Inclusive public schools where all Charlotte-Mecklenburg children reach their potential
Dec. 16, 2012 From the President’s address at a memorial service today in Newtown, Connecticut: “Someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time, walking around. With their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves – our child Read More …
Oct. 13, 2012 The Swann Fellowship lost one of its earliest and most dedicated members this week with the death of John Andrews. John was involved in the Fellowship from its first public meetings in the spring of 1997 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, the Charlotte church that continues to put a roof over the Read More …
Oct. 4, 2012 “What I want to do is have these conversations and ask, what are we doing really well, and what can we do better? “And then from those conversations we begin to build relationships, with our employees, with our external stakeholders, with our community. “And when you have great relationships, you start to Read More …
Sept. 8, 2012 Coding for the CMS videos from the August 2012 meeting that was originally embedded in this article has been moved to the bottom of this article. The old coding may no longer work on your computer. The CMS Board of Education had an interesting discussion in August in connection with preliminary results Read More …
Jan. 23, 2012 We have a small task for you to perform in the name of school reform. Below this article is a set of statements titled “Student Survey.” Imagine yourself back in high school. Pick one of your teachers. Read the statements and think about how you would have answered each one about each Read More …
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Jan. 12, 2012 Download the report here.
Jan. 2, 2012 I saw the results of the Superintendent Search survey. They had surveyed three groups – teachers, high-school students and the public at large. What I find most interesting is the relatively low priority each group gave to: “Makes recommendations based upon reliable information” To me, this well represents the disconnect between the Read More …
Dec. 10, 2011 Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting allows the public an opportunity to speak out on how to serve the district’s high-needs children. The Eric Smith superintendency of 1996-2002 saw the board make commitments to extra efforts to educate high-needs children as it created an assignment policy that it knew would create low-performing schools. Read More …
Dec. 14, 2011 Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting marked the installation of new members and the beginning of a new chapter in the board’s work. We congratulate Ericka Ellis-Stewart, lower left, who was elected chairperson of the board, and Mary McCray, lower right, who was elected vice chairperson. One member is missing from the top Read More …