ever be with Johnson. With that said , there are politics in every school system, just varying degrees. Sounds to me like you are one of the ones who have been affected by the new positive influence of a fair leader and that you don't like not being able to abuse your power anymore. HMMM worksheet factory... I think I've heard that as someones personal agenda before. Could be one of the district IF coordinators whose agendas and personal politics are filled with spite, judgement, and abuse of power. If thats the case, I don't think anyone would be too unhappy if you quietly slipped away to another district.
ReplyDeleteAugust 8, 2009 11:10 AM:
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to post a quote, please attribute it to someone, or keep it to yourself.
At any rate (if indeed such a pompous comment was made about a concerned citizen by a BoE member) then, my bet is that that individual--at least publicly-- has changed her/his tune now.
Mr. Johnson has no reason to commit to anything except to appease the few who claim to represent the majority. As in all politics, Mr. Klaene and his two followers are out for board positions. In politics,self interest in the first priority. It is so sad that we cannot be happy with the student achievement put out by the state and realize our teachers and leaders are moving on the correct path for students. It will be a sad school year if teachers, administrators, and school leaders do not realize how far we have come and continue to do what impacts student learning. Some things may need to go by the wayside, just saying don't throw it all out when we have seen it did improve the learning.
ReplyDeleteReal learning cannot be measured by multiple choice tests. Unfortunately, what is happening in I-SS is that students are being taught how to be successful on 'bubble in A,B,C, or D' tests --- not in real learning that will lead them to be life-long-learners.
ReplyDeleteAs to who is in the majority, we need proof of that fact ASAP. An objective poll needs to be created to determine who supports what has gone on for the past seven years in our school district, and who does not. Enough of the few at the top having the only megaphone (such as it is) the S R&L, I firmly believe that a true rendering of public opinion will overwhelming support ridding our system of the disease that has afflicted it for so long.
While I agree that multiple choice testing has its flaws, what method would you suggest to measure student learning? Should we go back to the days of no accountability where a teacher could just stick little Billy in the corner all day if he or she wanted? There has to be some form of accountability. Please don't say leave it up to the teachers alone to assess. While we have some amazing teachers in NC, we also have some that would be more than happy to fabricate student learning.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher in ISS, I am offended by the 'worksheet factory' comment. Most teachers, like myself, are constantly researching for innovative hands on activities that students will get the most benefit. (I have been doing this long before the prior administration.) It is my experience that these are the lessons that stay with students. Also, all the name calling and negative comments are not helping anyone. We are about to start a brand new school year and I for one and going to start with a positive attitude that will hopefully cause a ripple effect.
ReplyDeleteGee whiz, August 8, 2009 12:36 PM, how do college professors determine whether learning has occurred? Did you have any multiple choice tests in college? No one that I know did. So are schools preparing students to be successful in institutes of higher learning when they constantly assess them using a multiple choice format? I contend that they are not.
ReplyDeleteObviously, you are someone who has low regard for the teaching profession. There are numerous methods of assessment that do not include poorly developed multiple choice tests. We are testing our children to the point of absurdity. THAT is a big part of the reason why, by 2nd grade or so, children begin to HATE school. This is a tragedy.
Ok lets have those 2nd graders take short answer and essay tests!! That's what my professors used to assess. Since you have numerous methods, tell us one that NC can adopt.
ReplyDeleteI hate to break it to some people, but even with PDSAs and Baldrige, a teacher can still run an extremely boring classroom with lots of worksheets. Baldrige doesn't mean you take a subpar teacher and make them great. Not all teachers are great teachers, much like employees in an factory, office, etc... Some things will never change that fact. Unfortunately, the trouble with education is, unliked in other work places, you cannot move up the professional ladder if you're an outstanding employee. Therefore, all teachers get lumped into "worksheet factories" by those who know no better.
ReplyDeleteAs stated, Baldrige is not going to take a boring, uninterested teacher and make them anymore exciting, interesting, or dynamic. In fact, it could probably make them even less so because they'll be so bogged down in paperwork that they may not have time to create innovative lessons.
1:05, you are correct. Higher learning establishments focus on "blue books"/writing assessments. They want to make sure you have the big picture concept, not just a small portion. Some of my professors would have mulitple choice, but invariably, there would always be the blue book.
And, many are labeling Mr. Klaene as political and having a personal agenda. I'm sure the same people who are saying that are those who were snug as a bug in Holliday's rug. You are fooling no one.
I have no alliance with the Hollidays. Mr. Klaene, just let us know your intent in not to run for the board of ed.
ReplyDeleteAugust 8, 2009 1:46 PM, enough with the attempts to distract from the REAL issues here....
ReplyDeleteI will make some points regarding the above comments.
ReplyDelete1. Dr. Holliday was not the saviour for the I- SS school district as some employees,
some within the community, and some involved
in political leadership may claim (such as
CEO of Statesville Chamber of Commerce,
President of the local chapter of the NAACP,
or the SR%L).
2. Some are already stating displeasure at the
interim leadership of Brady Johnson after
one week. I believe Dr. Holliday was given
adequate time and fair analysis to prove or
disprove himself before the criticism
started.
3. I am thankful that Mr. Klaene and others have
devoted a tremendous amount of their time to
a cause that they and many others consider
to be very important and extremely worthy.
I don't believe the work of these people is
associated with an ulterior motivation to
run for a public office rather than a
reaction of nonsupport for Dr. Holliday and
his policies. But if it is, these may be
the exact type of people that we would like
to be elected for these positions. Why?
Because they truly care and they have worked
and researched for answers. They are not
pawns or a rubber stamp for someone's
personal motivation. As far as a personal
agenda, I believe it is Holliday who had the
personal agenda. Hence, all the outside
hires from the Shipley and Asssociates and
other organizations. These are names that
the public would not recognize.
4. Mr. Johnson has too much character and
integrity, unlike Dr. Holliday,to be whipped
into or by anyones viewpoint. I think Mr.
Johnson lived inside the glass house of
Holliday the last seven years and
understands very well the complaints of the
community and others within the system.
5. Regarding egos of the adults in the system:
there is no need to comment as the biggest
ego (my opinion) to have lived in Iredell
County just left and went to Kentucky.
6. Regarding "This will be my last year
teaching in ISS! A school system run by
politics is not about the students." I had
a conversation with a gentleman several days
ago whose brother is a member of a school
board in a neighboring county. He stated
that his brother says that they have had no
shortage of wonderful and talented teachers
coming into their system over the last
several years. He says the teacher drain
from I-SS has insured this. The same has
been occurring in other adjoining counties
to Iredell. As far as political, Holliday
is the biggest politician I have observed
within the county in a long time. He is
however, not a statesman.
7. Regarding the "Klaene is a gnat: comment:
He is a good gnat and many more good gnats
are needed to fill positions on the BOE. As
a gnat he has had a large food supply to
sustain him.
8. Is the only measurement of student
achievement gains in test scores? No, test
scores are only a very narrow perspective of
achievement and development of student
performance. While it may be a form of
measuring accountability, it limits the
ability of the teacher.It is a very
dangerous game. Creativity in teaching can
be greatly stifled when playing such a
dangerous game. I choose not to play the
game and my students do very well and their
learning is more enriched.
So is Klaene running for school board of not?
ReplyDeleteSo is Klaene running for school board of not?
ReplyDeleteAugust 8, 2009 3:09 PM
Crawl back under your bridge.
That's some giant gnat --> 30,268 hits and counting ...hear the gnat roar!
ReplyDelete"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what your going to get." Forest, Forest Gump
ReplyDeleteso is he running or not? where's the transparency?
ReplyDeletePlease BOE get out to the schools and do an honest survey that has no intimidations connected to it.
ReplyDeleteTo those who fear change coming back to ISS, where are your comments now about teachers not being able to change? The classroom teacher has been the most adaptable of all the employees.
We are ready for a change, and as some of you told employees to either get with the program or leave. Bye, don't slam the door, but do close it. Go push your agendas elsewhere. Adios.
It is amazing how this Blog gets hung up on issues. It started out with a financial infatutation, then Baldrige, now IF's and on this it is about post about Klaene running for school board.
ReplyDeleteAs I said before, there is no focus, no direction, no compromise on issues. maybe after everyone blows off the steam pent up from the last 7 years we can start fixing things.
Well Mr. Coover, I am glad that you are able to list your name and that you have a vested interest. However, many at this time are not comfortable with reavealing their name. That should be a tremendous cause of concern. I think there are quite a few problems as evidenced by the posts.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be helpful for you to state your focus, your direction, and your issues so that compromises can be considered and we can start making suggestions.
There are probably only 4-5 people left in the system who would 'push' baldrige and who wholeheartedly agree with Holliday's style. Trust me, most Central office, principals , teachers, etc are so glad that things will slow down, that processes that were not necessary will be dissolved and that finally noone will have to watch their backs. Remember that the IF's reported to the distict IF coordinators and were evaluated by them. They had no choice but to do exactly as they were told. Given a little freedom and flexibility, I think you'll see that personnel will flourish.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who thinks that Brady Johnson is going to let me tell him how to run the school system doesn't know Brady. Yes, Mr. Johnson did take the time to meet with me, but the majority of that meeting time was spent with Mr. Johnson telling me his priorities and what he was planning to do as interim superintendent. I was not there to tell Mr. Johnson what to do. When Mr. Johnson said that I would have the full cooperation of the I-SS staff he was talking in reference to my requests to access school documents. As I mentioned in a previous post Mr. Johnson said he is willing to meet with anyone who has concerns about the school system. That is something that Dr. Holliday would not do. So, if you have a concern about the operation of the school system, call the Central Office and schedule an appointment with Mr. Johnson.
ReplyDeleteWill I run for School Board? The district in which I live is not included in the next School Board election so it will be more than two years before I could run for a position on the Board. Will I run for School Board then? I honestly don't know.
Contrary to the opinion of some, this blog is not about me. Yes, it is my blog, but, as is mentioned at the top of the page, I started this blog to promote the quality and accountability of the Iredell-Statesville Schools. It has never been about me, it has always been about the students. Does this blog have a certain slant? Yes, that is the nature of a blog. However, from the start I have said that I welcome the opinions of all individuals. Remember, Dr. Holliday only posted 'approved' comments on his blog. I hope everyone will continue to post comments, but as I have asked before, please respect the right of each person to state his or her opinion.
Thank you, Mr. Klaene. Only those who want to keep the dictatorship going would be afraid of a new ISS or a "blog" that allows others to express opinions. Thank you, thank you !!!
ReplyDeleteI also want to thank Paul for his courage and determination to see improvement in the school system. I am so happy that the system had the great results that they did. Great job TEACHERS!I know that is was your hard work and dedication that made the difference. There is only one problem with comparing this years scores to last years scores. This year the state allowed re-test scores to count toward ABC and AYP. Last year they did not. So, if we want true comparisons, we need to compare the scores before re-test to the ones from last year. That will give us a truer picture of growth. I too believe that Mr. Johnson has no intention of letting Paul, myself, Larry, or anyone else tell him how to do his job. My purpose is and always has been to be a voice for those who felt that they had no voice. To speak out for teachers, TA's, students, and any other employees who felt despair and fear. No ulterior motive other than a excellent workplace and learning environment.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Janey. I am glad someone can speak for our teachers and all our school staff.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping for trust to come back to our system.
Those who oppose any change, because it is still their way or no way, are still out there.
Those personnel do not want change. They like the fear and distrust concept that came with the Baldrige era. It never was for our students.
Dictators do not oppose things, unless it is not their way.
We need that honest and safeguarded survey in all our schools to really determine the true feelings from our teachers and our staff at the schools about this administration's philosophies.
So again ,I thank you for caring enough about our students to question and demand answers on policies of this administration. Our students will always be our number 1 stakeholders.
The ISS system has been run in the manner of the Hitler regime for the past seven years. Hitler was the dictator that forced, pressured and threatened his way or the highway. That is all we have had in ISS, if you objected to the leadership you were forced out. Good thing the ISS administration couldn't stick those of us that fought back into concentration camps. For I fear if they thought they could have gotten away with it they would have. But they just BULLIED most of us out of education or to other systems. Just like 1000's fled the Hitler rule in Germany. We can only hope that now with the death of Hitler (or in this case his departure) that history will continue to be reflected in this situation. For once Hilter was dead and gone the people rounded up his henchmen and hanged them. Wiping out the horrible leadership that brought so much misery and pain to the people. Rise up citizens and take back your school system. This is the time to take a stand, before they replace Hitler with someone just as bad.
ReplyDeleteJaney - The state allowed retests to count towards AYP (which measures the percentile of your kids in each subgroup on grade level) but did not count it towards ABC (which measures if your school met growth, high growth, or no growth). Growth was calculated using first administration only.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing for those questioning the increase of students passing on the 2nd test. Remember that only kids who failed retest. I'm sure that if all students retested you would probably have some low 3's fail on the 2nd administration and somewhat equal out the percentile profecient. Considering the amount of material covered on these exams and the amount of stress placed on our students, I think it is an excellent practice to allow retests to count. I know that the state board of education is considering dropping this rule for the upcoming year, but hopefully that won't happen.
I too am glad that the re-test counts. It is a shame that so much rides on a 2 or 3 day test. Our students deserve better. If you check out the DPI website, you will see that for the school year 2007-08 not a single school district in N.C. made AYP. That should tell the federal government. Some districts were only 1 or 2% points away from making it. We need to stop worrying so much about testing and start teaching. Let the children learn not learn to test.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed something consistent over the years. People love to bitch, put each other down, be angry and raise Cain about issues; until someone asks them to roll up their sleeves and help fix what is wrong.
ReplyDeleteI’m not sure what the reason is. Maybe they are angry enough to complain but don’t really care enough to work hard for resolve. Maybe they get so hung up on “us against them” that they don’t want to meet with the other side and give in. If it is something other than this let me know. I have been trying to figure it out for years.
I used to have a bi-weekly column in the R&L until the R&L edited me so much it wasn’t even my article anymore. I quit when they refused to print an article they were concerned “would be too divisive”. (The title of my article was healing, not division. It was directed at those who continue to stir up racial divide.)
It didn’t matter to me at that point anyway. I wrote those articles for a long time. It wasn’t so I could be heard; it was to bring about change. People asked me to write about what upset them, mostly the condition of society and the government. People I had never met stopped me, thanked me for saying what I did and asked me to keep doing what I was doing. I still have people tell me they miss my column. Yet, I was never able to form a group of people to address the issues that supposedly meant so much to them. Without results, those columns were pointless.
I’m seeing that here again. Every time I made a post suggesting a starting point of resolve, that series of posts died. Look back over here and see. It seems there is plenty of hate and anger for the other side, but not much so much at the issues themselves.
I’ll tell you this; if we do form meetings such as I have offered to lead, everybody is going to be right and everybody is going to be wrong. The truthful answer to a problem is always somewhere in the middle. We need to get off each other and focus on those problems. That is why I said that there is no direction here. We aren’t moving forward.
It’s easy to be angry and attack others or rant about any subject. However it takes sincerity and dedication to change what is wrong. We have a given amount of energy every day when we wake up. How do you use yours, causing more division or searching for resolve? The sooner we find that middle ground starting point and shake hands, the sooner ISS can begin to heal.
My email address is: ISSresolve@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI would love a compromise, but it always takes two to tango. It is just like divorce. It takes those two people some time to compromise, and if there are children, it seems, it takes even longer.
ReplyDeleteThe problem was no one was allowed to voice opinions at the bottom. Those at the bottom(teachers) were expected to do all the work, while others just told you what to do. Most important was that you keep your mouth shut or you would suffer consequences or lose your position.
You as a teacher had very little input, and then more and more people were hired at outrageous salaries when supplies couldn't be purchased by the schools. Teachers not only were during more and more work , but also were purchasing their own supplies.
Does this not cause a frustration level? I guess teachers have no right to bitch. We ,as teachers and assistants, and school staff, should continue to have all the work placed on our shoulders.
Our assistants were having to teach classes while we attended many meetings for Baldrige agendas. Who cares that assistants are paid at the poverty level? They can teach even without degrees. The teachers with degrees to teach were too busy with meetings to be instructed on how to teach, if and whenever we could get back to our classroom. So now that we open our mouths on this blog, you think all we are doing is bitching. Perhaps ,it is because for so long we had to bite our tongues and just go with the flow. We like to feel like we did not waste our time in college. I thnk teachers have been compromising their values for a very long time. But I do value your opinion. But how do I know that you are not a spy in disguise?
The trust factor has to be built back into ISS, and the waste of money has got to go. I am not so much angry as disappointed in the higher-ups, because they have forgotten what it was like to be in the classroom with 24 students. That classroom of students is your responsibility, and yours alone. Thank you again, Larry. At least I know you read this blog and analyze it.
During is supposed to be doing, sorry.
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August 9, 2009 10:41 AM , eloquently stated, thank you.
ReplyDelete10:41 AM... I understand the frustration, I need it to be directed at the problem and the effort put towards resolve. I have posted repeatedly that I want the opinion of those in the classroom to have more influence than any other in the system. The culmination of knowledge and observations of those actually working with the students is a resource that has been underestimated.
ReplyDeleteAs for me being a spy in disguise, anyone who knows me would find that highly amusing. I am no fan of the school system in the way it has been run by people with overly paid salaries and their "Dr." degrees.
I have been met with much arrogance over the years by different people in administration. It has steeled my intent to bring about change.
If you think teachers don't have much say, try being a parent with a concern. Condescending responses seem to be the norm. We are in the same boat.
ReplyDeleteI am a parent of 5. Believe me I have been on both sides. "Being a spy in disguise" was being a little bit facetious. It is hard to get away from spies when you feel like your every move at school is always being observed, critiqued and catergorised. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteNo need for apology. I can assure you that if you meet with me or correspond via email, your opinion and name will remain with me. I need a bunch of people onboard to start this thing. Right now it is still being run by the "uppers". I'm not content with that.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see something drafted into the BOE and ISS employee policy that protects those in the classroom from retaliation for expressing an opposing view. I wonder if that is something that can be done?
It could be done with a Teachers' Union. North Carolina's watered down version of a union (NCAE) has no teeth...as has been proven repeatedly over the past seven years.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, NC is one on the 22 states that have the antiquated 'Right to Work' law, (a ridiculous moniker, because, of course people in the 28 states that ALLOW unions have a right to work just like anyone else. 'Right to Work' the result of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 - that was 62 years ago.
NC needs to join the 28 other states (plus the District of Columbia) and get rid of this musty law.
Kentucky has a Teachers' Union....
I have had no dealings with the NCAE, but have seen others post that they felt it was ineffective as well.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I looked up just now there are 22 states who still use the right to work law. I would think the most simplistic answer would be to have something written into ISS policy.
Even without having something written, parents should be willing to stand up for their teachers who in turn are trying to do what is best for their children. Unfortunately there is alot of apathy out there. Teachers as well can band together, there is strength in numbers.
That brings us back to bringing everyone from both sides together. As long as the division remains, there won't be any strength in numbers.
Brady Johnson is Paul Klaene's puppy dog. I'll tell you why: Brady Johnson doesn't want to be vilified by this travesty of a blog. Most of the posts are all created by Paul Klaene himself. Still, no excuse for Brady Johnson to be such a wimp.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone ever reported on Paul Klaene's credentials? I have it on the best of authority that Mr. Klaene was forced out of Mitchell Community College because all he did was stir up trouble, and he was a terrible teacher. They told him to resign or be fired.
ReplyDeleteSomebody is not doing their own job or they would not feel the need to harrass someone else.
ReplyDeleteBullies will always be bullies. It is still your way or no way. Your opinion is of value and noone else's . You are the better than everyone else ,and the one who ruins everything for everyone else.
I feel sorry for you and I'm no Klaene. I just want the BOE to get the true picture of employees like you that do very little, but continue to try to intimidate all. This is harrassment which our teachers have endured this era, and I'm not even sure Dr. Holliday knew what monsters he created.
Perhaps, Mr.Brady Johnson has the wisdom of Solomon. We shall see. Solomon could see beyond what others could ,and he usually was wise enough to judge character ,amd see people for what they were. I have talked to many parents who have had dealings with Brady Johnson and they think highly of him. This gives me hope.
ReplyDeleteI hope someone has checked that person's credentials. Usually when someone wants another person's credentials checked, there is usually something wrong with theirs. They just expect the rest of the world to act like them.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the DPI website this is the first year that DPI has counted re-tests toward AYP and ABC scores. I just checked the scores and found that information. I am glad that they counted the re-tests but comparing them to last years score is not a true picture of how our students grew.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a true picture of if our students grew look at the schools making expected growth or high growth. Retests do not count for this part, only the performance composite. Also, this is the first year that the Science scores counted towards the performance composite, so they will change comparison data as well.
ReplyDeleteLooking over the ABC report it comes to my attention that every high school made it to at least one of the three areas of recognition except one....South Iredell High. Even South's main middle school "Troutman" made the list. So let's see??? What is different at South Iredell? Just a view years (2004-2005) South was a High School of Distinction...right up there with Lake Norman. What happened? I'll tell you what happened...David Dixon happened. South has been on a downhill slide ever since the man arrived. He took a thriving high school and ripped it apart. The award winning English department is 90% gone, the award winning science department is 100% gone...South only has about 20% of the faculty that was there in 2004-2005. Why? David Dixon either fired them, ran them off, bullied them until they left, changed their teaching assignments to the things they were the worst at, put teachers in rooms that were not suitable to their teaching needs. So why is David Dixon still there at South. That's the BIG question. He is the worst principal the school has every had and yet he is the one that the school system has left there the longest. South Iredell community had better open their eyes and see what is happening at their area high school and demand a change. Your kids are your and our future and we are allowing this man to take what was a wonderful community driven school and drive it into the ground. It is up to you...it has always been up to the people. It just takes enough of you to shout loud enough to be heard to cause change. My advice is to start screaming!!
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