The Great Schools in Wake Coalition will be holding back-to-school forums "to give parents the critical information they need to advocate for their students in the coming school year."
In a press release Tuesday, GSIW said the first forum will be held Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at the YWCA of the Greater Triangle, 554 East Hargett Street, Raleigh. The focus of that forum will be student assignment, educational rights and legal rights.
In addition to the presentation, a free legal clinic will be held allowing parents to get answers on issues such as discipline and suspension issues.
The speakers will be retired Chuck Dulaney, former assistant superintendent for Growth and Planning; Jason Langberg, staff attorney for Advocates for Children’s Services; and Charlotte Turpin, past president of Wake NCAE and
current president of the Harriet B. Webster Task Force for Student Success.
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Thu, 08/05/2010 - 16:12 — red_balloonReply to Angela's post.
Go Ms. Peyton, excellent
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 10:23 — woodstockGo Ms. Peyton, excellent points. However, I don't expect any confessing. No one ever believes that the chickens will roost on them.
Chickens Come to Roost in
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 09:52 — AngelaWChickens Come to Roost in Raleigh Posted by Venita Peyton
IMHO (in my humble opinion) those Wake County Public School employees who possessed unimaginable immunity under former school superintendent Del Burns are in a position to do one of two things: wait to see if the budget ax falls their way OR confess.
Confess what?
Tell what they know about inaccuracies within the system. It won't be long before the media asks the right questions with regards to WHO holds certain jobs and their pay. What will be revealed is the outrageous CONTRACTS that some hold.
When I asked a year ago WHY the news media were not asking for payroll data on state employees, it was ignored. Finally that info (and info on employee actions) has found the time of day. Only recently did a certain school employee retire, only to have the media reveal that HIS SPOUSE (also on the Wake Schools food chain) was in a group who was terminated not long afterward.
I still submit that a major internal audit of all activities is needed. Time and again I've heard through the grapevine, that ALL parents on Free and Reduced meals don't qualify. They have been readmitted annually by well meaning colleagues. Some families in neighborhood schools were selected for 'magnet status' so that their kids wouldn't have to be bused.
So: ready or not. Budget time. Crunch time. Reflection time. Honest time. It's reasonable to confess before its too late. Whether criminal or civil penalties can result, it's not my place to say. Just know that whenever federal funds are mismanaged, its the feds who come. Otherwise, it could be a friend serving an arrest warrant.Ask the former Wake County transportation employees who remain in jail from stealing. Once out they still have an arrest record.
Personally, I wouldn't wait around to see who might squeal first.
magnet audit
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 16:13 — red_balloonI wonder about the scope for magnet lottery manipulation once the computer finishes its work. Specifically, who has access to override the system and who did they deny and who did they favor over the years? Does WCPSS keep tabs on people with such system access? Who audits their actions? Is a report published on the manual overrides? Right now, to me, it doesn't appear to be a transparent process.
Just curious.
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 16:23 — DrActualFactualI have always wondered what the percentage rate of teacher's kids at magnet schools is. Many of the teachers have kids at magnet schools even if they teach elsewhere, do they have a preferred lottery status to get in and how many spots are taken by employees kids?
It happens
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 19:30 — loriacIn several separate casual conversations - this exact topic came up. The teacher only had to talk to the principal, or the kid needed to be good at a sport and pulled in by a coach. Obviously there was lots of room for manipulation, including who got designated as magnet students and got busing.
The same seems to apply to
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 16:47 — CaryCurmudgeonThe same seems to apply to many state legislators, columnists and authors from academia.
Just ask Calla
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 16:39 — AngelaWJust ask Calla