What NM Public Education Secretary
Veronica Garcia does not have is,
any compelling reason to split APS.
There is no compelling argument
in support of the split.
The supporting arguments are
entirely specious.
There is no empirical evidence that demonstrates that smaller districts do anything better than larger districts. There is no evidence that smaller districts are any more responsive to stakeholder input than larger ones.
Whether or not a school district is responsive to stakeholders is a function of the character of its leadership.
If APS Superintendent Winston Brooks and School Board President Marty Esquivel are unresponsive to stakeholders, it out their own arrogance, and not because there are "too many" stakeholders complaining.
photos Mark Bralley
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Public Education Secretary has the authority to split APS.
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3 comments:
If APS splits into 2 districts, then you have 2 crappy supes, 2 crappy boards, 2 crappy sets of admin, and twice the price!
Why would anyone want to take a cancerous organism and multiply it?
Go figure.....
To those of you who want a split, Fix the cancer before you spread it!
The cancer can't be fixed without a split! New smaller district(s) would give 5-7 board members each and people will have ownership. Smaller districts have higher participation. The district gets to hire all the employees & they attract the best. A new union agreement has to be negotiated- and will put students first. You certainly won't have to have the humungous central office of APS. Services will be with the students at their level- in the schools.
The new Utah Canyons district has done wonders.
I hate to argue, but there is no empirical evidence to support any of your claims.
Ownership does not flow from board members, but rather from board member attitudes.
People participate or not based on opportunity and acceptance, neither of which is guaranteed by a split.
They won't get to hire all new employees because existing employees will be given preferential hiring.
A new union agreement is could easily go the same way as previous agreements, for the same reasons.
The new central office will start small and grow - it is inevitable. Services will move from schools to central offices just like they always have - administrators would rather work in cushy offices with other administrators than in schools with kids and runny noses.
I appreciate your attention and comments, but I think your thinking is wishful.
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