tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post1839526944470167035..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: A Reformy Rumble in MontclairDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-72581683356783718672013-07-21T07:50:17.817-07:002013-07-21T07:50:17.817-07:00As I sat in 'principal school' a few years...As I sat in 'principal school' a few years back, I recall a similar story about a fresh face superintendant who thought it would be a good idea to fix Princeton teachers by introducing evaluations. Then she was gone.<br /><br />In this case, I have the perfect place for Ms MacCormack to point her spear and make a difference. That's right....I'm talking about Camden. In Camden, she can hover over our tiny union pres all she wants, and no one will care. In fact, if she can squeeze her toes into Ms LaVerne's slippers, she can serve tea to the boys from the state in her stead, as scores of highly qualified teachers just say no to Camden shennanigans and students continue to pay the price.<br /><br />Just sayinMrs. King's music studentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211235832988015448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-13124587305566509962013-07-19T16:43:57.698-07:002013-07-19T16:43:57.698-07:00Thank you for covering this. It's true that Mo...Thank you for covering this. It's true that Montclair parents, teachers, students and other community members have been surprised at the corporate-reform agenda suddenly taking hold in our district. <br /><br />Montclair has a long history as a progressive town, with a desegregated school system that has been a national model. The hiring by the school board of a superintendent straight out of Governor Christie's administration and Cerf's department stunned people as it seemed from the start a choice that did not fit our town or district.<br /><br />People started asking, how could this happen?<br /><br />One thing to note is that many of the reformers of national stature live in Montclair - including Cerf and John Schnur and Norm Atkins, who is chairman of the board of the Uncommon Schools charter school network.<br /><br />And, Montclair school board member Leslie Larson is the wife of Donald Katz, the founder of Audible.com who sits on the board of Uncommon Schools. Uncommon Schools receives money from the Broad Foundation. <br /><br />Did these various connections play a part in the school board's hiring a Broad-trained superintendent? That is something many people in Montclair are wondering.<br /><br />--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com