THE CISD INSPIRE ACADEMY: FAILURE FROM THE START AND THE LIES

So this academy is the brainchild of Rene Treat, part of the cult, who is talked about badly behind her back by her own peers but revered by the top admin.

So she decided to create this academy, not asking for anyones opinion and then have everybody else clean up her mess.

First it was to start at CMS because there was room.  The issue came with recruiting, logistics and how would kids get selected.  The excitement has never been there because kids basically are labeled as being behind with nothing extra added other than they have to take an elective they may not want.

The setup is for blocked classes, about a 20:1 teacher-student ratio and lots of support.  Not sure where support comes from because technically students initially would not have access to more than just going to classes and playing sports.  So everyone scrambled to try and set it up and there was no major interest in it.  Kids did not want to leave their school and then be labeled as kids who are behind.

So then it was decided to move inspire into all middle schools, not hire new teachers but use the ones on the campus, setup a different schedule to block their content classes and then students can participate in extra curricular.  So about 80 kids will be put there.

What they are not telling you is that even though you teach 80 kids, you still have some periods where you will have to teach the rest of the students because they are not hiring anyone extra, using what you have.  You get a stipend, about 1000 at least and you have to attend the extra training.  So spending time outside of your regular day.  But you get the honor of being trained by the creator of inspire, maybe worth it?  Anyhow, you become a demonstration teacher where you get filmed to show everyone else how to do something specific, etc.  For them to say you only teach bubble kids with little to no behavior is false.  Students are there because they are two years behind and they filtered through students behavior record.  So if inspire is to help students who need it, then why are you not investing in those highly at risk?  They want to have their cake and eat it too- choose who you help to make it look good for Treat because she couldn't help at risk kids as principal and now she wants a redo.
So unless they are going back on their promise to help students 2 years behind and go with kids who just a need a little bump to pass the test then they are outright lying.
Teachers- decide at your own risk because right now they are trying to clean up their mess.  There is no true PD-, C&I is a joke.

As we were writing- it seems the program has been changed- sources say it is only helping students who are close to passing and not the ones that really need it.  Taxpayers have been duped.  How inspired are you now?  Notice one to two years behind- those are not bubble kids, those are students who really need help.