Yet again you have failed the Charleston County community by not raising high school graduation rates. Yes, we are all being blamed by Superintendent McGinley's mouthpiece in the P&C today. As Diette Courrege so coyly puts it, "Everyone shares a piece of the blame."
Really? If everyone is responsible, then no one is held accountable. Parents and students and schools are let off the hook. Is that really what the reporter desires? Maybe she should stop the communal guilt trip.
Parents are responsible. Unfortunately, many parents are so caught up in themselves and their own problems that little parenting gets done. That's where the school comes in. Some schools manage better than others in similar circumstances.
That's where McGinley (and her mouthpiece) should be focusing her efforts--finding out what those schools are doing right and copying it, not moaning over how "it takes a village."
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Just like high school students reading at the fourth grade level wasn't the superintendent's responsibility either.
Well, then let's eliminate her position.
One question: What exactly is the responsibility of those teacher coaches and how is their accountability/effectiveness (or lack thereof) measured?
Too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Why not ask teachers if they would prefer 35 kids in their classes with a teacher coach? Or would they do better (with more specific teacher accountability) with only 25 students per class? Again, the administration is too top heavy. That is where the accountability problem can be found. Eliminate administrative waste and CCSD can save millions. It might also save the educational opportunities of thousands at the same time.
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