Wake County school board candidate Susan Evans is going after board chairman Ron Margiotta for his remarks about accreditation at Tuesday's District 8 forum.
In a press release today, Evans says she "was deeply troubled" that "Margiotta told the audience that 'there have been no problems' with accreditation." She cites Margiotta's initial confrontational approach with AdvancED's investigation, the criticism of the board's governance cited in the organization's report and how the high schools have been put on accreditation-warned status.
“Those of us who care about our students place a great value on high school accreditation," Evans said in the press release. "Sadly, our students, teachers, and families have been put at risk of being penalized not because of anything they did, but because of the actions Ron Margiotta and the current Board majority. He is supposed to be providing leadership, but instead he’s been playing divisive political games."
During the forum, Margiotta said Wake's high schools never reached the point where they lost accreditation. Based on how five high schools were reaccredited two years ago, the quality of the programs and the teachers, he said "I don’t anticipate us ever having any problems with accreditation."
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"Both Evans and Martin support the old diversity policy"
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 12:41 — FSandYOUAs quoted in the latest blog post above.
A vote for these 2 is a vote against your own children!
Troublesome
Thu, 09/29/2011 - 21:34 — SatchHHto say the least. It really bothers me that Mr. Margiotta is not taking this very seriously. I guess he figures his buddies in the legislature will just make another law to make it all OK. I'd rather have a responsible board member that will own up to the problems caused by his own actions that brought this accreditation problem. Lack of governance is a main issue. Mr. M, that would be you. I hope District 8 folks are smart enough to boot him out of there! I want my children to graduate from an accredited high school.
What you should find
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:47 — shearertwWhat you should find troubling is that Susan Evans would allow herself and the parent's of Wake Co. to be bullied and blackmailed by AdvancED or other similar groups. Her comments clearly show she will not stand up for the parents of WC against such political pressure. We should all thank Ron for have the fortitude to do so and the parents of District 8 will thank him big time on Oct 11th.
Hmm...
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 01:45 — Bob_SconcePersonally, I don't care if my kids graduate from an accredited high school. I just want them to graduate from a good high school. Henry Ford High School in Detroit is accredited, but you're lucky to exit that school without a drug problem or a bullet wound. Meanwhile, Raleigh Charter is unaccredited but regularly sends kids to the Ivy League. Between those two, I'd choose the latter.
Margiotta has wised up enough to realize that accreditation matters because people in the community think it has value, not because it actually does have value.
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Fri, 09/30/2011 - 09:36 — SideburnsThe whole WEP presenatation about accreditation reached the same conclusion. It's important only because people think it's important.