[LM_NET] FWD: TARGET: NCLB Reorganization

[Michelle Walker <michellekwalker@GMAIL.COM>]

Friends and colleagues,

I am forwarding this message to the group on behalf of one of our members
who wishes to remain anonymous.  I realize this is a departure from our
strictly-enforced signature policy.  But as you can see from the details
below, our colleague is concerned about the fate of his position, and as all
LM_NET posts are publicly viewable on the web, his message could cause
difficultly for him during a time when his job may well be at risk.

If we had not granted this member anonymnity, it is likely this post would
not have been made, and our moderation team feels this topic is too
important and will become even more important as more of our members find
their own schools in a similar position.   Please direct your comments to
me.  I will compile them, remove identification, and share back to the group
as a HIT.

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Forwarded message:


Greetings:

Here is an interesting situation that may be coming to your high school:

Background:

My high school (2200+ students, significant poverty, significant minority,
significant transient population, significant ESL, etc.) has failed to meet
AYP in certain subgroups for the last four years.

For the past two - three years, we have undergone massive curricular
reorganization.  We have implemented a Small Learning Schools grant;
Freshman Academy classes; dedicated Freshman wing for classes; massive
amounts of tutoring before, during and after school; intensive reading
intervention at the middle and H.S level; advisory periods; intervention
summer school for at-risk incoming freshmen; student-led conferences; our
faculty is 100% KRISS trained (and uses it); 90% Kagan trained (with high
utilization); ...Lots of other measures...

We really ARE trying different ways of meeting student needs via tools that
are "research based."  We have made significant progress in many areas, but
we still fail to meet AYP.

During a faculty meeting before spring break, our Principal said we might
have 2 years before "they" (the State and the Feds) come in and do a
wholesale termination of all teachers and install a "new" set of
administrators and faculty.

At mid-term, several administrators were told their contracts would not be
renewed because the school has failed to meet AYP.  ...The terminations have
started, and more are coming.

Here is the question:

Is there anyone out there that has gone through a state/federal mandated
"total reorganization"?  If you did, what happened to the
professional/certified Library staff?  Were they terminated also?

Please post your experiences and facts, no suppositions or speculations,
please.  Let's call the subject line for postings "NCLB Reorganization."

Thanks, and good luck to us all.

A Midwestern Librarian.

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Message forwarded by / please direct replies to:

Michelle Walker
Co-Moderator, LM_NET and El-Announce with LM_NET Select
Librarian, Hamilton Union High School District
620 Canal Street / PO Box 488
Hamilton City, CA 95951
(530) 826-3261
http://www.glenn-co.k12.ca.us/ham-hs/library.html
michellekwalker@gmail.com

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