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Wake County school system to respond today to WCTA complaint with AdvancED

Submitted by KeungHui on 12/18/2012 - 07:00
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Today is the deadline for the Wake County school system to respond to the complaint that the Wake County Taxpayers Associated filed with AdvancED.

The initial WCTA complaint focused on a variety of things, including the private meeting the new school board members had with Michael Alves, the post-midnight vote on the student assignment directive and board member Jim Martin trying to arrange an assignment provision for parents going on sabbaticals. WCTA has also argued that the new board members are unduly influenced by the Great Schools in Wake Coalition.

The WCTA later amended the complaint to include the firing of Superintendent Tony Tata.

How Wake's response to the complaint affects AdvancED's review of the accreditation of the district's high schools remains to be seen.

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I can't wait to read the

Tue, 12/18/2012 - 14:12 — DrActualFactual

I can't wait to read the response regarding GSIW and the influence/interference/ intimidation tactics they have used to get their way regarding policy and the assignment plan.  I'm surprised Bev Clark and Yvonne Brannon haven't issues a press release with wording for the official response and then of course a response about how pleased they are with the inquiry.(sarcasm off) 

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T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.
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