The Echo

Tell me this:

If the measure of a superior builder is that 1/2 of his buildings don't fall down, would you hire him to build your house? 

You're turn:  Send me your analogies of the 1/2 time show at DOE?

What would a nursing home look like if you applied the same standards to healthcare that the state has now applied to AYP?  Only 49-50 percent of the residents would be required to receive "proficient" care - no bed sores, working wheelchairs, functional respiratory devices, nutritious meals, baths, freedom from med errors.  God, you better hope to be in the 50 percent of haves.  Because life would be hell for the have-nots.  And yet, the home would still have a superior rating and a body count!  Coveted 5 stars, well if it was education it would be the coveted 3 stars. 

BTW - it is nearly impossible to receive the 5 star Medicaid rating.  Only 1-2 long-term care facilities in the state of Delaware have achieved that rating and maintained it since the system was implemented.  But, hey, we're celebrating huge AYP gains across the state b/c only half of our students were required to be proficient in order to achieve AYP.  Come on!  30+ schools failed to meet fed. minimums and yet they are rated Superior???

Yeah? and in the real world, if only half the residents in a nursing home received genuine, competent care, the facility wouldn't be rated Superior, THE PUBLIC, STATE, LEGISLATORS, and GOVERNOR WOULD DEMAND THAT THE FACILITY BE CLOSED and Dir. of Nursing and Medical Director WOULD BE JAILED! IMPRISONED! LOCK THE DOOR, THROW AWAY THE KEY! (seriously, not kidding.)

What hell is wrong with this picture?

A very wise man once told me that if your objective is for 49% of your students to be proficient in math and 50% to be proficient in reading, then you are truly not Racing to the Top.  You are racing to the middle.

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AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress

The time honored tradition of No Child Left Behind. A rating system that allow researchers, policy-makers, and parents to gauge the success or failure of schools.  Except now, that system, as terrible or wonderful as it may have been, has been thoroughly corrupted creating a sea of meaningless scores and more haze and confusion than the smoggy movement of common core standards.

In today's News Journal, DE Sec. of Education Lillian Lowery is quoted as saying, "While I laud schools that made strong academic progress, I caution about trying to compare this year's ranking to last year's," Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery said in a statement. "Because of the changes to the ranking system ... it is not fair to try to equate them." 

That's because you can't.  Because DOE has essentially rendered the system useless.

And, Dr. Lowery, I, too, laud them because I know I have amazing people in my classrooms who are working every day to help kids achieve.

Here's how it went down:
1) Delaware adopted DCAS, a growth model test to replace the very flawed DSTP. 
2) With that adoption, the State Board of Education approved raising cut scores - that means that individual students had to get more answers right to attain the same achievement categories as they did under DSTP.  All in the name of rigor!
3) The State, with the approval of the feds,  also made a lesser known put equally important change to its very secretive AYP formula.  From NJ:  "the U.S. Department of Education agreed that Delaware should move its 2011 minimum test score targets in reading from 84 percent proficient to 50 percent and in math from 75 percent proficient to 49 percent." 

Translation - Even though individual students had to get more answers right to attain the same success as last year or to show progress, fewer students collectively actually had to show that achievement for schools to attain higher AYP ratings. 

So a school that was failing last year could be rated superior this year even if only 1/2 of the student population can read, write, or perform math proficiently.

4) DOE implemented DCAS in 2010-11 at all schools.
5) The result became public yesterday.

Of the schools rated this year, 137 earned a "superior" rating, 32 were "commendable" and 37 were on "academic watch." It is possible to fail to meet federal test score goals and still receive a "superior" rating: 42 schools failed to meet federal goals but still earned a state ranking as "superior."  - News Journal

AYP - The Incomparable Results

There are two things in education in Delaware that are indelible.  1) When the sec. of education says "human capital" she is utilizing business jargon to depersonalize what we all common know and revere as "teachers." 2) When she says something shouldn't be compared, you need to immediately compare it.  And a picture tells a thousand tales.

While the following graph is based on the information printed in today's version of the news journal's story on AYP, when I initially ran the data in the story, I noticed something was missing --  Approx. 50 schools.  I checked with the reporter and the NJ updated the story today with accurate data, so I've updated the graph.  What story do you hear when you read it?

Irene has come and gone.  And with her the $1k to $5k generators for sale on Craigslist.  Amazing thing happened this morning - huge price cut.  Still more than you'd spend retail.  But, hey, if you need one go here: http://delaware.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=portable+generator&srchType=A&minAsk=&maxAsk=

Try these search terms on CL for the best variety - "generator," "generators," and "portable generators"

My fav at the height of the panic:  Aug 26 - 10,000 kw Baldor Generator - $4000 (Dover) tools

Have you picked up french toast makin's yet?  Milk, bread, eggs? After receiving the warning call from Delmarva, it's probably fairly safe to assume you'll be cooking by D batteries.  What? Can't find D batteries?  Is your store sold out?  Well, Walgreen's had some kind of sale on batteries this week and they are all stocked up.  Head there.

And now for an Ode to Irene:




This one is a bit better than the first.  It was written for the last storm named Irene in 1999.

From Transparentchristina.wordpress.com.
Go Here to see how your school ranks -  http://transparentchristina.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/state-releases-school-ratings-completes-the-texas-two-step-netde/

BUT DONT MISS THE IMPORTANT TEXT IN PR STATEMENT BELOW CONCERNING AMO RESET!

State Releases 2011 School Ratings
Release Date: Aug 26, 2011 7:29 AM ShareThis

Delaware’s Department of Education today released its first set of annual school ratings since the state raised requirements for student proficiency in core subjects and streamlined school rating categories.

While the changes in the ratings system, consolidation of categories and a reset of the state’s Annual Measureable Objectives (AMO) make a direct comparison to last year’s ratings more difficult, the new ratings provide a sustainable baseline to measure schools against the state’s higher expectations for student performance. The shift from seven to three rating categories, which separates school ratings and school improvement statuses, also brings more clarity around school performance.

In 2011, 137 Delaware schools earned “superior” ratings, 32 were rated “commendable” and 37 were rated as under “academic watch.” Last year, 66 schools were rated “superior,” 17 schools “commendable,” 46 schools “academic review,” 0 schools “academic progress,” 26 schools “academic progress – under improvement,” 0 schools “academic watch” and 37 schools “academic watch – under improvement.”

Under the new accountability system, schools are classified in one of three categories:

•Superior means that the school is “above” targets

•Commendable means the school “meets” targets

•Academic Watch means the school is “below” targets

While the ratings provide a view into a school’s overall performance, a school also can receive an additional status of “under improvement” if it failed to meet annual yearly progress performance targets for two or more consecutive years in a specific area or areas. Those areas can include: participation in reading or math; performance in reading or math; or issues around other academic indicators, such as graduation rate or attendance rate.

A total of 66 schools have been designated “under improvement” this year, 32 of which made adequate yearly progress but are frozen in that status until they do so for two consecutive years. The other 34 did not make AYP.

Federal law and Delaware regulations require that certain corrective actions be taken by schools designated as “under improvement.”

In addition to simplifying the school rating system, the Delaware Department of Education — with the support of the state’s districts and charter schools and at the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education — applied for a reset of its Annual Measurable Objective (AMO). “AMO” refers to the percentage of students within a school who must be proficient in reading and mathematics on state standardized tests each year as required under federal No Child Left Behind regulations. Under the 2001 law, all students must demonstrate proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2013-2014.

The “reset” changed the interim AMO “steps” or target percentages schools must meet but still adheres to the requirement that 100 percent of Delaware public school students in grades 3-8 and 10 demonstrate proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2013-14.

The change to the AMOs was the result of the introduction last school year of a new statewide assessment and higher proficiency standards, which raise the bar for what level of mastery is considered proficient. Other states also were granted similar resets due to changes in their state assessment or other policy changes.

The state followed a federal formula to determine the new interim steps, which moved schools’ reading target for 2011 from 84 percent to 50 percent of students being proficient and the math target from 75 percent to 49 percent.

Loyal dog guards Navy SEAL
http://www.joe.ie/joe-life/life-features/loyal-dog-guards-navy-seal-coffin-0015265-1's coffin

yesterday at 12:14 pm

The dog of a US Navy SEAL killed in action remained loyal to his master - even after death.

At the funeral of Petty Officer Jon Tumilson, 35, many were sad to see their loved one being laid to rest, but it was his dog Hawkeye that took it the hardest. The loyal labrador stayed beside Jon, even in death, at his funeral in Iowa last week.

Jon was one of the 38 servicemen killed when Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan downed a US Army Chinook.

During the funeral last Friday, Hawkeye walked up to the casket, heaved a sigh and lay down in front of it for the duration of the memorial. The photograph of a lonely Hawkeye was taken by Jon’s cousin Lisa Pembleton at the service, which was attended by 1,500 people.

Lisa posted the photo on a military blog with the sole message reading ‘Jon’s loyal son’. Lisa told reporters, “I hadn’t planned on taking any pictures other than with family. The message posted on Home Post read:

Hawkeye is/was his loyal “son”. To say that he was an amazing man doesn’t do him justice. The loss of Jon to his family, military family and friends is immeasurable. I hadn’t planned on taking any pictures other than with family. However, from my seat at the funeral, I felt compelled to take one photo to share with family members that couldn’t make it or couldn’t see what I could from the aisle. This is that photo…

I stumbled upon this last night through a link from the Innovative Schools website:  http://www.makemineamodelschool.org/

I haven't heard these names in recent conversation nor seen any press, but it appears that two Charter Management Groups are scoping out Delaware, specifically Wilmington, for their next big ventures.  For that matter, just b/c I hadn't heard of them, doesn't mean they aren't already working on the chartering process with DOE.

Here's some info from the high school survey:

About the Big Picture High School Model

 Big Picture High School model is a dynamic approach to learning, doing, and thinking that has been changing the lives of students, educators, and entire communities since 1995. Development by Big Picture Learning and designed as a small school with personalized attention, all components of the school design are based on three foundational principles:

(1) that learning must be based on the interests and goals of each student; (2) that a student’s curriculum must be relevant to people and places that exist in the real world; and (3) that a student’s abilities must be authentically measured by the quality of his or her work.

At Big Picture, classrooms are small, with approximately 15 students, and are run by Advisor-Student-Parent-Mentor teams. Students who attend a Big Picture High School spend three days a week in the classroom and two days a week in internships with a mentor. Small advisory groups complement the internships through the development of an individualized learning plan with input from the student, parents, advisor and mentor. Students who participate in the BIG Picture High School graduate with a diverse portfolio of work experiences that prepare them to make informed decisions about college and their career.

Big Picture High Schools have transformed the lives of high schools students nationwide. Compared with traditional high schools, Big Picture schools have an average graduation rate of a 92% and a college acceptance rate of 95%. You can learn more and view videos on the BIG Picture High School model at www.innovativeschools.org or at www.bigpicture.org.

Info on the proposed new elementary charter from the press release:

The proposed elementary school will be designed specifically to serve Spanish speaking students in the Hilltop area of the city, and will replicate the Expeditionary Learning model. Utilizing project-based learning, the Expeditionary Learning model challenges students with high-level tasks and active roles in the classroom. Students in Expeditionary Learning schools:


 Work with experts – scientists, historians, mathematicians, writers, and artists – to conduct field research to learn and produce high quality academic products that meet professional standards  Hold themselves and their peers to high expectations for quality work, and are committed to learning  Take leadership roles in their schools and communities  Engage their families and communities in their learning by leading family conferences and making formal presentations to expert panels  Contribute to their communities through meaningful service embedded in the curriculum.

Follow the link and check out the survey -
http://www.makemineamodelschool.org/

all-in-all, an informative read.

Delaware is doing the hard work required to be a Mass Insight Turnaround State - remember, folks, we were chosen to be one of their lab rats, among a cohort of states/districts that agreed to implement their unproven, unresearched school turnaround strategies.

During the first round of PZ schools, the MI language was a bit sanitized.  "Lead Partners" were called "Coordninating Partners."   However, one can't help but think of Mass Insight when reading the state's RFP for Lead Partners:  http://www.doe.k12.de.us/rfp/DDOESTULeadPartnerRFQ-FINAL8-3-11.pdf

It's not Mass Insight's m.o. to come apply to be a lead partner so there's no fear there.  It's just a quiet reminder that our DOE did commit us to what is becoming the social experiment of our time. 

Some highlights from the RFP:

Delaware will challenge its local education agencies to work together to achieve the following goals:  60% proficiency on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on Grade 4 Math; 55% proficiency on Grade 4 Reading, Grade 8 Math and Grade 8 Reading by 2015.  Racial (black-white and Hispanic-white) and income (low income-high income) achievement gaps that close by half on NAEP by 2015.  100% of students meeting state standards on the Delaware state math and reading exams by 2014.  A No Child Left Behind graduation rate of 90% for the class entering high school in 2014.  A college enrollment rate of 70% by 2014.  A college retention rate of 85% by 2014, as measured by the percent of college students who complete at least one year of college credits within two years.

All LEAs have the option of choosing to work with a Lead Turnaround Partner to help plan and manage the turnaround process. LEAs may choose to outsource management of Partnership Zone schools to a third party operating partner. Lead Partners should be identified and agreed upon in the LEA’s proposed plan with a preliminary contract and be approved by the Secretary before funds can be released. If the Secretary does not approve the plan, or a plan is not made within 120 days, the LEA must choose to close the school, reopen as a charter, or contract with a private management organization.

The role of the Lead Partner is typically defined by four overarching responsibilities:


1. Accountability. The Lead Partner is held accountable for results through an MOU that outlines accountability measures, performance monitoring expectations, and impact metrics.

2. Governance. The Lead Partner collaborates with the school/district in decision making on school operations and staffing including hiring a new principal or approving the current one and supporting the principal in staffing an effective cohort of new or rehired instructional staff

3. Comprehensive services. The Lead Partner provides core academic and student support services directly or by aligning the services of other program and support partners that may sub-contract with the Lead Partner

4. Embedded, consistent school presence. The Lead Partner maintains an embedded, consistent, and intense relationship with each school that requires a daily presence in the school during the turnaround period throughout the length of the contract

I guess what stands out the most is that there are absolutely no references to working with local control or school boards or boards of education...

 “As every editor knows, a newspaper can generally avoid controversy and criticism if it will publish every­thing that people want pub­lished, suppress any news that may be unpleasant to anyone, close its eyes when it sees some wrongdoing and remain silent when vigorous leadership that might offend someone is needed.” --Creed C. Black

The following obituary is from the News Journal.  A much more thorough and thoughtful piece can be found at http://www.kentucky.com/2011/08/16/1847393/former-herald-leader-publisher.html

Creed C. Black, a former vice president and editor of The News Journal newspapers, has died in Florida at age 86.



In Wilmington, Black resigned in 1964 in a dispute over coverage of the DuPont Co. The New York Times reports the resignation came “after the papers’ owner brought in a public relations executive from the DuPont Company to help manage the news department. DuPont was by far the most important company in town, and Mr. Black accused the owner of the newspapers, a securities firm controlled by the DuPont family, of wanting to make the papers, The Morning News and The Evening Journal, DuPont “house organs.” The newspapers were later sold to Gannett Co. Inc.

In the 1970s, Black was a top executive at the Philadelphia Inquirer.

In 1983, Black oversaw the Lexington Herald and The Lexington Leader consolidate into one newspaper and oversaw the construction of a new newspaper plant.

The Herald-Leader won its first Pulitzer Prize under his watch.

Daily circulation at the newspaper increased by 28 percent and Sunday circulation grew by 61 percent making the Herald-Leader the dominant regional newspaper in the area.

Black died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Miami.

http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2011/1108august/20110819-charter_schools.shtml
August 19, 2011


Governor Signs Charter School Legislation

Law increases oversight and accountability for charter schools

Governor Jack Markell signed into law today a bill that will strengthen education for Delaware children by increasing accountability and improving oversight of charter schools.

“Charter schools complement the work of our traditional public schools, bringing flexibility and creativity that can be a good fit for many students and teachers,” said Markell. “Charter schools empower parents to choose the school that best fits their child’s needs. But the promise of charter schools is not just added flexibility – it is added flexibility coupled with heightened accountability.”

The Markell administration worked closely with legislators, charter schools, and the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) to pass House Bill 205. The law is designed to better ensure that individuals requesting a charter are qualified to govern a school by requiring criminal background checks and disclosure of financial interests in the school.

The new law also requires that charter schools share more information about their fiscal health throughout the year and changes the way that state funding is disbursed to new charter schools to bring financial challenges to light earlier.

“This law will help the state give stronger options, support and oversight to ensure our charter schools provide children the education they deserve and taxpayers the accountability they deserve,” said Dr. Lillian Lowery, Delaware’s Secretary of Education.

Moving forward, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will have greater authority to intervene once a problem is identified. If a charter school is on formal review, a Financial Recovery Team may be appointed to examine the school’s finances, provide information to parents and teachers, and make certain financial decisions.

An improved timeline for charter renewals will allow parents and teachers to know earlier if a charter will not be renewed, enabling parents to apply to another school through the state’s school choice program. In the case that a charter school is slated for closure, the new law shortens the timeframe for a high-performing charter school to obtain a charter to serve those students.

“This makes some important changes, both in terms of imposing greater accountability on charter schools and giving parents time to meet their children’s educational needs if a charter should fail,” said Sen. David Sokola, D-Newark, who sponsored the state’s original charter school law. “But these are evolutionary changes that build on what we’ve learned about charters that allow us to build an even stronger charter school program.”

Representative Terry Schooley, who sponsored HB 205, noted that there have been some ups and downs through the years with charter schools, but they have had several successes in educating children.

“This bill is a good first step at addressing some of the issues which have come to light – like financial oversight, criminal background checks and better timelines for both the schools and DOE to make sure the issues are resolved,” said Rep. Schooley, D-Newark. “In the end, when charter schools fail, kids fail. That's not what we want. All kids deserve the opportunity to excel in school.”

One of my favorite bands back in the 90s at The Review! Awesome interview! And yes, my Delaware is showing tonight :)

Yep, it's a duplication of effort!

If your feeder school fails to make AYP for two consequetive years, your child is eligible to transfer to a higher performing school under NCLB.  The DOE has removed the AYP rankings from the school profiles.  Parents are now unable to look up their feeder school on DOE's website to learn whether or not it made AYP for 2009-10 school years.  AYP for the 2010-11 school year is being withheld from the public and boards until Friday, August 26th.  School starts Monday, August 29th. 

How will you know if your child is eligible for a transfer?  Will your child start school in a failing school year?  When DOE finally spills the beans, will districts be able to accommodate your request before schools start?  Should you want to exercise your right to transfer, will your child be forced through two transitions - one to the school that is failing and one to the higher performing one after the school year has already begun.  What about the games being played by DOE is student-centered, child-first, pro-education? What a messy circle.

Should we get our "panties in a bunch" over the negligence purported by DOE with regards to parents rights? I think that depends on how much you covet your democratic rights under federal and state law.   Should we report it to the feds?  That depends on whether you believe the feds will support the law.  Should we chalk this up to an eschool outage?  That depends on whether Eschool directly feeds to that little indicator on the school profile pages (99% sure it does not, as the indicator would likely be blank, not missing.) Should we be upset that DOE sends its online presence on vacation in July and August?  Only if you give a hoot about your tax dollars.  Circle, Circle, Circle. 

Don't worry, I bet the DOE folks are already circling to craft their reasonable excuse for their latest failure. 

Yes, there are likely a million answers to this question.  But, I'm only looking for the right one!


If you've visited the Delaware Department of Education website recently, you might have noticed a little change...


ALL AYP RANKINGS FROM SCHOOL PROFILES HAVE BEEN REMOVED!


Go Here:  http://profiles.doe.k12.de.us/SchoolProfiles/State/Default.aspx


Under the ABOUT Tab, beneath Telephone and Web, is customarily a little box with stars and note about what the stars mean - Academic Progress, Academic Watch, Superior, etc. 


Well, that happy little box has been scrubbed from all pages in the SCHOOL PROFILES file.  Note that at the top of the page, the site was last updated "Summer 2011."


So, if withholding AYP rankings for the last school year wasn't bad enough, now the state has removed all pre-existing AYP data.


It's baffling, I know.  And I'm sure they'll give us a sensible explanation.


In the mean time, I am forced to assume that all schools in Delaware are simply SUPERIOR! 

   WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

11 Business Days until school starts.  11 Business days until you put your kids on school buses or drive them into their choice schools. 11 days and you have no idea how your school stacks up on the failure/success scale because the Department of Education is withholding AYP ratings from you and your school board.

The policy on face value is to withhold the findings until they have been thoroughly vetted.  That's DOE's excuse.  It's the national excuse for DOEs through-out the US. 

HERE'S YOUR PROBLEM, PARENTS:
You and I don't know how our schools rate.  Under NCLB, we have the right to transfer our children to a higher performing school if our feeder school does not make adequate progress, but we can't do this until we know which schools made AYP. Delaware DOE will release the AYP rankings on FRIDAY, AUGUST 26th.  Our students will report back to school the following MONDAY, AUGUST 29th.  Your child may start their school year in a failing school and then endure a transfer and transition to a new higher performing school if you desire to move your student to that higher performing school. Imagine the complications if the nearest higher performing school is in another district - inter-district transfers? Oh, my!

DELAWARE's DOE IS SUBVERTING YOUR RIGHTS UNDER NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND.  This wretched policy must go. DOE needs to be held to a higher standard that ensures these rankings are released early enough in the summer for you to make educated decisions regarding your child before the school year starts.

Parents, what are you going to do to protect your rights?  First, don't fall for "The Excuse." Parents in other states aren't.  They are asking questions and demanding change. Second, consider "friending" the Deputy Sec. of Education and ask him to change the policy.  For important links, visit:  http://transparentchristina.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/doe-now-providing-preliminary-ayp-reports-to-subordinate-employees-of-school-boards-while-excluding-the-schoold-boards-netde/

Georgia released AYP results in July.  Unhappy parents criticize DOE for late release:  http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2011/07/21/do-ayp-transfers-create-solutions-for-kids-or-new-problems-for-schools/

Oregon DOE releases  AYP in early August: http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=131300831058681700

North Carolina releases preliminary AYP results in July: http://www.whiteville.com/articles/2011/07/28/news/doc4e2d995c95f04061558291.txt

Constitutionally-speaking, god has no place in the public school classroom and neither should he in the public school board room - at least that is the latest court ruling for Indian River.  You can debate the morality of gods presence in public education until the apocalypse, but the constitution is fairly firm. 

Court: Indian River prayers violate Constitution

12:46 PM, Aug. 5, 2011

Written by
SEAN O’SULLIVAN

The News Journal Filed Under
Local

The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court ruling today and determined that the Indian River School District’s practice of opening its board meetings with an explicitly Christian prayer is unconstitutional.

A three-judge panel of the federal appeals court determined the district crossed the line by opening meetings -- which students regularly attended -- with prayers that almost always invoke the name of Jesus Christ.

While U.S. District Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr. ruled the school board did not violate the law because it was more akin to an elected body than a school, the appeals court ruled the opposite was true and the prayers amounted to a state-endorsement of one religion over others.

“In arriving at this outcome, we recognize, as the Supreme Court has, that ‘religion has been closely identified with our history and government,’ ” wrote Circuit Court Judge Julio M. Fuentes in a 74-page opinion for the panel which included Circuit Court Judge Jane Roth. “But we take to heart the observation … that ‘(i)t is neither sacrilegious nor anti-religious to say that each separate government in this country should stay out of the business of writing or sanctioning official prayers and leave that purely religious function to the people themselves.’ “

And with that, the court reversed the finding of the lower court and granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs.

Attorney Thomas Allingham, who represented the anonymous “Doe” plaintiffs in the case said the ruling was a clear victory for the plaintiffs and the concept of the separation of church and state. “My clients are obviously pleased and gratified,” Allingham said.

The ruling can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

QOD: If your governor was on a god-kick and considered his education policy despite its being the disembowelment of educators everywhere to be the mission of your lord, could the courts ban him from schools?

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Tuesday, August 9

Board of Education Meetings
Executive Session, 6:00 pm
General Business Meeting, 7:30 pm

Agenda:  http://www.christina.k12.de.us/BOE/Meetings/2011/Posting-Agenda/0809.pdf

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