Schools should be operated for the benefit of students. End of story. So any discussion about what is happening at Central Falls High School that does not start with the 48 percent graduation rate and consistent student performance below state and national standards is missing the point. The decision by Central Falls Superintendent Frances Gallo
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At the RISC Winter meeting Superintendent Gallo began her speech with this opening remark. “No Vote! No Vote?” According to Ms Gallo, on February 12, the Union leadership did not call for a vote by the membership on the proposal made by the School Board for a Transformation model. Instead they treated it as a negotiation situation rather than a decision to be made. Such stalling tactic by the Union leadership is standard operating procedure under normal conditions. As Gist points out, these are normal times.
There is something missing from the first sentence.
“Schools should be operated for the benefit of students and with complete accountability to those paying the bill, the Taxpayers.”
When will we have the courage to demand elected assembly members to have the tax dollars follow the student.
Good schools will prosper, great teachers will flock to those schools, throw out ineffective work rules at their existing schools and competition will give teachers the courage to do what they need to do.
Parents and taxpayers decide where the best schools are and that’s where we send the students and the funding. Bad schools and leadership will dry up because funding is cut off. This is not rocket science.
Honorable and courageous School personnel will understand who they work for and turn on corrupt union leadership. Teachers and staff know that unions work for themselves but have not had the courage to stand up to them and force unions out.
Teachers pride themselves on being highly educated and effective, but want to cede control of their financial and professional future to a system that is designed for laborers performing the exact same task regardless of education and ability.
Courageous teachers that were paying attention in university level economics classes know that the more money you want to earn, the more risk you have to take. The Free Market.
If teachers want to be highly paid and judged upon their ability, fire your union and start working for those that are paying the bill. Get in on it now.
Taxpayers are not going to throw their money away any more and the current General Assembly will be getting that message really soon.