March 21, 2011 | Posted At: 01:19 PM | Author: john thompson
New York City established the Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy to build communication between schools and families, long a problem in urban districts around the country. The NY Times reports, however, that the city recently asked nearly 400 coordinators to round up parents’ signatures on a petition supporting Mayor Bloomberg's top political issue -- a story first broken by GothamSchools. Not surprisingly, people are upset. The politicization of the parent outreach office had been increasing for months. Then the office's coordinators were told that their jobs were endangered because of seniority. There was little discussion of the ethics of politicizing parental outreach, and coordinators were told to express, “No negatives, only positives.” In fact, that phrase would "become like a mantra, repeated over and over during the meeting." The district won't say who was responsible, or really apologize. -- JT (@drjohnthompson) Image via.
It's my understanding that Norm Scott broke that story on Education Notes Online and Gotham Schools picked it up from him.
Posted by: CarolineSF | March 21, 2011 at 14:31 PM
It's my understanding that Norm Scott broke that story on Education Notes Online and Gotham Schools picked it up from him.
Posted by: CarolineSF | March 21, 2011 at 14:31 PM