Monday, May 14, 2007

Editors can't do the (simplest) math

You've heard the expression, do the math.

It means think about the numbers for a minute.

The editors of the Journal do not want to write about the accountability crisis in the leadership of the APS. They don't want to write about the struggle between Marty Esquivel and rest of the board; over the surrender of public records.

They do want to focus attention on Beth Everitt's "bold action" administrative shuffle. (Although not on the part of the shuffle that moves more money away from classrooms and students and into administration).

"Past practice" included at least some pretense of stakeholder involvement in the selection of principals. Accountability to any code of ethics requires them to enable stakeholder participation.

Everitt's "bold action" disenfranchised nearly every stakeholder in the process.

The plan for the administrative Chinese fire drill has been in the works since December of last year; six months or so.

The leadership of the APS, dba Journal editors, defends the deliberate decision to disenfranchise stakeholders with the following math problem;

"...parents would not have their usual opportunity for input, because the need for improvement was too urgent."

six months time = no time to tell the truth

do the math

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