The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement:
State Board of Education Approves Corrective Action Plan for JPS
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted 4-1 today to approve the corrective action plan (CAP) for Jackson Public Schools (JPS), which includes defined timelines for correcting the district’s deficiencies. Board member Johnny Franklin voted against the CAP, citing his concern about the district’s ability to successfully comply with the requirements.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will monitor the district’s progress on implementing the plan, and if the plan is not implemented and completed with fidelity, the district could face additional sanctions, including withdrawal of accreditation and a state takeover of the district. The SBE declined to approve a CAP that JPS submitted in November based on MDE’s recommendation. A revised plan was resubmitted this month.
During the SBE meeting, MDE staff, SBE members and Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, expressed concerns about the severity of the issues in JPS, which include reporting of accurate data, instructional practices, compliance with graduation requirements and sustaining a safe school climate.
On a conference call Tuesday, Wright spoke with Dr. Freddrick Murray, JPS interim superintendent and the JPS Board chair and vice chair, about findings from a recent MDE visit to a JPS high school.
“I felt it was my duty to inform the interim superintendent and Board chairs about what MDE representatives observed at the high school and to convey my serious concerns about the district’s ability to effectively implement its CAP. Crafting a plan is one thing. Executing a plan is a whole other matter,” Wright said.
Dr. Paula Vanderford, MDE interim chief of research and development, said the MDE will provide continued support and assistance as the district’s administrators, staff and teachers work to correct deficiencies. MDE will provide the SBE with periodic updates on the status of JPS’s progress on the CAP.
“JPS Board members and Dr. Murray have told us they understand the serious nature of this matter and plan to work with MDE to resolve our concerns,” she said.
4 comments:
A 'conference call'? The two were separated in physical distance by maybe five miles. Isn't this important enough to sit down face to face instead of phoning over coffee?
PUNT!
Now they have the rope. Hanging soon to come.
Bull Shit, 5:48. This rope is longer than the bungee cord attached to a fool who jumps from two thousand feet. There is no end to the rope that will be let out. Our experience tells us this. These people have been given chance after chance after chance, failure after failure, superintendent after superintendent.
Wright will be long gone within ten months and this 'extension approval' will then be called into question and voided and the whole damned process of evaluation will begin anew.
"Hello; This is Dr. PHd, the honorable Carey Wright. I'm having a donut and latte and would like to discuss the failure of your system and our decision regarding your plan for improvement. Hold on, let me get a paper towel. You still there?"
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