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EMPEROR FIDDLES WHILE
We are District 2 parents who are
astounded at the lack of
Responsiveness by
the School Board. Not one question presented by parents was
answered with any clarity.
Once again, we are asking for a
response to these questions:
Question 1: Which schools are integrating algorithms and
TERC?
Danny Yip referred to schools that are
integrating algorithms and TERC as talked about by Shelly Harwayne at the last
school board meeting. This question was
asked and not answered.
Question 2: What is the timeframe for results of the
study into the gaps and deficiencies of the current curriculum being instituted
by District 2? Shelly Harwayne said that since the last math forum the District
has been aware of this issue. How long
will it take to see some feedback on their investigation? We asked this question and did not get an
answer.
Question 3: When is supplementation of the TERC
curriculum supposed to
begin? Shelly Harwayne keeps referring to this but never
gives specifics. We asked this question
at the January 30 meeting and did not get an answer.
Question 4: What type of supplementation of TERC is
allowed other than
Marilyn Burns, which is an extension
of TERC math?
Once again, asked but not answered. Is
the supplementation uniform across schools?
Asked but not answered.
Question 5: What are the specific reasons for rejection
of the math
forum by the School Board? Board member, Mary Somoza asked
for specific reasons for the cancellation of the math forum as follow-up to one
of the parent speakers. This question was
asked and not answered.
Thank you in advance for your reply to
this letter. We hope you can be
more forthcoming in this venue than you were at the meeting.
District 2 Parents
Denise Matava Haffenden
Majorie Weinman
Elizabeth Carson
Ginny Goldner
Debby Arias
Garry Dobbins
Jung Hyang Kim