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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The worst thing about this is the loss of the incredible magnet teachers that we will have at both the RM IB and Blair SMCS. My son is a student at the Blair Magnet program, and their math teacher has a PHD in math from Yale! Other teachers are equally qualified and hold PHDs from many renowned universities in the country. There is no way that these teachers will opt for teaching county magnet programs, as they are more than qualified to teach college level classes with much more pay as well. They stay because they enjoy teaching a group of highly motivated students who love to learn. The loss of teachers will be something we won't be able to replace, even after Taylor is gone.[/quote]

Do you think that Taylor even understands what he is doing? Getting rid of our high achieving programs is not going to correct educational disparities experienced in different student cohorts. [/quote]

I’m sure he does not. Please make sure to reach out to him and to the board to let him know[/quote]

They know exactly what they are doing. The purpose is to address equity and underrepresentation. Very well emphasized at the last BOE mtg.

And they deliberately don't want to replicate SMCS programming. They want SMCS to become generic STEM. That is the point.

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You’re missing the point. I don’t think he understands the implications of this plan and how it will actually pan out. Afterall they haven’t genuinely consulted families, or anyone involved with the magnet. [/quote]

He doesn't understand what he is doing, and he doesn't care to investigate further by talking with high achieving students, their teachers and their principals.

Taylor was a terrible hire. He is making too many changes too quickly and he is making uninformed decisions. Geez, he can't even get payroll sorted correctly or security checks completed on personnel.

He should be counting votes on the BOE as to who is going to be around past the next election cycle. Odds are that 4 of them are retiring in the next election cycle. I am voting for the candidates who want to hire a new superintendent that has experience overseeing a large school district and understands the need to provide curriculum for a diversity of students, including high achievers. [/quote]

Taylor was hired to put on a show to deflect from the BOE's poor judgment and decisions.  It was never intended for him to make real changes.[/quote]

:roll: [/quote]

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