Comments on: A closer look at MDUSD STAR results

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:31:26 +0000

Montez told me he was removed from his position at Meadow Homes, with the understanding that he would be placed somewhere else.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:13:31 +0000

@FT, the whole Meadow Homes community knows what happened and was quite upset, as was he — he didn’t get his “temporary job” until the community put up a stink.

By: Flippin' Tired

Flippin' Tired — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:21:12 +0000

Tobey was fired? I thought he was going to El Monte while their principal is on maternity leave.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:22:13 +0000

The MDUSD Lawrence buddy system in action: The male hispanic principal whose Meadown Homes elementary school shoots up an est 54 API points gets fired and the female caucasian elementary principal in Pleasant Hill whose school drops an est 30 API points is still at the helm. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:18:37 +0000

I have posted the board’s most recent administrative appointments, including a new Assistant Director of Categoricals and School Support, who was promoted from her previous position as a SASS coach: http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2011/08/25/mdusd-appoints-nine-administrators/

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:59:31 +0000

@Theresa #23 Torlakson is willing to sacrifice another year or two or three of children instead of requiring schools and districts to make the difficult changes to improve the ways things are done. You saw Lawrence’s dismal report on the Star tests. Rumors have it that almost a third of the elementary schools API test scores dropped and worse yet, more than half of the middle schools and high schools API scores dropped. Yet, at MDUSD its business as usual — children getting shortchanged on their education, solar panels being the top priority, and bond funds being spent without proper audits and accountability.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:45:51 +0000

State Superintendent Tom Torlakson is asking for relief from NCLB sanctions for CA schools that aren’t meeting their targets: : http://bit.ly/pmqN9K
API and AYP results are expected to be released next week.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:42:29 +0000

Lawrence said a year ago HE would be judged by HIS “Goals and Objectives” and had them adopted by the Board. Now one year later the STAR test results are out and the “estimated” API scores — in fact Lawrence gave out a rather dismisal report of the STAR test results. PLEASE go back and read them, and then start plugging the numbers in. Lawrence flunked the test.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:05:42 +0000

Here’s the full text of the proposed MDEA agreement: http://bit.ly/raIJJW

By: MDUSD Board Watcher

MDUSD Board Watcher — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:05:37 +0000

Wait A Minute #18,

The money has clearly been spent on administrator raises. Remember the Gang of Five, how about solar classes, unnecessary overnight stays in Sacramento, the list goes on an on.