There is an article in today’s Mt. Express regarding the November 8th Board of Trustees meeting. Following is a copy of my online comments to that article:
How is it possible that BCSD violated its’ own policy, but not the Idaho Legal Code which informs that policy? Continue reading
Mark your calendars to attend the Regular November meeting of the BCSD Board of Trustees as a few agenda items are of note:
X. Curriculum Report – Patricia McLean, Director of Curriculum
a. Review of Math Textbook Adoption Process
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“Since 1970, public-school employment has increased ten times faster than public-school enrollment. In 2008, the United States spent more per student on K–12 education than any other developed nation except Switzerland — and at least the Swiss have something to show for it. Continue reading
Here is an article by Julie Wootton about the Investigations math text series. I posted two comments on this article as the final statements were misleading. –E.M.
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By Ellen Mandeville
District violated policy with new math texts – link to Mt. Express opinion piece
The new mathematics textbooks implementation by the Blaine County School District (BCSD) Administration is perplexing at best and illegal at worst. It’s not a “new Mathematics Curriculum” implementation because – according to Patty McLean, BCSD Director of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning – there is no new mathematics curriculum written and approved by the BCSD Board of Trustees. Continue reading
Parents of Blaine County Students 