tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post1545711994553256067..comments2024-01-08T03:21:35.616-05:00Comments on DeKalb County School Watch: DeKalb County School Closures and Redistricting are coming and listen to Board Member Sarah Copelin-Wood argue at the inequities.Cerebrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-35899700737114219912010-09-14T19:32:04.065-04:002010-09-14T19:32:04.065-04:00"I'm not player hatin' Jay."
W..."I'm not player hatin' Jay." <br /><br />Wow....such eloquent words from someone representing DeKalb. <br /><br />I'm embarrassed, yet again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-83475856914284408152010-09-14T17:03:34.865-04:002010-09-14T17:03:34.865-04:00Interesting twist in Atlanta Public Schools -
Atl...Interesting twist in Atlanta Public Schools -<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-school-board-votes-612942.html" rel="nofollow">Atlanta school board votes out chairwoman and vice-chairwoman</a><br /><br /><i>A slim majority of the Atlanta school board voted Monday to approve a controversial policy change and elect new officers to replace its sitting chairwoman and vice-chairwoman.<br /><br />Members took the 5-4 votes after failing yet again to reach consensus, despite intervention that has included Mayor Kasim Reed. They also cemented a rift that has erupted at a crucial time for the school system, drawing condemnation from members in the minority who called the actions illegal after the board's attorney advised against it.</i>Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-19879539526821920902010-09-14T07:21:58.721-04:002010-09-14T07:21:58.721-04:00So what you are saying is that chamblre should be ...So what you are saying is that chamblre should be exempt from nclb transfers? Because they have a charter while dunwoody and lakeside do not? If that is the case the chamblee charter should be nonrenewed. Charters should not be a way to circumvent nclb. I hate nclband think it should be revoked but while we have it all schools should be subject to it regardless of charter status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-23258408469080570052010-09-13T23:58:15.398-04:002010-09-13T23:58:15.398-04:00Why not use the $7,000,000 annually that we spend ...Why not use the $7,000,000 annually that we spend on Fernbank Science Center and turn that into a new school while keeping the STT, STEM, etc. programs that parents feel are valuable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-74232332180524625912010-09-13T23:36:05.589-04:002010-09-13T23:36:05.589-04:00Ms. Tyson has already said that there will be a &q...Ms. Tyson has already said that there will be a "new" school in place for next year as a public school choice. <br /><br />This could be in an existing empty building or it could be in a school that they choose to close down and reopen.<br /><br />I would recommend that the system does both. Open a "new" school for choice and close a low performing high school are reopen it as something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-49107299869199201062010-09-13T23:27:29.345-04:002010-09-13T23:27:29.345-04:00@ Anonymous, 10:18 PM
I think you may not have un...@ Anonymous, 10:18 PM<br /><br />I think you may not have understood what I was saying. The AYP transfers should never be put in an annex. Any annex. <br /><br />As far as Chamblee Charter High School is concerned, there cannot be a CCHS annex or even any AYP transfer students to CCHS because, in doing that, DCSS is forcing CCHS to change its lottery-based admissions policy for both of the integral programs to CCHS: the resident program and the magnet program. That is not allowed according to U. S. Department of Education Guidelines.<br /><br />There actually is classroom space for these students. The DeKalb Early College Academy. Gateway to College Academy. Plus, there is DOLA (DeKalb Online Academy) and the Georgia Virtual School. <br /><br />There are other NCLB Public School Choice options that DCSS hasn't tried. Why? Who knows? My guess is laziness -- because it is easier to shove Title I kids from place to place than fix their academic deficiencies. <br /><br />The worst thing is that DCSS is majority African American <i>and</i> primarily African Americans run DCSS <i>and</i> these Title I students are primarily African American. DCSS's decision-makers are exhibiting the worst kind of insidious racial discrimination: African American on African American.Sandy Spruillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-59578513442566431792010-09-13T23:03:15.884-04:002010-09-13T23:03:15.884-04:00My understanding is that the number is closer to 1...My understanding is that the number is closer to 180. The data as of Sept 1 doesn't reflect that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-47110411293859838522010-09-13T22:36:09.391-04:002010-09-13T22:36:09.391-04:00Are you sure it's 18? We're hearing it...Are you sure it's 18? We're hearing it's 108. Maybe it's a typo?Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-41312882547138080192010-09-13T22:35:36.825-04:002010-09-13T22:35:36.825-04:00Of course they're offering a variety of classe...Of course they're offering a variety of classes at the annex. Go to the school website and you can see hoe many teachers it is taking to staff this small student population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-59990108948247852942010-09-13T22:35:05.717-04:002010-09-13T22:35:05.717-04:00Then I think you get to start transferring to neig...Then I think you get to start transferring to neighboring districts -- look out Gwinnett!Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-29851576741713810982010-09-13T22:24:08.274-04:002010-09-13T22:24:08.274-04:00I don't know how you'd offer these 18 stud...I don't know how you'd offer these 18 students classes. We aren't paying a variety of teachers to teach these 18 students are we? That seems better than a private school education. <br /><br />The entire annex thing, along with the transfers is a hoax, and it's a matter of time before more schools are not making AYP and then what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-57778177124904376122010-09-13T22:18:27.788-04:002010-09-13T22:18:27.788-04:00Well sandy spruill it actually does matter to me s...Well sandy spruill it actually does matter to me since I really care about whether school moneys are used efficiently. Operating an annex for 18 students does not sound efficient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-77242966519510846052010-09-13T14:10:11.081-04:002010-09-13T14:10:11.081-04:00It doesn't matter how many AYP transfers are a...It doesn't matter how many AYP transfers are at the Chamblee "annex." Chamblee is a charter school. According to the U. S. Department of Education's <b><i>NCLB Public School Choice Non-regulatory Guidelines</i></b>, dated January 14, 2009, concerning charter schools and AYP transfers, <i>"a charter school must admit students on the basis of a lottery if more students apply for admission than can be accommodated."</i> Further, <i>"SEAs [state education agencies] or LEAs [local education agencies, i.e., DCSS] may not require a charter school to alter its admissions process [for students seeking a transfer under the public school choice provisions of AYP]."</i> <br /><br />Both programs integral to Chamblee Charter High School -- the resident program and the magnet program -- have more students apply than can be accommodated. A lottery is held for both. Only students who live within the CCHS attendance area and rising 9th grade students from the magnet program at Chamblee Middle School are guaranteed admission to CCHS. <br /><br />Quite frankly, I have no idea where DCSS got the idea that there were even 50 extra seats at CCHS for 2010-2011 unless everyone in the lotteries was admitted and seats were left over. If that was not the case, AYP transfers cannot now leapfrog over those students who followed procedure and were part of the lottery for 2010-2011, though not chosen. <br /><br />Regardless, students who want to transfer to CCHS from other DCSS schools must do so through the lottery when it is held for the 2011-2012 school year.Sandy Spruillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-3432139764494105882010-09-13T13:56:53.480-04:002010-09-13T13:56:53.480-04:00Regarding SAT scores:
As scores in schools have c...Regarding SAT scores:<br /><br />As scores in schools have continued to decrease, why is Audria Berry still in her job of Director of School Improvement? When will the upper management of DCSS be held accountable for their utter failure to improve academic achievement for students? <br /><br />Let Dr. Berry go and get someone who can improve our schools. That's something Ms. Tyson should be doing - hold these Central Office folks accountable for student performance and cut them loose if they don't perform. I'm sure taxpayers would support her on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-55116634643362803182010-09-13T13:44:18.183-04:002010-09-13T13:44:18.183-04:00Or if you want to ignore my blog :)
here is the li...Or if you want to ignore my blog :)<br />here is the link to just the scores:<br /><br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xrNa5Ie6mDA/TI5fuTV1A-I/AAAAAAAAAZg/cf4fLSZH3tQ/s1600/sat+scores.jpgPaula Caldarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515215184962897541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-88359024896294683422010-09-13T13:41:16.182-04:002010-09-13T13:41:16.182-04:00OT: I have a chart outlining the miserable SAT sc...OT: I have a chart outlining the miserable SAT scores for DCSS. Lakeside did well and Cross Keys had the highest gain in SAT scores!!!<br /><br />http://dunwoodyschooldaze.blogspot.com/2010/09/local-sat-scores-take-dive-sat-scores.htmlPaula Caldarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515215184962897541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-38159296029271110792010-09-13T13:18:58.500-04:002010-09-13T13:18:58.500-04:00As I watched that depressing rant of SCW, I kept h...As I watched that depressing rant of SCW, I kept hoping that Pam Speaks would pick up Sarah's big ole pocket book and whack her up side her head and say shut up you old fool. Sarah is all about what effects only her district and doesn't give a hoot about anything else. I swear if I was on the BoE they would have had to take me to the ER to stitch the hole I'd have bitten into my tongue. What a nightmareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-60080537424387198932010-09-13T13:16:48.926-04:002010-09-13T13:16:48.926-04:00Someone, please ask the principal and let us know ...Someone, please ask the principal and let us know the response. This is a wild discrepancy.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-57078152039189019672010-09-13T13:11:08.815-04:002010-09-13T13:11:08.815-04:00Mosley indicated at the BOE meeting that there wer...Mosley indicated at the BOE meeting that there were 125 students at the annex. I can't explain the discrepancy in messages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-26651978820581305292010-09-13T13:08:17.764-04:002010-09-13T13:08:17.764-04:00anon @12:46: Please see the enrollment report at ...anon @12:46: Please see the enrollment report at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/planning/. It shows that only 18 students (all 9th graders) are at the annex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-56868065257212054682010-09-13T12:46:34.633-04:002010-09-13T12:46:34.633-04:00I'm not sure where the 18 came from - there ar...I'm not sure where the 18 came from - there are about 125 students at the Chamblee annex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-1531108889476010402010-09-13T12:41:12.556-04:002010-09-13T12:41:12.556-04:00Huh? All high schools have 17-19 year olds! SInc...Huh? All high schools have 17-19 year olds! SInce there are only 18 kids, shouldn't they be moved to the Chamblee HS main campus? How on earth does it make sense to hire all the different subject teachers for 18 kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-70946975773461011412010-09-13T12:35:59.946-04:002010-09-13T12:35:59.946-04:00Anon, 12:02
Originally, there were 200 AYP transf...Anon, 12:02<br /><br />Originally, there were 200 AYP transfers going to CCHS. DCSS added the 4 trailers needed, until the Public went nuts!<br /><br />After parents saw that their 9th graders were going to be going to a High School with many 17-19 year olds, they most likely pulled them out and went back to their own schools.<br /><br />Word has it that the annex thing is not going to work. There have been folks who have said they have been feeding students differently, more food for the older and less for the younger and the mix was not really working out. Her words not mine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-13520999218777373132010-09-13T12:10:43.363-04:002010-09-13T12:10:43.363-04:00ok, thanks. I guess every once in a while I have ...ok, thanks. I guess every once in a while I have brain cramps. Thanks for pointing it out.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-33002671734739303062010-09-13T12:05:29.548-04:002010-09-13T12:05:29.548-04:00Just because no teachers were laid off does not me...Just because no teachers were laid off does not mean that there are not fewer teachers due to attrition, duh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com