School Board Meeting: Senator Evans Delivers Senate President’s Letter (video)
Letter from Utah Senate President Niederhauser … Continue reading
Letter from Utah Senate President Niederhauser … Continue reading
“I am mortified at what has happened Mr. Clara…..While I admire what you think you are trying to do with your community-what you have single handily have done is to deflate the morale of the very folks that these teachers and these students need and I am just appalled…” … Continue reading
“This complaint to OCR by Mr. Clara equates to a child who didn’t get his way and throws a tantrum and runs to tattle with an I’ll show you attitude…” “…We must teach an hour of ELD, English Language Development every day due to a previous OCR Mandate initiated by Mr. Clara” Link Explaining “previous OCR mandate” Salt Lake City Teachers Association executive board member Bissegger, would later concede that the solutions that School Board member … Continue reading
TEXT OF ENTIRE LETTER: 26 February 2013 DELIVERED VIA CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 2000 0001 2979 3769 Mr. J. Aaron Romine, Regional Director U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310 Denver, CO 80204-3582 Re: Disparities In Instructional Resources Dear Mr. Romine, I am the newest member of the Salt Lake City Board of Education. I am filing a complaint with your office on behalf … Continue reading
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Link to Story (video) By Cristina Flores (KUTV) Teacher Becky Bisegger spoke for dozens of teachers who showed up at the meeting of the Salt Lake City School Board Tuesday night. “We are appalled at the suggestion that west side teachers are ineffective and too inexperienced,” said Bisegger. The “ineffective” remark was made by new school board member Michael Clara in recent comments to the Salt Lake Tribune. Clara recently filed a complaint with the U.S. … Continue reading