tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post8321873305438539867..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Vitti's base betrayal of the First Coast High school community (rough draft)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-82462522081698023182015-07-15T07:54:01.402-06:002015-07-15T07:54:01.402-06:00It's going to be another interesting year at F...It's going to be another interesting year at First Coast, watching the same old stuff while all the time the district and administration try to spin and polish up the mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-39055868893775639412015-07-15T06:13:45.129-06:002015-07-15T06:13:45.129-06:00There are several issues with this whole thing.
1...There are several issues with this whole thing. <br />1. You are absolutely right - by laying out this plan he is totally sidestepping the parents at FCHS. He made commitments to them, and now he is pulling back on that. And that is WRONG. He wants community involvement, and in that case he got it, and now he is thumbing his nose at it. <br />2. Creating another IB high school magnet? I can see the long term thinking on this, but I question the choice of school. Why Wolfson? There are currently three schools outside of Stanton and Paxon who offer IB, and from what I have heard, Wolfson's program is weak. Is there a smarter choice for a third magnet program? Shouldn't that be considered? Of the three, which one has the highest enrollment? The most success on exams? Shouldn't this information be considered? Is that information public record, and something we could be privy to?<br />3. As both an employee of this district and a parent of children who are in our schools it is daunting and disheartening that our opinions and input matter so little. I feel like giving up. I work in public education, and even I would send my kids to private school if I could afford it. I don't feel like anyone downtown has my child's best interests in mind. And that's sad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com