tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post609073805627860254..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: RISD and SMD and CVAPMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-20017277056625178752019-02-07T20:23:29.589-06:002019-02-07T20:23:29.589-06:00I don't think they prioritize based on race or...I don't think they prioritize based on race or ethnicity. I do think they prioritize based on the amount of effort and money needed to educate a student. They'd rather spend funds on things that are cool than focus on boring things like making sure all students can read, comprehend what they read and at least do basic math. I hope that ACE starts moving us in that direction and people run who want to accomplish the primary goal of public education. <br /><br />Marcia GrauAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636095311119311357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-90358183979614428922019-02-07T15:11:22.643-06:002019-02-07T15:11:22.643-06:00According to the original complaint, "Mr. Tys...According to the original complaint, "Mr. Tyson brings this Complaint because the Board plainly and consistently prioritizes this cluster of high-performing, primarily white schools at the expense of the rest of the community. The purpose underlying locally controlled independent school districts is to empower the entire community. In short, the present at-large election system denies equal voting opportunity to most of the parents of children enrolled in RISD schools."<br /><br />According to the RISD's response to the complaint, "Defendants deny any assertions or suggestions that the District’s Board of Trustees do not make decisions concerning the allocation of the District’s resources in a manner that benefits all students equally. Defendants deny any assertion or suggestion contained in this paragraph that the Board favors schools within Richardson ISD on the basis of race."<br /><br />Both the complaint and the response go into much more detail, but I think that captures the gist of the lawsuit accurately.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-37418864621735205552019-02-07T14:10:47.750-06:002019-02-07T14:10:47.750-06:00Wasn't the main basis and justification for th...Wasn't the main basis and justification for the suit the fact that students at those schools seem to not receive the support they need to succeed academically? I think it is really very sad that everyone seems to assume that if you aren't the right race/ethnicity/gender you won't step up as a BOT member to get students what is needed. Especially since the money we have is more heavily weighted towards needy students than the easy ones. I have no idea if it is distributed on that basis, but that is how the WADA is calculated.<br /><br />We really need BOT members who put academics for all students ahead of anything that doesn't contribute to meeting the primary requirement for a school district, which is educating students. Everything else is secondary to that requirement and I will vote that way even though I don't meet the ethnic/racial/gender litmus test. IMO, obviously.<br /><br />Marcia Grau (someday I might figure out how to get my name to show up here) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636095311119311357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-68926852684318395452019-02-07T13:20:08.634-06:002019-02-07T13:20:08.634-06:00LOL. This is why I am predicting there will be a l...LOL. This is why I am predicting there will be a lot more "discussion" perhaps up to and including litigation if someone challenges this SMD plan. Such is simply the reality of political cartography.<br /><br />Brian Marks<br />Heights Parkbmarks56@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065925914064836672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-14686181944136419342019-02-07T13:03:15.777-06:002019-02-07T13:03:15.777-06:00P.S. RISD as a whole is now a minority-majority sc...P.S. RISD as a whole is now a minority-majority school district. Its total population is 50.3% minority. I've known for a while that school enrollment is minority-majority, but this is the first I've seen the same applies to total population.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.com