Teachers Union Fights Takeover
The St. Louis Teachers Union is holding a press conference this evening to ask for the public’s support in urging the Missouri Board of Education to decline requests for a state takeover.
Local 420 is asking the board to consider three points before any action is taken:
1.) Allow the current administration and duly elected St. Louis Board of Education until 2008 to gain accreditation,
2.) Uphold voters’ right to elect board members and maintain local control of the school district,
3.) Hold a series of public hearings to gain insight from the stakeholders of St. Louis Public Schools.
The press conference will be at the headquarters of Local 420, 2710 Hampton Ave, at 5:00 p.m.
Due to the late notice, Pub Def won’t be able to attend the press conference. But if anyone else records it, feel free to give us a copy and we’ll post it.
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If I am correct we need to meet 6 standards for partial accreditation and 14 for full. We currently meet 5 and have the information submitted for the 6th, but the info was submitted later than the date required. That is one of the things we are waiting for- the state to determine if they will accept our info for the 6th standard. Apparently, we also are well on our way to meeting 5 more of these standards, which would give us 11 total. At that point, we would only need to meet 3 more to become fully accredited. Which with the progress we have made in the last 6mos, we should be able to do it in two years. If I am correct. This was some of the info discussed at the SOS-”Save Our Schools” meeting the other night. It was very informative. Bloggers???Corrections???
Not to be a nitpicker, but with #1, is that full accreditation, or provisional? Full could be a tough mountain to climb.