Thursday, July 9, 2015

Fl House Bill SB1448 Addresses Conlflicts of Interest, Failing Schools, and more

From an April article on the League of Women's Voters site: http://lwveducation.com

  Hmmm...conflict of interest...you mean like when the deputy assigned to handle the traffic complaints made by over thirteen residents, complaints of property damage, false 911 calls etc is actually married to the assistant to "F" School Windsor Prep's principal. That kind of conflict? No, I guess not. I guess that would be something that you would have expected the deputy to have been decent, and honorable enough to have divulged. Sadly, it shows all too clearly, that as a neighborhood seeking help, we expected to much of the members representing that agency.

  Or maybe it's addressing a Charter having a board that has members integrally involved with the management company? That is actually what the bill is striving to prevent, as Charter boards have had a less than stellar history of unbiased governance. In Florida alone, there have been incidents of investors, family members of investors and administrators, and even family members of legislators serving on boards. 


  Seems like a great bill. Florida Senate - 2015 SB 1448  SB1448 History

  Particularly love lines 110-112, considering how fluid "F" school Windsor Prep has had to be with their curriculum. Thank goodness they had the Pinellas County Public School curriculum and teaching methodology to fall back on, as noted in their School Improvement plan. Can't wait to see if the overall grades came up or if they will remain branded with the scarlet "F".
  Lines 653 to 729 are good too...and maybe something "F" School Windsor Prep should pay attention too ( or at least their oh so special teachers might want to ).

  And just for laughs, let's not forget how stellar "F" School Windsor Prep's "management company" NewPoint Education Partners is.  http://lwveducation.com

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