WEIGHTING LIST WAIT

What a discussion was held at last Thursday's LSC meeting. It was like the premier of a rerun. What was missing at this red carpet event was of course the red carpet. Still you could tell by the glare from the floor tile it had recently been waxed. No flashing bulbs from the paparazzi or the snapping of their cameras. No LYNNcam filmed in silence.

The story had been played out before the character actors are/were always the same just a different cast of extras playing the parts of students. There are always too few openings and MARIA CARRASCO is always demanding some accountability. MARIA is always advocating for parents and banging her head against the status quo. The established protocol and procedure is understood but she is always asking for something that makes the whole procedure something a little more user friendly for parents.

The big topic for discussion this was the existence of the nefarious WAIT LIST and how ids moved up and down it. Supposedly parents come out of the PIC with a verbal number corresponding to their kids future possible placement in a particular school. Funny I also heard it was impossible to get that number without running this lengthy report that the computer internally time stamps for every entry. So I have no idea where anybody gets a number but somebody does somewhere. Several people discussed the existence of said number and you know if enough people say it then it must be true.You know me though, some people say I never let a little thing like TRUTH get in the way.

MARIA was wanting a paper that parents could put in their hands to prove their position or placement on the list. Because a LIST may change with the addition of special students who may jump the line due to medical or other special circumstances previously stated that won't exactly work.

The MAYOR actually came up with a pretty good idea to configure a computer program such that individuals could check their status in regular intervals on line. DAVE HEGAN said he thought it could be done. Technology to the rescue!