The next chapter in the year-round school issue will play out this afternoon.
During the committee of the whole/work session meeting that begins at 1 p.m., the staff and school board will discuss the impact of Friday's court ruling and whether there should be a consent process this year.
Don't be surprised if the discussion spills out into the regular session that begins at 3 p.m.
A lot of families played it safe this year to avoid the possibility of not being able to opt out.
According to staff, 2,597 students are at traditional-calendar schools right now through the consent process. This includes kids who opted out of modified-calendar schools.
Of that group, 375 are moving to traditional-calendar base assignments or are graduating. This includes kids moving to traditional-calendar middle schools and high schools.
Through the February application process, 907 students were placed at a traditional-calendar school, 136 were placed at a magnet school and 13 got into a modified or year-round school.
That leaves 1,108 non-consenting students slated by staff to return to year-round schools and 58 slated to go to modified-calendar schools.
Comments
The silver lining.... the
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 07:45 — rr77rr99The silver lining.... the incompetence of the School Board (ER) is gonna come shining through to those that have not seen it before and have taken the lemming road thus far.
If they do vote to utilize the MYR schools properly, yes, there will be parents, even those that are already in and not opted out, who will finally see that the track they are on, is not up to them as many will be switched to "fill" (ahem... BALANCE) the existing tracks, the other kids that did opt out will come flooding back and crowding the already crowded classrooms, and well, the teachers are so fed up right now.... I wonder how many will just flee the system and head to others in neighboring counties? I mean, if you are going to make less money and not get any recognition for efforts, why not just go someplace where the class sizes are smaller then?
And, someone better clue the School Board (eR) in, that it's way too late. The wave is just getting started to turn this all around.
I will say it again though, it seems as if the Kool Aide is pretty powerful stuff. Candidates may say one thing, and do another. Heck, Bev screwed all the teachers that supported her. So, yeah, trusting in the candidates and their positions should be entered into with great, great caution.
I love that word,
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 08:45 — g88ky07LEMMING!
The problem is, and others have said it well before me, SO many parents in this county are ignorant to what has and is happening and most of those could care less. They don't vote, they can't be bothered and they're just plain lousy parents in many cases. They LOVE government being in control of their lives and telling them when to jump through what hoop. "Please tell me what to do with my child, because I'm too irresponsible to make decisions on my own and of course I LOVE the free child care."
As stated already here, I expect the lawyer wannabe/chef Millberg to say, "stick it to 'em, we don't need poop from those idiot parents, shove it in their spines!"
And again, I hope they do stick to us. I hope they shove it so far up our backsides that those LEMMING parents we speak of FINALLY get a dose of, "hey, maybe this government control ain't for me after all!"
Then maybe we can get 5 or 6,000 off their dead beat A$$es this fall to help make changes!
Hear that District 2 parents??? No? Then let me turn it up for you, DISTRICT 2 PARENTS BETTER WAKE UP and get off your deadbeat rumps and remove Horace Tart! He's not doing a THING that is good for you or your children and if you think he is, then please M O V E so someone responsible can move into your home!
Why... why... why...
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 06:50 — Bob_SconceSo, the supreme court ruling has come down and now the school board is going to decide whether to seek consent anyway, even if not required to by law. Apparently, they are "worried" about the effect that changing the process at the last minute will have on families.
Why did the school board wait until May to decide? Why didn't they do this in April (or was it March?) after the Court's previous release date? They could have said "If the Court decides in our favor, we will still seek consent for this year, because of the upheaval in families." But, they didn't.
Somebody please give me an answer besides incompetence or that the school board is worried about the political consequences in this fall's race.
DrActualFactual
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 14:08 — DrActualFactualDulaney has said for quite some time that optout students would be returned to base school if WCPSS won the lawsuit. If that does not occur my guess is it will be because it would cause too much difficulty for school administrators to accomplish-not because of concern for students or families. Perhaps they are somewhat fearful of the momentum of WSCA and similar groups and the effect that harsh policies could have on the upcoming election.
Thanks, Dr.
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 14:16 — SideburnsYou bet they are!
Come to the next WSCA meeting in Morrisville this Saturday. Enough is enough.
www.wakesca.org
I doubt they, except maybe Tart, are worried
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 07:51 — FalcThree are not running again and the rest are not up for re-election for two more years. 1) Any candidate, including a Lori Millberg replica, can campaign on "I'm not Lori Millberg, I'll be different. I'll listen." 2) They suffer from group think. They hang out with those that support their policies and think they are great. They think those that do not support them and do not think WCPSS' policies are the greatest thing since sliced bread are only a few people.
If Lori Millberg says anything today other than WCPSS does not need consent and should not seek it, I'll be shocked.
Millberg has a superiority
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 11:31 — Big_PictureMillberg has a superiority complex and a mean streak. If she can use her power to hurt others she will take every opportunity to do so.
McLaurin and Hill's comments
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 09:01 — CaryCurmudgeonMcLaurin and Hill's comments will be interesting. Rosa and Beverly are probably untouchable in 2011, but those two are vulnerable.
Yes, but they think differently
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 13:00 — FalcRemember, Kevin Hill thinks policies should be about "healthy schools", not students. He thinks it is OK to stereotype students and then assign them based on the stereotype. He thinks policies should be about what is best for the school not the students.
I find it interesting considering he told me "keep advocating for child." If WCPSS put students first, maybe the parent wouldn't have to do so much advocating.
Might not matter. Given
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 13:15 — CaryCurmudgeonMight not matter. Given this year 3 of 4 members have chosen not to run again, same might happen next election. Unfortunately, Hill/McLaurin/Clark/Gill(or repl.) can do a lot more damage between now and then.
Yep, what "fun" it's going be!
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 06:46 — g88ky07I say stick it to us and full steam ahead now that you have the "authority" to do so! Start with all your FORCED YR schools that are under capacity. There are many, did you know that!? Fill those schools and show us how FORCED YR saves money and is so wise for us. Now that those principals have re-rigged the tracks/classes they'll get to put those kids you FORCE elsewhere, where ever they have room. And there's PLENTY of room, so come on, make everyone happy! Parents won't get a track choice because there is no need for choice any longer when you choose to educate your kids in a Wake County school! So come on, use your power and stick it to us. Horace you alone can work your magic on this one. Most of the schools in one corner of your district are so far under capacity you could shove all the kids into 1 or 2 schools and close the others down, saving the system millions! Show us your leadership Horace Tart, then you can go back to plotting your next development and your campaign strategy!
Yep, what "fun" it's going to be!
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Tue, 05/05/2009 - 06:00 — SideburnsMr. Hui,
Do you have the F&R breakdown of those 1100 students?
It is interesting to note that many parents, such as Mr. Jones mentioned in Saturday's article, are not aware of the online application process.
http://www.newsobserver.com/167/story/1510271.html
Now the "fun" begins
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 05:58 — Voice_of_Reason_If they decide to utilize the MYR schools properly they must rule against consent, disrupting many families lives. Especially the F&R's that opted out. If they rule continue consent, the MYR schools become wasteful with collapsed tracks. And I guess they will want us to feel sorry for them. Personally I'd throw a shovel full of dirt in the hole they dug for themselves (eR).
November can't come soon enough.
I think they just needed to
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 07:23 — user1234I think they just needed to establish their authority but that does not mean they want to use it. It is like selective service where the government has the authority to use it but would prefer to rely on volunteers to minimize public backlash.
Since I don’t understand the YR process it seems like <3000 kids list above out of 132k is a small number for the amount of angst this causes.
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Tue, 05/05/2009 - 09:33 — SideburnsOh my, get a clue. The only reason the Board would get consent this year is to calm the waves.
The big question is... will they allow those who don't consent this year to stay at their opt-out school longer than one year? They haven't so far.
What was the point of the
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 09:47 — NWRaleighMomWhat was the point of the lawsuit then? And MYR before that if they can't force F&R population in? I guess the premise was that forced population would see the light and embrace YR calendar but exactly the opposite is happening.
It will be interesting to see how everything plays out. Some schools desperately need students to keep the teachers, some want them out (Stough). And at least some of the F&R families will refuse to go to YR school.
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Tue, 05/05/2009 - 08:34 — Voice_of_Reason_.
I think you need a dose of reality
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 08:15 — Voice_of_Reason_Most families in MYR schools only have consented due to the choice they have. It was publically stated that the alternative choice for a traditional calendar would be a choice few would take.
The stupidity of your comparison is remarkable. The military is a lot stronger and light years more efficient w/o the draft. Few that lived through the draft years and stayed on would disagree. I grant you only that it is easier to engage in combat, but having seen what just happened in Iraq...it's not much (blood was not the issue,money was). Very few active duty troops complained. Yes there were a few (very few) Guard & Reserve troops complaining at first, because some didn't realize they might actually have to go to war and only joined for the extra money or educational benefits. The draft has really lost its' benefit in today's modern warfare; training is long,complex, and expensive for most combat jobs. Not to mention the discipline problems that would occur.
Wow you guys are really
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 09:25 — user1234Wow you guys are really cranky today ... I was just saying that the government had to answer the challenge to their authority but did not necessarily have for now use it.
Doesn't come close to
Tue, 05/05/2009 - 07:56 — shearertwDoesn't come close to answering Bob's very reasonable question. You, once again, just wasted space on my computer screen.