After accepting the unfair process of being tagged by VDOE a “Focus School”, I became excited about the process of learning what’s new in school reform. I thought that this process was going to be a renewal of best practices. However, I’m finding out that it is starting out being a great deal of busy work. Hopefully, the information that is having to be typed in will reveal positive results. The needs assessment was like the focus group process, we just completed for class. I like the process of identifying stakeholders and reviewing improvement plans. I am unsure why I have to input demographic information when it is in power school. I have to schedule meetings and then type in minutes. Somehow with technology advances I should be able to scan minutes. Nothing seems to be easy…
