CHANGING OF THE GUARD

So it seems that the beloved Powell is gone and the interim from Fort Worth has taken the reins.  The aunt colony at CISD is scrambling and the Queen Bee (Lovette) has lost the battle of power.  It is interesting how people react when they have to account for their failures and how the grass was really not that green.
The oracle foretold that the rein of the few would end at some point and the many that were tarnished would be vindicated.  We shall see if the close knit group of friends will make it with the new person whomever it is but this is a clear mandate from the board, clean house.

The people in charge have no idea how to lead or govern as the scores show and will show.  You have a paid consultant to supervise principals and basically someone to go back and tell on them.  Support does not come from the mighty seat in the castle, it comes from being on campuses.

Leadership equates with people who buy in and follow you, being too cozy or brown nosing is not it. So let us know how we can give you a nice recommendation for your next gig.  The children of CISD will be better off and so will the staff.

TIME FOR A BREAK!

It has been a tough year so far for teachers across CISD.  Mainly when you have no specific plans for how to deal with curriculum and discipline.

We know once again that reading is down this year.  If you look at the final results by tea, some of the schools are right with the district average.  Which means that there is no outlier group that is making big gains, it's coasting.

Discipline is still an issue where teachers don't get support and truly our students are not being supported socially and emotionally to avoid spending money.

Also Powell has indicated to the schools of choice, that students who are transfer from other campuses to attend the program, will count for their home campus and not the adopted campus.  This was to make sure the home campus did not loose their best of the best.  So now you have teachers on one campus helping the other campus.  So some principals are not happy because they promoted and worked hard to sell the programs and now they won't get credit on their state results.  Example is the dual language program which has now been diluted completely.  You have more english speaking students in the program when it was supposed to be balanced with both languages.  So basically you have a regular program teaching non-spanish speaking students.  There is still no type of specialist support, no bilingual diagnosticians or support for SPED, etc. for spanish speaking students.  The list goes on and on.

And yes back to discipline, teachers are fed up at the secondary level where students are cussing and basically harming staff.  Lovette was seen at a few schools finally after being lost.  But showing up is not going to solve anything, actions speak louder.  So he purged last year and now the results are there, worse than before.

Hold on teachers, we are almost there to the holiday!!

MANSFIELD DUMPS CISD

We know that issues are rampant at CISD schools and just to add one more due to bad behavior by students Mansfield ISD decided to stop playing Crowley in sports.  It is truly the students fault or the lack of structure by the leaders of the district?

The district seems to take a law and order approach, Trump is alive and well at CISD.

Their tactics are counterproductive because they are not dealing with the issues affecting students rather reactive decisions that make no sense and basically just hide the problem.

The students react to how the central admin reacts and as Lovette said, what you allow you condone and so here we are.

All we can say is too many chiefs who have no direct impact on students.

TEACHER ASSAULTED AT HFS: SYSTEMIC ISSUES ONGOING

There are sure many angry people from the victim, parents and even central admin.

It seems that a teacher was assaulted and the student remains or remained at school indicating that no discipline or action had taken place.  Fights are ongoing and everyone just walks around asking what is going on or what can be done about it.

Well the first solution of central admin was to replace the administration.  Then they still don't fund the needs of the school and they run the school like many others from the top because they are afraid of what might come out.  Well Central Admin and Board Members, the system is broken and has been for many years.  Segregating students to one feeder pattern and section of the district is not the solution.  Refusing to fund them with Title money is not going to help because the school lacks resources.

We heard from some parents that a plan was given to them for this year by the last administration and it was thoroughly drafted to address concerns to avoid serious situations as much as possible.  As we know that didn't sit well with Central Admin and so now we are here.

So the student that attacked the teacher remained at school because it seems no processes were in place to take care of the situation.

There is but one person in charge and we have beat that horn enough that it does not move the Board nor Powell to make changes.  You keep ignoring the elephant in the room and it got bigger and now you can't move it.  The system will never change just because you replace people, look in the mirror and look at what you have done to make it worse.  We feel bad for the teacher and those that continue to suffer because of egos.  So it seems that the many chiefs cannot help support or help create a better system for the teachers and students.

The sad thing is that no one is doing anything about it and so the cycle of violence continues.  You can't fix a system in one year and yet the district administration thinks so since the revolving door continues.

Stay vigilant teachers...

CLASSES OVERCROWDED AND ADMIN NOWHERE TO BE FOUND

We received a message that leveling has not occurred as of Friday and some classes have 35-45 students with some sitting on the floor.

We know that leveling happens within the first weeks of school.  While admin will say that it monitors the numbers they don't realize what is truly happening inside the school.  How do you expect children to learn packed like sardines?  What happened to not suffering in silence when students are suffering and admin cannot provide any type of temporary remedy until it all gets situated?

It's the same style of governance that the current central admin has had for many years and its no surprise here.  They sit high at Mount Olympus!

We know David Walker needs support and we are sure others as well.

Can we use some of that Title I money to hire more staff or at least teacher assistants to help with numbers?

Anyone listening?

WAY TO START THE YEAR CROWLEY ISD!

Well teachers we are back at work and lots of celebrations... and yes areas to be proud of around your school.

But let's catch you up on the news-

Scores came out and the district brought out the propaganda machine to display how much the district has exceeded standards and Powell downplayed it as not getting too caught up in the system that we have, basically saying.. we take credit for the good and but blame the system for the bad.

Did you see all the results?  Well your boss probably shared it and results are blah!  A few schools that keep performing- take a look, you may need to click on the picture to make it bigger.

So we have two schools not meet standard and a few that would have been on the list but remember the state only counted index 1 or index 2.  So in reality you would have 6 schools not meeting standard but you won't hear that anywhere in the communication.  Come on now- we know Reading is down, if you look at Index 1 which is how many kids are passing STAAR,  it is not very positive.  The district is happy with just passing the minimum that they celebrate it.  

But what do we see here, Bess Race Elementary did not meet standard and why not promote the principal.  Yes the Principal got promoted early on to central office but of course she is close friends with Lovette so it doesn't matter.  Remember you are safe as long as he is ok with you.  

This is the spin machine!!!

Then we hear from a parent that the district did something illegal, which is nothing new.  A parent went to register a student and the parent was denied because the child did not have a social security number.  Well you would think with the change of demographics that they would know it is not required.  Denying a child entrance is against the law.  But of course Crowley does not like "these" kids, minority, so they push it where they can.  This is coming from a district that had to be told to print items in different languages and even with the promotion of the Choice Schools the committees were still not wanting to do it in other languages.  So again just like SPED, Discipline, etc.  The district wants to remain the way it has always been, toxic and incestuous.

Wait they have Mia Hall who is now Equity Director and should know how to instruct the district to not discriminate.  You would hope but then she is not so straight forward herself.  

Have a great start teachers and let us know how we can serve as your voice here at the CIA.  We appreciate comments we have received and information from people on the ground.

RENE TREAT BEING ALLOWED TO HARASS EMPLOYEES STILL!

So it seems that Treat being on district property is allowed to use the resources of the district to go after employees not to her liking.

Rumors of her leaving have been based on information from central office and yet the district is using resources to quell rumors, that while factual based on prior postings, now wants to silence it.

Why?