Stop disrupting; start collaborating!
"The public should ask, disrupting who, and what? Do they mean removing well- regarded principals like Lee Runyon at West Ashley High School and Jake Rambo at James B. Edwards Elementary School?
"Do they mean using test data in ways the testing company itself explicitly says it is not designed for? Even if we accept their premise that district leaders used disruptive management to make necessary cuts to the district office — a premise which does not stand up to scrutiny — the real disruption they are promoting in the district is happening in the form of incoherent and unethical management.
"Instead of celebrating disruption, board members would be wise to promote engagement and collaboration with teachers, parents and the community. Working collaboratively with teachers and school-based educators is far more likely to promote academic gains that are sustained over time.
"Engaging parents and the community in a meaningful dialogue about the educational challenges facing our community will almost certainly result in the good will necessary to carry out the change that the writers claim they want.
"Disruption as a strategy is simply “chaos” dressed up as management strategy — an excuse to make changes without a coherent plan. Educators, parents and community members know better, and we expect much more from the school board.
Andrew HaLevi
Board Street
Charleston
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Board Street? More like "Bored" Street.
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