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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think the BOE members are naive. They have asked in every which way to slow down this process and see more data, transportation costs, etc. People have testified and it has been compelling. It is super obvious Niki Hazel Porter and the DCCAPS woman (Franklin?) were told what to pull together by the superintendent and the three of them are steam rolling forward with thumbs in their ears despite very serious feedback from thoughtful stake holders and others. I think Laura and Julie are very concerned. [/quote]

Well, if the majority of the Board feels this way they can and should slow it down and make it clear to Central Office they will refuse to vote to approve the plan in December because they want them to slow it down a year to allow time for real community feedback (including from principals and teachers, which they're only starting now) and real study of the logistics, transportation, staffing, etc, etc.

I heard some rumor that Yang is talking about how the Board doesn't have authority over this and that's total BS.  It may not be their role to get into the details of actual program implementation at a given school, but big questions like "Should we get rid of all consortia and countywide programs and instead launch dozens of new regional programs all at once, with the corresponding budgetary and academic implications?" is absolutely under their purview and they need to take responsibility for that.  [/quote]

What you heard is not rumor. I shared this part of her email response to me on some other forum (I forgot if I shared that here, but I did at least mentioned her response in this forum). I think BOE members do not have a clear understanding what they should and should not do. [/quote]

I agree that the BOE does not have a clear understanding of their role.

They are claiming to be passive and unable to jump into the programs study because they aren't voting on it in the way that they are with the Boundary Study. But the BOE's one employee is Dr. Taylor and they write his performance review. The way that Taylor handles this program study will directly impact his performance review. So if Taylor steers the program study in a way that goes against what the board wants, it's reasonable that they can exert pressure on him by reflecting their dissatisfaction with his performance formally and in writing.

But aside from that, just using the Bully Pulpit that they has as board members to say that they disagree with the program study in public, in board meetings, is also valuable and something they absolutely have the power to do as board members.[/quote]

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