Monthly Archives: May 2014

Civil Rights Complaint: Disparate Treatment for Parents of Color

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    12 May 2014 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Ms. Sandra Sanchez, Civil Rights Attorney U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310 Denver, CO 80204-3582   Re: Disparity in Principal Selection Process   Dear Ms. Sanchez, Please consider the civil rights violations outlined in this letter as supplemental information to my initial complaint of February 20, 2013 titled: Disparities in Teacher Staffing and assigned … Continue reading →

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Title I Complaint: Parental Involvement

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8 May 2014 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Dr. Laurie Lacy, Title I Director Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111   Re: Title I Complaint: Parental Involvement  Dr. Lacy, I am forwarding a letter (with eleven pages of attachment) that I presented to the Salt Lake City Board of Education on May 6, 2014. The letter has the same date as the board meeting and is styled: Flawed … Continue reading →

When is a “Program” not really a “Program”?

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  Parents have no place in helping to decide who the next principal will be of their child’s Title I -School. At least that is the message we heard last night from Superintendent McKell Withers and Associate Superintendent Patrick Garcia:  Flawed Principal Selection Process (video) The school district hired four new principals at Title I Schools and excluded teachers and parents from the process. I point out in this letter (with supporting documentation), why the … Continue reading →

Flawed Principal Selection Process for Westside Schools

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  At last night’s school board meeting, the board voted to approve the attached list of new principals. Sadly the bureaucracy bypassed parental, teacher and local staff input as per policy. Chalk this up as another “The Central Office Knows What is Best”.  This is the text of a letter I submitted to the board. Supporting documentation appears in the PDF version of the letter: 6 May 2014 HAND DELIVERED Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake … Continue reading →