Week 2 Discussion - The Condition of Education: 2013

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1. How will you justify to the school board that so much money has been spent with little to show in reading scores?

After reviewing the data from the 2009-2010 school year I would ask the board to be mindful that change is not something that happens over night. I would remind the board that it has only been one full school year cycle since we have received the funding for more academically enhanced programs and the change they are want to see takes time. I would let them know they have to keep in mind there are students who have learning disabilities, autism and other learning differences that must be addressed as well. Therefore, as a board that truly wants the best for students and not solely focused on where the money is going would exercise a little more patience in seeing change. More funding does not equal a quicker turn around.

2.Someone from the audience wants to debate the fact that too much money is being spent on education and believes state funding for education should be under more scrutiny. How will you address this concern?

I would address this concern as professionally as possible but also remind this concerned patron that working in the field of education is one of the hardest jobs in America. I would further ask this patron to come into my school and spend 30 days in the shoes of myself as the school executive and my teachers. I would allow them to really see how the money that we are given as a school is spent. I am sure this person would think we could take away "frivolous" things such as field trips and extracurricular activities and I would remind them that we are teaching in a new age and a new generation. Our students need to experience, feel, touch and create therefore we need to create spaces and environments where they can do so.

Additional Comments

One thing I have learned in my short time as an educator is there are several people who have these views and opinions on education and how money should be spent or allocated. However, these people with these opinions and views have never stepped foot in a classroom or been over an entire school and its budget. I can honestly say as a school executive I would welcome these same people in my school for a 30 day period to see what it is really like and then see if their opinion would change. I am sure that it would.