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[quote=Anonymous]1. I would fire the entire curriculum office. In the real world, if you screw up this badly you don't get to stick around. It sends a message and more importantly you don't have a pile of HR problems trying to impede change and fixing the situation.

2. I would introduce honesty and transparency. I would be honest with the taxpayers, County government, and parents about the real problems in MCPS and set course to resolve them. MCPS has got to stop trying to lord their greatness over the rest of the state and hiding its problems. This is back firing in terms of political support and managing relationships with the state. It needs to stop.

3. I would stop measuring the wrong things and address fiefdom behaviors in local schools. I would prioritize raising the achievement of all students and stop the compaction and alienating the middle class. Its not a zero sum game.

4. I would re-instate math acceleration and implement rigorous testing. Any student could take the test. If you pass you get in whether you are purple or green.

5. I would include student and parent evaluations as part of the principal and teacher's evaluation. I would include meaningful questions on the survey.

6. I would go after poor performing teachers and fight the union to get them out of the classroom. I would allocate funds to reward teachers that demonstrate strong performance.

7. I would bring an outside evaluator for the budget and facilities planning. I would reduce costs in the central office by consolidation, outsourcing, and better planning. I would reinvest those savings into additional instructional staff for at risk students.

8. I would modernize on-line access giving students and parents access to materials, grades, and assignments. I would disallow schools from restricting access to assignments, tests, and quizzes.

9. I would partner with local universities, community groups and parents to develop a volunteer workforce to help at risk youth. I would structure the program to include academic and life skill support. I would engage local businesses to provide intern and job opportunities for youth. I would promote the accomplishments of at risk students.

10. I would stop tweeting and start working.  [/quote]

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