In a message dated 9/8/2004 1:03:44 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< FYI: NCLB's consequences only accrue to schools that receive federal Title I money - those with more students in poverty. (The feds can only control their own money.) For schools with wealthier student bodies and no Title I support, there are NO consequences, no matter how often they fail to make Average Yearly Progress. >> Title 1 money goes to the district rather than directly to individual district-run schools. Therefore ANY district-run school that fails to make Adequate Yearly Progress over a period of time could jeopardize funding to the district, unless the district carries out the reforms called for in NCLB at all schools that chronically fail to make AYP. Compliance with NCLB will eventually require changes in the collective bargaining agreement with the teachers union that are currently prohibited by the Teacher Tenure Act. That is part of the reason why the Minneapolis School Board "realigned" all of those teachers and said that the "outdated" Teacher Tenure Act made them do it. That is why the DFL-controlled school board is leading a crusade to force a Republican controlled legislature to gut the Teacher Tenure Act. How ironic. -Doug Mann, King Field Mann for School Board www.educationright.com - REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
