tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post4634826844219004351..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Knock, knock. Heath who?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26724414431995820272012-09-26T15:57:05.895-04:002012-09-26T15:57:05.895-04:00Keith Partridge heads to the hood.
Keith Partridge heads to the hood.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-81991200487547039342012-09-26T15:55:15.428-04:002012-09-26T15:55:15.428-04:0012:36
Alba El Senor!
Gracias a Dios!
Right on, ...12:36<br /><br />Alba El Senor!<br /><br />Gracias a Dios!<br /><br />Right on, dude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-9489681042325623662012-09-26T01:37:42.636-04:002012-09-26T01:37:42.636-04:0012:36
Amen, Hallelujah, and Amen.12:36<br /><br />Amen, Hallelujah, and Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86325630557778416312012-09-26T01:35:09.558-04:002012-09-26T01:35:09.558-04:0012:36 AM
Amen. 12:36 AM<br /><br />Amen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-16584875974115682572012-09-26T01:26:34.540-04:002012-09-26T01:26:34.540-04:0012:36 AM
Well, gosh, darn, dang.
Why bother p...12:36 AM<br /> <br />Well, gosh, darn, dang. <br /><br />Why bother pointing out the obvious double-standards of legal U.S. citizens vs. those who are hiding in plain sight illegally with all sorts of educational accommodations and special diversity check-boxes provided to their children. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-21284512803449513052012-09-26T00:36:46.379-04:002012-09-26T00:36:46.379-04:00Ann,
Sure. Whatever floats your happy-go-lucky bo...Ann,<br /><br />Sure. Whatever floats your happy-go-lucky boat. Knocking door-to-door is ALL about CMS good will. It has absolutely nothing to do with "busting" law abiding white suburbanite U.S. citizens with false addresses who want nothing more than to send their children to successful CMS schools. Illegal immigrants - who are NOT U.S. citizens - are allowed to send their children to ANY CMS school complete with special education services, interpreters, accommodations, and additional resources to meet their English-As-a-Second-Language (ESL) or English-Language-Learner (ELL) needs. If you're an illegal alien, you are free too send your child to ANY CMS school without question or interrogation. If your child was born in the U.S. with two U.S parents, the CMS Gestapo is free to come knocking on your door in the middle of the night to determine if your kid is attending the right politically correct tax-payer supported school according to CMS BOE policy, <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-18830597450242661812012-09-25T22:20:37.703-04:002012-09-25T22:20:37.703-04:00I hope "Teeth" Morrison is packing heat ...I hope "Teeth" Morrison is packing heat when he heads to the West Side.If you only knew what shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-41826157022226346102012-09-25T21:27:52.977-04:002012-09-25T21:27:52.977-04:00OK. So we'll keep 40+ students per class in s...OK. So we'll keep 40+ students per class in some relatively high-performing schools and spend money that could be used to pay teachers paying people to hunt down folks who don't want to be in school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-47567582392595676452012-09-25T17:32:27.164-04:002012-09-25T17:32:27.164-04:00Amway sales to fund CMS? As good as any other idea...Amway sales to fund CMS? As good as any other idea.<br />Maybe just give taxing authority to CMS BOE. They can really do some redistribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-34475554308260962512012-09-25T17:19:26.221-04:002012-09-25T17:19:26.221-04:00Ready Fire Aim
Please please Tahearya
Tell us wh...Ready Fire Aim<br /><br />Please please Tahearya<br /><br />Tell us when someone has all the details. Another fine taxpayer supported program. Door to door Heath? You would do better selling Amway products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61638669121188439702012-09-25T15:20:20.879-04:002012-09-25T15:20:20.879-04:00OK, I do remember the checks for athletic eligibil...OK, I do remember the checks for athletic eligibility (though I'm pretty sure it was Bud Cesena's crew, not the superintendent, who did those "visits"). This latest push isn't about busting anybody; the idea is to say "Hey, come on back and get your diploma."Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-33074569953021224392012-09-25T11:45:22.592-04:002012-09-25T11:45:22.592-04:00What about families who are in the United States i...What about families who are in the United States illegally?<br /><br />Will the CMS Gestapo be setting up an anonymous hotline to bust folks named Jaun and Perez? Or, are they simply going after Xavier and Tamika? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43468256517037456372012-09-25T11:39:49.787-04:002012-09-25T11:39:49.787-04:00I repeat:
Note to CMS officials and the CMS Ges...I repeat: <br /><br />Note to CMS officials and the CMS Gestapo who might be thinking about knocking on my door. My very large pit-bull bites!<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-1658295817331028922012-09-25T11:36:30.621-04:002012-09-25T11:36:30.621-04:00The first CMS Gestapo round-up was executed in an ...The first CMS Gestapo round-up was executed in an effort to teach global understanding and multiculturalism. You know, like the Vel'd Hiv in France. Round up as many suburbanites as you can who want their kids in good schools and send them to the gas chamber.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-1423147370011867982012-09-25T11:29:07.949-04:002012-09-25T11:29:07.949-04:00Ann.
The CO DID cover the CMS Gestapo going door ...Ann.<br /><br />The CO DID cover the CMS Gestapo going door to door! They just went door to door in South Charlotte and the Myers Park area. CMS even had an aynnonomous"bust your neighbor" hotline!<br /><br />HELLO.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-40654298738823756192012-09-25T11:24:36.164-04:002012-09-25T11:24:36.164-04:00Yeah, Ann
The CMS Gestapo (right after Gorman'...Yeah, Ann<br /><br />The CMS Gestapo (right after Gorman's arrival) was knocking on doors and rounding up families who were cheating school assignments zones after the CO caught a South Meck. football student from South Carolina shacking up with his grandmother in North Carolina. <br /><br />9:33<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-83620181977837702112012-09-25T10:46:47.759-04:002012-09-25T10:46:47.759-04:00According to the CMS website, the dropout rate in ...According to the CMS website, the dropout rate in 2007/2008 was 5.91%, which was down from the previous year of 6.39%.<br /><br /><b>“The number’s going in the right direction,” said Dr. Peter C. Gorman, superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. “But it’s also important to remember that 5.91 percent is 2,355 students – and that’s 2,355 students who have hit a dead end. That’s too many students to lose. We can’t afford that as a district or as a community.”</b><br /><br />At that time, the number of droputs was 2,355 or 5.91% number.<br /><br />Today the dropout rate is 4.15% so what is the actual number?<br /><br />My point is, between 2,700 who didn't graduate and somewhere upwards of 2,500 (could be less at 4.15%) who dropped out, we're talking about 5,200 students or 3.7% of the total student population of 139,000.<br /><br />From the same CMS article: <b>CMS has improved the way it collects data on at-risk students, and has also improved how quickly school staff members can intervene to help those students. At-risk students are identified early in the school year, so that district and school staff can try to help the students meet whatever challenges they face and stay in school.</b><br /><br />We could say these Gorman programs have worked? The dropout rate has gone from 6.39% on 2006/2007, to 5.91% in 2007/2008 and down to 4.15% in 2009/2010 (state average rate was 3.75%).<br /><br />Again, the door to door salesman routine is only a public relations move.<br /><br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52681491423553788022012-09-25T10:01:22.240-04:002012-09-25T10:01:22.240-04:009:33 p.m., you sure about Gorman doing this? I agr...9:33 p.m., you sure about Gorman doing this? I agree that individual schools have had strong outreach programs, and that may have been mandated/encouraged by Gorman. But I don't remember Gorman doing a door-to-door campaign with his top crew, and that would have been something the O would have covered.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-27699785723383065802012-09-25T09:51:56.669-04:002012-09-25T09:51:56.669-04:00Boyln, as Wiley points out, what are the numbers H...Boyln, as Wiley points out, what are the numbers Heath will be dealing with? Even if you succeed with getting a few back in school, the numbers for the principal will suffer. The graduation numbers are based on actual graduates versus the 9th grade incoming numbers. Now the BOE has changed the rules a little with this incoming class to reduce the number of credits neeed to graduate. The assumption was these kids had given up when there was no chance of them graduating with the ones they entered high school with. We saw the same mindset with the reduced participation rate of the state tests this last year. Students had pretty much given up on passing the course. <br /><br />Remember the purge at West Charlotte 2 years ago. Students who had been there for 3 years but lacked the credits to be classified as sophomores were "encouraged" to move to an alternative school. How did that work? Principal after principal at West Charlotte has complained they can never get back to even with the students because of all the incoming students simply were not ready for high school.<br /><br />Also, while legally CMS does have to support students till their 22nd birthday, practically, the better place for them is CPCC. Maybe we need to better inspect and analyze where our tax dollars are spent. Give the taxpayer some voice in this discussion. They understand the need for an educated public. But when these students self select their way out, alternatives must be weighed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-72013536885522925602012-09-25T09:36:42.473-04:002012-09-25T09:36:42.473-04:009:28, the number most will hear is how many hours/...9:28, the number most will hear is how many hours/days/weeks they have to give up "hanging with my bros" for this unlikely future lifetime of earnings when the government check will just keep on coming. They get to sleep in late in the morning after hanging out till 5 AM. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-77344279544762226492012-09-25T09:28:06.086-04:002012-09-25T09:28:06.086-04:00Heath, My advice to you for your door to door camp...Heath, My advice to you for your door to door campaign. Just give one figure to the kids your trying to reach. A number was recently released that a High School educated graduate earns $1,000,000- more than a drop out in a life time. Thats a solid career nember to qoute a child may get them thinking education is a priority? Keith W. HurleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-67717577581713867592012-09-25T00:53:16.666-04:002012-09-25T00:53:16.666-04:00Percentages, percentages, percentages.
It would b...Percentages, percentages, percentages.<br /><br />It would be nice to have dropout numbers instead of percentages. 3.75% dropout rate so what is the total number each year? <br /><br />It would be nice to have the number of students who did not graduate instead of percentages.<br /><br />8,130 students did graduate in 2012 or 75%. So was the total potential number of graduates 10,840 with 2,710 not graduating?<br /><br />Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Anyone?<br /><br />So, Heath? How many dropouts do you plan to contact?<br /><br />How many currently in school are graduation fragile for 2013, 2014, 2015?<br /><br />Hard numbers man, hard numbers.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-13975505381735307752012-09-24T22:49:48.275-04:002012-09-24T22:49:48.275-04:00Bill,
You're wrong about when a school distri...Bill,<br /><br />You're wrong about when a school district has the responsibility for a child’s education.<br /><br /> CMS has an obligation (G.S. 115C-366) to every child between 5 and 21. Just because a child wants to legally leave school doesn't remove the district's responsibility to force an education on him.<br /><br />Where you got off track is confusing the age a student may avoid going to school with the State's desire and reasons to give every child up to his 21st birthday a free public education.<br /><br />I would argue that a school district that doesn't attempt to exercise that responsibility, right up to 20yrs 364days, is deficient in the exercise of its moral obligations. I do not want superintendents who are rubbing their hands with glee at the prospects of losing difficult students because of the kids’ inability or desire to make clear decisions.<br /><br />Of course you’re correct and I’m dead wrong, if you believe that most 16 yr old children have the wisdom to make these kinds of decisions. And I’m absolutely wrong and you’re absolutely right if a 16yr old dropping out results in a better and stronger community.<br /><br />Maybe there are those 16year-ol children that dropout and that a school district is glad will never grace the steps of a school again. It’s human nature to feel so. But the struggle for community is to try to put that aside. <br /><br />Bolyn McClung<br />PinevilleBolynMcClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938579006144446381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4197906549133555572012-09-24T22:08:41.724-04:002012-09-24T22:08:41.724-04:00If this has anything to do with Project Lift, watc...If this has anything to do with Project Lift, watch it will be placed squarely on the backs of the teachers “Administrators knocking on doors”. HaHaHaHa<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-75125616187930905242012-09-24T21:55:07.660-04:002012-09-24T21:55:07.660-04:00www.change.org/petitions/change-cms-bell-schedule
...www.change.org/petitions/change-cms-bell-schedule<br /><br />NO MORE 9:15<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com