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KCPS School Board Report Card — April 11, 2012

By DTRTFK On April 20, 2012 · Add Comment
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Four Do The Right Thing for Kids board watchers observed the April 11, 2012 Kansas City Public School Board meeting making the following observations of this workshop style meeting.
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KCPS School Board Report Card — March 28, 2012

By DTRTFK On April 9, 2012 · Add Comment
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The following is a compilation and editing of the observations of seven Board Watchers at the March 28, 2012 KCPS School Board meeting...
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KCPS School Board Report Card — March 14, 2012

By DTRTFK On March 25, 2012 · Add Comment
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"Depressing" was the word one watcher used to describe the March 14, 2012 School Board Meeting. Data continue to indicate student performance far below state standards in most areas.
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KCPS School Board Report Card — February 22, 2012

By DTRTFK On February 28, 2012 · Add Comment
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Comments from members of the board and administration seem to indicate recognition of where priorities need to be: student achievement and accreditation.
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KCPS School Board Report Card — February 8, 2012

By DTRTFK On February 21, 2012 · Add Comment
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The first meeting of the month is designated a "workshop" in which administrative staff members report to the board on operational and academic issues and projects. The focus of this meeting was "Shaping a Safe and Secure Learning Environment".
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KCPS School Board Report Card — January 25, 2012

By DTRTFK On February 1, 2012 · Add Comment
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The January, 2012 KCPS School Board meeting was listed as a regular business meeting; however, much of the meeting consisted of staff presentations and ceremonial activities including student recognitions and an award to the board. More efficient scheduling and time management could have prevented the meeting from being adjourned at 9:00 pm without completing the business of the board.
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KCPS School Board Report Card — December 21, 2011

By DTRTFK On January 10, 2012 · Add Comment
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Two Board Watchers for Do the Right Thing for Kids observed and evaluated the December 21, 2011 KCPS School Board business meeting. At the beginning of the meeting board member Ray Wilson moved to amend the agenda to allow speakers representing the Afrikan Centered Education Collegium Campus to protest the district’s funding level for ACE.
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KCMO School Board Report Card — November 16, 2011

By DTRTFK On November 22, 2011 · Add Comment
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DTRT observers were somewhat surprised that there was no discussion of academic achievement, accreditation or goal priorities. Caught up within the framework of the Policy Governance system, the Board did not work on the issues that most observers would believe to be of highest priority.
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KCMO School Board Report Card — November 2, 2011

By DTRTFK On November 10, 2011 · Add Comment
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Eight Board Watchers attended the November 2, 2011 school board meeting which was an infor­ma­tional meet­ing in which staff or other resource per­sons make pre­sen­ta­tions to the Board about top­ics of inter­est and rel­e­vance.
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KCMO School Board Report Card — October 26, 2011

By DTRTFK On November 3, 2011 · Add Comment
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Five Do the Right Thing for Kids "Board Watchers" attended the 10/26 meeting. This, the second meeting of the month, was the "business meeting" where official actions such as approval of contracts takes place. All standing board members were present.
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