Great read. I love especially that this piece pushes into the biggest issue in Providence schools, and that is the catastrophically low morale of students and teachers. 5 years ago, the JH report REPEATEDLY discussed this, even more than test scores, yet most narratives leap frog right over morale, and it is even worse than it was at the time of the report. Kudos to the Eye for going right at it.
Are Providence Schools Better Off After Five Years of State Management? https://t.co/NJ88kcFfTB via @The Providence Eye
PPSD leader has single-handedly pulled the rug out from under administrators by taking away their ability to schedule their own building! So when the City Council and the arm-chair quarterbacks talk about Empowerment and principal autonomy…not happening. They won’t let them!
@DanMcGowan@PTU958@DanMcGowan In addition to the horrible year many kids had, as mentioned, it was a 1 yr contract that the whole world knew about! Idk who works more for free than teachers do but come on... so unfair! Please get emergency certified & teach a class. We'll see how long you last!
@DanMcGowan@PTU958 Have you been in a classroom this year or ever?! The day was much too long for esp our youngest kiddos! Outside after school play time, activities, sports, work- older kids,all sacrificed and LOTS more issues with behavior! #getfactsb4openingyourmouth
Our statement on the lawsuit settlement:
This settlement is a victory for 360 High School students and for all the teachers and staff in schools closed during the state takeover in Providence.
On the matter of @pvdschools reducing the school day by 30 minutes I had to go find this post which landed me in a lot of hot water but here we are …
@DanMcGowan EVERYONE knew the additional time
(1/2 hr) was a one year agreement ONLY! Why imply differently to make it about the Union spinning anything? The teachers can share how much it impacted teaching and learning !
We all are in support of “educational choice,” which is about empowering families to select schools that best fit their children’s needs, whether it is a public school or charter school. However, closing public schools to give 1/2 the district away to charter schools is asinine.
@TyR_Stephens@pvdschools Agree 10,000% leadership failure at its finest yet they never ever get pay cuts! They lie and say it’s a retention issue! Well look at how well Providence has retained its teachers!!! How many have left!!! Policies, programs, all failures! Who green lit them? Not teachers!
Is it just a coincidence that Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green is eager to return Providence Public Schools to local control now that the ESSER funding is running out and Governor McKee doesn’t want the unsuccessful state takeover to negatively impact his reelection campaign?