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I would like Dr. Gangel to explain to the 20 percent of the county’s parents whom he is guaranteeing their child’s failure just why they were selected to fail while their neighbor’s child who was in the 80 percent was not given this guarantee.
If these scores can actually be guaranteed, what has he been doing the past three years as these scores steadily dropped and are now among the lowest in the state?
I’ve been wondering what can he mean by a “guarantee.” Is he talking about “outcome-based education,” manipulated test scores, or what? A guarantee is not a shot in the dark and hope you made it. There must be a proven means for a desired result. An explanation of this concept is due us by Dr. Gangel and the School Board, and I would like to see it given in an open public forum format. Our taxes will be paying for it, and we are entitled to an answer — not the stoic response received on their Goals 2000 vote.
The fact is the school administration and teachers are not held accountable to the parents but to the School Board, and this we can do something about.
If you think your child should be guaranteed the right to receive grades that will allow him/her to graduate and go to a prestigious college if they so choose, contact your School Board representative and ask him to see that the school administration raises its expectations and guarantees 100 percent passing, if they can guarantee anything at all. . v
Our schools are doing poorly academically. The School Board and then the Board of Supervisors are ultimately responsible. The Board of
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