tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post8416249392521513992..comments2010-03-11T19:18:04.010-05:00Red Clay Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14579922447474925893noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-72026168231490315762010-03-11T16:40:01.713-05:002010-03-11T16:40:01.713-05:00&quot;Any large infoluential organization associated with this school should be somewhat accountable, including DOE.&quot;<br /><br />Only the organization that chartered the school or the state board (same in Moyer&#39;s case) can take action to change or shut down a charter school. Innovative Schools has not authority to change the school. They can advise, but that&#39;s as far as they can go.<br /><br />The state board should have taken srong steps to save the school a long time ago, but they didn&#39;t. They have done a grave injustice to the children who attend Moyer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-23866829230024300752010-03-10T19:22:06.005-05:002010-03-10T19:22:06.005-05:00Never meant that Innovative Schools was to bear the sole blame. The question of the post was &quot;should IS be held somewhat accountable?&quot; The answer is YES YES YES. Any large infoluential organization associated with this school should be somewhat accountable, including DOE.Class Actnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-60327377485854275792010-03-08T08:53:21.086-05:002010-03-08T08:53:21.086-05:00&quot;So they failed to ensure success&quot;<br /><br />Moyer is rated commendable. Is that considered success?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-6243241597689983622010-03-08T08:20:33.363-05:002010-03-08T08:20:33.363-05:00&quot;Progress monitoring ensures the ongoing success of positive change&quot;<br /><br />So they failed to ensure success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-92198046642801592512010-03-07T19:23:18.393-05:002010-03-07T19:23:18.393-05:00&quot; Progress monitoring ensures the ongoing success of positive change.&quot;&quot;<br /><br />Once the charter is issued, Innovative Schools has no power to do anything. They can advise, but they don&#39;t have the power to force a change -- that lies with the chartering organization.<br /><br />STOP BLAMING INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS FOR THEO GREGORY&#39;s AND HIS BOARD&#39;S FAILURES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-17356396582132530022010-03-07T18:59:02.945-05:002010-03-07T18:59:02.945-05:00http://www.innovativeschools.org/content_pages/view/about_us<br /><br />&quot;We Tailor Solutions to Your Unique Needs A site audit is at the heart of each Innovative Schools program. It is used to determine a school’s strengths to build upon and unique needs. The information generated from the audit is used to develop a comprehensive plan that builds upon successful practices,replaces ineffective practices with research-based strategies, and empowers school communities to effect positive change for students. Progress monitoring ensures the ongoing success of positive change.&quot;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-87175838803994003152010-03-07T18:36:54.346-05:002010-03-07T18:36:54.346-05:00You people who want to blame Innovative Schools for Moyer&#39;s mess don&#39;t know what you are talking about.<br /><br />Innovative Schools can help secure financing for a school. If they don&#39;t like what they see in the school, they can refuse to help with the financing, but if the school finds another sorce, there is nothing to stop them. Innovative Schools does a good job supporting potential charter schools, but they are not the entity to blame for failure -- the blame lies with the board of the charter school and with the head of the school.<br /><br />By the way, I have no connection with Innovative Schools and I am not connnected to any charter school. I&#39;m just an interested taxpayer who thinks that Innovative Schools has been wrongly blamed for the failings of a pompous jerk named Theo Gregory and an ineffective charter school board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-91713342784795078282010-03-07T16:46:29.979-05:002010-03-07T16:46:29.979-05:00Yes, if Innovative Schools was involved in the guidance or governance of Moyer, they should definitiely be seen as accountable. I am not certain what role Innovative Schools is supposed to play, but someone could have/should have been paying closer attention here. Moyer is not the only charter with Innovative Schools ties that has had some problems meeting standards and following rules. Pencader comes to mind.Class Actnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-91931409582639555812010-03-07T15:20:57.351-05:002010-03-07T15:20:57.351-05:00Uncle Bob,<br /><br />I totally agree. No deal or concessions going on here. <br /><br />I don&#39;t know if anyone agrees with me on this but I do not think Lowrey relished doing this at all. I don&#39;t think it was making an example of the &quot;lowest fruit on the tree&quot; like Gregory said to the NJ. They knew the families were going to be unhappy and make their opinions know. No one in Dover wants that.<br /><br />But it&#39;s a shame they can&#39;t boot Gregory and keep the school open. He did an awfull job and the students and families are paying the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-29764201054103105392010-03-06T19:36:03.774-05:002010-03-06T19:36:03.774-05:00&quot;The rest of the blame should go to the governor who most likely offered Moyer as a sacrifical lamb to the state teachers union to reward them for acting like they are going along with RTTT, ...&quot;<br /><br />This is pure BS. No deal like this was ever cut. DSEA is hardly scared by the likes of Moyer, and would not enter into such a ridiculous, offensive agreement. <br /><br />Unfortunately, it appears that Moyer broke enough of the cardinal rules governing charters that it caught someone&#39;s attention. #1 rule: Make an effort to pay attention to the details and follow the basic agreements set forth. When T. Gregory repeatedly did not organize the school properly, they decided that it was time to pull the plug.<br /><br />Jeez. If they pulled the plug on a community public school like Bancroft or Warner, would you same people be so upset? <br /><br />And will someone tell the NJ that these charter schools are PUBLIC SCHOOLS. They keep casting charters as special and distinct, as if they were semi-private.Uncle Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-73171851972459642482010-03-06T19:28:44.477-05:002010-03-06T19:28:44.477-05:00Wow! Kilroy is one heck of a detective! Follow the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-40676878310262054642010-03-06T17:45:51.529-05:002010-03-06T17:45:51.529-05:00&quot;The rest of the blame should go to the governor who most likely offered Moyer as a sacrifical lamb to the state teachers union to reward them for acting like they are going along with RTTT&quot;<br /><br />Are you sure it wasn&#39;t to prove to Arne Duncan that he has the courage to closs failing charter schools? If he was kissing the union&#39;s butt he would have told his puppet Lowert and the state board not to approve the 6 charter schools for fall 2011. But if what you say is true then Markell threw kids out in the street for politics.Kilroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-85901681287259533082010-03-06T16:46:26.699-05:002010-03-06T16:46:26.699-05:00Let&#39;s put the blame where it belongs -- and that&#39;s NOT with Innovative Schools. As far as I knww, I.S.D.C. doesn&#39;t hire the staff and/or form the boards.<br /><br />The blame lies with buffoon Theo Gregory who has always been completely stuck on himself. He is the school&#39;s leader -- he should have done something. And the board should have taken action to get rid of him long ago.<br /><br />The rest of the blame should go to the governor who most likely offered Moyer as a sacrifical lamb to the state teachers union to reward them for acting like they are going along with RTTT (watch what happens if we get any of the money -- the teachers will be backtracking like crazy if they think any of this stuff will actually happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-91374511303197747082010-03-06T16:28:34.106-05:002010-03-06T16:28:34.106-05:00Yes hold them accountable for Moyer&#39;s failure and bar them from being involved with other charter schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-42721601126890533532010-03-06T15:20:29.756-05:002010-03-06T15:20:29.756-05:00&quot;Innovative Schools&quot;<br /><br />Can you say Lead Partner???<br /><br />NOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462801295862514645.post-76465256491209981502010-03-06T14:37:34.092-05:002010-03-06T14:37:34.092-05:00INNOVATIVE SCHLS OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 12/9/2009 $39,606.00 <br />DE ACA OF PUB SAFETY AND SECURIT - EDUCATION<br /><br />INNOVATIVE SCHLS OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 9/24/2009 $17,728.00 <br />INNOVATIVE SCHLS OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 12/10/2009 $18,012.00 <br />LAS AMERICAS ASPIRA ACADEMY <br /><br />Looks like they got their hooks in two more charter schoolsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com