the situation at Polk MS

I don't have any personal experience at Polk; or any other form of first hand knowledge.

The article in the Tribune gives me the impression that the school is divided.

A school divided, will fail; absolutely.

The inherent flaw in the district's position is their certainty that success revolves around their ability to appoint administrators who can fix failing schools.

If there was such thing as principals who could simply fix failing schools; they would make a lot more money; and there would be no failing schools.

Synergy is everything.

I would like to propose a novel approach to the problems at Polk.

Declare all positions vacant.

Restaff the school will people who want to become a part of a synergy at Polk Middle School. Offer stipends if that is what it takes.

Give them extraordinary decision making power by a process that guarantees stakeholders meaningful participation in decisions that affect them. ...or site based decision making.

Give them extraordinary financial support.

Bring the PTR under control. Give every teacher an aide. Assign a lot of competent campus aides.

See what happens.


I think that what you see,
won't surprise you;

...not really.