I am kind of grosseed out at her explanation so I am not going to comment now, but I wanted anyone interested to see it. This is her responce after I wrote a letter expressing my outrage at the recent policy changes. Frequently Asked Questions: Question: When do we require permission slips for events and activities? Answer: Participation in ALL school-sponsored events and activities will require, at minimum, the district approved permission slip signed by the parent/guardian before students can participate. This includes, but is not limited to, field trips, athletics, extended day, tutor ..read more

Read that again and let it digest for a second. The same rules and laws that made DCPS in its infinite wisdom (sic) get rid of classroom libraries and books, are now having the district put the kybosh on birthday parties and so much more. I know what some of you are thinking, but the state, Chris, the state. Yes, the state sucks, yes, the state is trying to harm public education and DeSantis can have all the press conferences he wants but we know the truth. My reply to you is why doesn’t the district fight back, like this and so many other things, why don’t they at least say, we don’t agree wi ..read more

 Parents were used as props to justify the schedule change I hope parents understand that they were used as props in the schedule change. I hope they understand that the district doesn’t care about helping with childcare problems and please don’t take my word for it, take there. This is what the district said in their specious and self-serving press release. From the DCPS press release The change was based on recommendations from the district’s calendar committee, which is comprised of stakeholder groups such as parents, teachers, the teacher union, administrators, district leaders, and c ..read more

So I got a form letter from the super. What you thought when they respond they really care about what you say? Oh, your childlike sense of optimism is adorable. I doubt she wrote it at all. Where she tried to justify throwing staff under the bus for specious reasons. So I told her about how wrong she was.  Her letter to me is below, though if you want your own copy, send her a note saying you disapprove of the schedule change. Because then you, too, can have your own personal copy.  Hello, and thank you for getting back to me. I am going to be blunt, and I know sometimes that pe ..read more

 DCPS took away four half days at the end of the year, and they gave a lot of specious reasons, including parents needing child care and the need for more instruction. It turns out it was testing that they really cared about, and don't take my word for it; take the word of the memo they sent to the district principals.  They don't even mention parents needing child care until the second paragraph, and they imply in the first that it wasn't parents who asked for the change. Parents were little more than a prop to justify their manifestly disrespectful decisions, and teachers didn ..read more

 Hello I was wondering if the administration and school board knew how disrespectful they were to staff and even parents when they changed the last four days of the school year from half days to full days with scant input and then released the news through Facebook. This has gone over like a lead balloon with staff, and I know because, unlike the district, I spoke with teachers. Making a big change without allowing staff input tells staff you don't appreciate or respect them. I read the district's self-serving announcement, which said it included teachers. That's laughable because there ..read more

 Where is the union now that DCPS has stripped away four end-of-the-year half-days and replaced them with nothing? I think most people understand my issues, that staff wasn't consulted, and whether people like them or not, staff was given something that was then taken away with nothing in return. I bet some staff hates those four half days; I am not a fan of the ones during the year. I can acknowledge that, but at the end of the day, if teachers and staff are partners, they should have been consulted. So where is the union, aren't they supposed to fight for staff to ensure they get what ..read more

     Duval County just changed its end-of-the-year calendar with despite what they claim, barely any input from staff.  The last four days of the year were scheduled to be half days, and now they, including the last day of the year, will be full days. To justify it, they put out a ridiculously self-serving memo. After reviewing feedback? Get out of town, after being ramrodded through by Corey Wright and a few parents, the district decided to make the change. Feedback, fellow teachers, how much feedback did you give? Or did you just hear about it through Facebook because ..read more

There is a good chance she will be DCPS’s intern super come June 2nd, for at least six months, and because the superintendent job will be so unattractive, maybe longer, much longer. Chairman Coker, who obviously wields immense power, gave her the nod in a recent Jax Today article. This could be a good thing, they must have worked together when Coker was an admin in the district, or it could be a bad thing as Coker worked with her when she was an admin in the district. https://jaxtoday.org/2023/05/16/duval-schools-needs-a-short-term-superintendent-by-june-6/ This is what has become pretty appa ..read more

 It’s been quite the year for Duval County Public Schools culminating with Greene’s firing/force out/retirement, whatever you personally want to call it. Some people are on the fence about her leaving so I thought a retrospect of just the last year would put people’s minds at ease with her leaving. So, since people’s memories are short, I put May 7th, 2022, and May 7th, 2023 in the Google search bar and this is what came up.   May 15th, a teacher known for racist and homophobic comments gets their personal protest. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/activists-protest-s ..read more