I do question the timing of this announcement since by the SUPERINTENDENTS own account and from a newspaper report a couple of days after the initial vote, they had the offers of assistance and the subject had been brought up in previous LSC meetings and nary a word on plans going forward.
The additional HELP is not really an addition, just a offer to possibly expand existing partnerships to take up the new found slack. Those offers came from ENDICOTT and NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Which means we are kind of talking APPLES and ORANGES here since GORDON is a four year college and NSCC is only a two year one.
While everybody was getting ready to go home CHUCK gad to spread his share of misinformation to try and SKEW THE HUE by dimming the lights on the issue. He would falsely lead one to believe only one LPS school, HARRINGTON was involved in working with GORDON students. When in fact, I personally sat on FORD'S SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL with VAL BUCHANAN from GORDON COLLEGE for a few years. It turns out though, FORD SCHOOL has severed ties with me. I can't imagine why.
Listening to CHUCK chatter, I think maybe he forgets whose interest he is supposed to be looking out for. By trying to shift the FOCUS of the deBate on the limited number of GORDON STUDENT TEACHERS involved, he would rather you overlook the potential THOUSANDS of LPS students that are being denied access to assistance.
CHUCK, WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT FORESTS AND TREES.
Who are the current members of Ford's school council? And when were the elections held? School personnel, including the principal, cannot choose which parents can be on the council.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it does not surprise me that Charlie was unaware of what schools have worked with Gordon students or how many LPS students and Gordon students have benefited from the relationship over the past decade or more. He was not aware LPS had worked with Catholic Charities either.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you show a list of the schools, number of Gordon students that were there and what they did. Would simplify the understanding of their role. Also include Catholic Charities and other volunteer groups. It should be posted on the LynnSchool website. How many student teachers from all colleges are there each semester?
ReplyDeleteThat is a darn good idea!
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