Posted in Board of Education on Feb. 22, 2010
Instruction in Title I schools isn’t going to magically improve because we decide not to directly-place teachers in them. If we ensure that all DPS teachers are good ones, then what’s the worry?
Posted in Board of Education, Middle Schools on Feb. 15, 2010
Not all charter schools are the same, and while I support great ones, I don’t support high-stakes testing environments. This environment does not serve all kids.
Posted in Board of Education on Jan. 06, 2010
Instead of capitalizing on the good press of a grant proposal to fund a more robust teacher evaluation system, DPS insists on closing the briefing to the public.
Posted in Board of Education on Jan. 05, 2010
I want to state my opinion about the recent Denver Post article, DPS execs got $344K in bonuses.
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m having a lot of trouble justifying these bonuses in a district with a 48% graduation rate, with the impending likelihood that more than $30 million in cuts will need to be made [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Dec. 05, 2009
Today I sat in on a very informative session led by Dr. Phil Boyle, entitled “Governing from Good to Great!” It was a discussion about crafting policy solutions in a truly collaborative board atmosphere, and I think I have some great ideas to take back to the group. I’m very glad that I already entered [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Dec. 05, 2009
I’d like to post a few comments about the legalities of last Monday evening.
State law requires the school board to be sworn in no later than 10 days after election certification. My election was certified on November 19 at 3 p.m. (2:58 p.m., to be precise), and the countdown started on November 20 at 3 [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Dec. 04, 2009
Just thought I’d give a recap of my day in Colorado Springs at the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) conference at the Broadmoor. Board members Mary Seawell, Bruce Hoyt and I are attending this conference.
First, I want to thank the Colorado taxpayers for making this conference possible. There is a wealth of information at [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Dec. 02, 2009
Let’s set the record straight about the whole marriage-counselor-at-the-Broadmoor thing, once and for all.
First, the Denver Board of Education always attends the Colorado Association of School Boards conference, and it’s always at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.
Second, it’s always the smart thing, whenever a new working group begins to embark on their tasks, to [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Dec. 01, 2009
Yesterday I chose to be be sworn in and seated on the Denver Public Schools school board before the other incoming school board members. I took this action not out of any disrespect to Michelle Moss, my predecessor, but because it was important to take a stand for transparency and the genuine community concern about [...]
Posted in Board of Education, Community on Nov. 25, 2009
I support a delay of the vote on the turnaround strategies proposed by DPS as regards Lake Middle School. I feel there has not been sufficient due diligence performed to ensure that everyone’s rights have been protected, nor has any feasibility study or budget been offered. Basically, the current board is not allowing [...]
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