Governor Dannel Malloy is scheduled to meet with city school parents Wednesday 5:30 p.m. at a North End Library event hosted by the education advocacy group Excel Bridgeport www.excelbridgeport.org. It comes on a day Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati is expected to set a date for a special election for four Board of Education seats.
Agati, who sits in Waterbury, has scheduled a court hearing for 10 a.m. Wednesday. In February the Connecticut Supreme Court overturned the state takeover of city schools and directed Agati, the trial court judge, to schedule a date for a special election. The Supremes’ order calls for elected school board members to be reseated following certification of results for the special election. Appointed school board members have been in charge of the system since last summer.
The governor will also make an appearance in the city April 25 to discuss his education reform package. From the governor:
GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES EDUCATION TOWN HALL MEETING IN BRIDGEPORT
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will hold an education town hall meeting in Bridgeport on Wednesday, April 25 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Central High School (1 Lincoln Boulevard). Doors will open at 6:45.
The event will be the twelfth town hall meeting of the Governor’s Education Reform Tour. These community meetings are focused on the topic of education reform and give Governor Malloy an opportunity to meet with all members of the public, including parents, students, teachers, and other concerned residents, for a conversation on proposed reforms to improve the state’s public school system.
To check the most up-to-date schedule of Governor Malloy’s Education Reform Tour, visit governor.ct.gov/educationtour.
*** Teachers “don’t” seem to like the Governor’s Education Reform Package; WHY? Please enlighten someone who’s on the outside looking in! Is it all about the benjamin$ or real education reform? ***
Mojo,
I am curious too.
In a separate arena last week, a retired Bridgeport taxpayer asked Mayor Finch what “performance appraisal” mechanism was used in Bridgeport to justify compensation increases. I don’t remember the Mayor’s specific answer, but some research indicates the City has no regular administrative system in operation today. Educators have some form of that developed over the years but ‘educational reform’ language causes the new, the young, the inexperienced as well as those who may be tired, burnt out, resigned to do their minimum, to be fearful. Of the latter, there are always a few of these. Vallas’ improvement plans indicate methods of finding out student AND teacher competency levels and providing special and focused attention where necessary. If a teacher does not want to cooperate and get more competent, trained, skilled, and/or self-motivated, perhaps they need to find another area of endeavor. It is about a system focused on the kids and their future. Right?
Time will tell.