Dear Seattle School Directors, 3-21-2009
From School Board policy:
It is the job of the school board to determine curricula and select primary instructional materials to fulfill that curricula.
1. Are the state k-12 Math Standards the SPS math curricula?
2. If so why during 2008-2009 was the EDM pacing plan being followed instead of the Math performance GLEs?
3. If so then how can the clearly defective "Discovering Series" be approved for the Core 9-12 math materials adoption?
SBE approved ST’s report which showed that only Holt met the minimum standard for soundness and that Discovery, Core Plus, and Glencoe did not meet minimum standard, but they won’t finalize the state list until SBE has the next 3 texts on OSPI’s list evaluated. OSPI hopes that at least 2 more will qualify for the state list, but that list may not be finalized until August. The next 2 on the list – Prentice Hall and McDougal Littell, are supposed to be very good.
Randy Dorn said he will re-look at the standards and textbook selection within 24 months.
Sincerely,
Dan Dempsey
Key Markers Relating to Organizational Health
12 years ago
2 comments:
Dan,
Does one earn a Phd for understanding the Seattle School District thought process? One reason we moved from Seattle years ago was to escape the school decision making process. Whatever happened to a strong neighborhood school?
In regards to the secondary math choice, I would recommend filling the school board meetings with people opposed to the choice of Discovering Mathematics. These people should then lambast the decision until they are blue in the face with steam rising out of their ears.
T^2
T^2 said:
These people should then lambast the decision until they are blue in the face with steam rising out of their ears.
We did that for the Elementary School Adoption. The SPS did not record the meeting and voted for EDM adoption 7-0.
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It appears that strong neighborhood schools are not allowed as the SPS strives for equal outcomes rather than equal opportunities for each child to realize their potential.
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