Dr. K Cooper's week with our New Britain school system meeting with all the Districts employees, students, parent organizations and including all the ethnic groups with his describing as a meaningful adventure. While visiting with the district's students, one child knowing that he is from Texas, asked if rides a horse he replied every day on his way to work.
He cited that the Board membership turned out to be very great to work with.
He again pointed out that his priority is to improved the dropout rate by creating better literacy programs in the lower grades as a start of the solutions needed in the school system.
His first impressions was that New Britain is a vibrant community with many variables. When asked by not having to deal with unions in Texas would that present a problem with his coming here? His response was that he did meet with the union leadership and he was greeted with their commitment of their responsibility to move our school system forward.
When asked if he was aware of the recent proclamation of the common council to audit the Board of Education Books his response was tactful and somewhat direct by stating that the board membership does not come under the common council control.
He is still concerned with the threat of the school intervention by the State citing he believes the school system should remain autonomous. Ms. Sharon Beloin-Saavedra, Board President, pointed out that due to budget reductions they had taken monies from the junior High schools in order to address the needs of K-8 urgent needs at the time and of course that weakened the performance level of the Junior Highs.
When asked if he had meet with Mayor O'Brien he indicated yes and is looking forward to meeting with him often in the future. With Sherwood's permission he was asked?
With his starting as the District's new Superintendent on July first all the citizens, taxpayers, students and their parents wish him well with his new endeavor.
It is too bad that he (cooper) did not have the oppurtn=unity to meet Sherwood.
ReplyDeleteTYhe he would really know what he has to deal with.
I hope he doesn't take one good look at the mess these Democrats created and get a on plane for Texas!
ReplyDeleteDid anyone tell Cooper he must genuflect and kiss Lord Sherwood's ring when he meets him?
ReplyDeleteare you sure that is all he will be expected to kiss?
ReplyDeleteAs was predicted, the Board Leadership deliberatly kept him away from Sherwood.
ReplyDeleteSo much for it's professed transparency.