Marshall’s Future
The feeling of many who saw Monday’s school board board meeting is that the district has still set Marshall up on a course towards failure. Suspension of the high school redesign just bought us an additional year.
At this point, we still have more questions than answers. Among them:
- Will Marshall be identified as an Academic Priority Zone for fall? If not, why not?
- Does NCLB require that Biz Tech undergo major changes (similar to Roosevelt) this year?
- Will Marshall continue with 3 small schools and 3 principals this year?
- What is the district’s plan for communicating with incoming freshman since the superintendent botched the forecasting by having counselors from Madison and Franklin forecast kids prior to board approval of the redesign?
- Why are Marshall incoming freshmen still being given priority transfer to schools that they do not feed into?
- How many focus school proposals have been submitted, from who and where are the proposals? They need to be made public on PPS website.
- How did jumping the gun on board adoption of the redesign effect teacher assignments for Marshall?
- What’s the district’s plan for working with the Marshall community?
We will be following the district’s lead in continuing to pursue the same course we were on prior to suspension of the high school redesign. This means we are moving forward on our plan to secede from PPS.
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One thing that has not taken place at Marshall or Jefferson is the district setting up a committee of dissidents to discuss proposals with the administration (and board members). It is really hard to evaluate what you are doing if there is no honest, unfettered feedback on your ideas. The board doesn’t get it from the administration and the administration doesn’t get it from their assistants. It just can’t be one way communication like the entire redesign process has been (the board to the public, then the public to the board, no back and forth). You need give and take discussions where responses can be challenged. But with this board and really the administration they seem afraid of real discussions. Too bad, they are bright people who could benefit greatly from real conversations. Hence, they need to set up purposely dissident committees which truly represent the communities affected before they can arrive at serious and fair steps in solving the problems raised during the redesign process. So PPS will stumble along some more hoping to get lucky instead of creating real solutions that have a chance of working.
Carrie did you see article on willamette week regarding special ed. administrator files law suit? Any comments or thoughts?
Steve, I saw the WW story on the SPED administrator. I don’t know that particular story but I know my PPS HR position was cut when I complained about discrimination, unsafe hiring practices and a hostile work environment under Steve Goldschmidt’s leadership. The cut took place shortly after I agreed to cooperate in arbitration over Goldschmidt’s firing. I complained about the retaliation and they found another job for me.
Wow, did you have any recourse? Stacey Sibley complained about safety at Pioneer and concern for student and staff safety, she then went to HR and complained about Joanne Mabbott , then she was demoted. It cost tons more money after she left Pioneer and Joanne hired another friend and then some to try and replace her.
Steve, I think there were a few factors in my favor including that Steve Goldschmidt’s firing was high profile and lawyers were already involved. I was assured by one of the district’s lawyers prior to arbitration that there wouldn’t be any retaliation.
Hey everyone, here’s some good news…a new football coach for Marshall! Everyone’s super excited and the team’s gonna be good this year!
http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/-4031526293785215974/new-marshall-football-coach-excited-to-move-forward-despite-schools-cloudy-future/
I know all the kids I have talked to are very excited about their new coach! We are looking forward to a great new season.
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