Naturally they sugarcoat it.
It sounds even worse from the official webpage:
During today's news conference, Morrison talked with a sense of urgency about the 'status quo' being no longer acceptable. Morrison commented, "During conversations with parents, staff, and members of the community, four key directives emerged -- the Four A's: Alignment, Accountability, Accessibility, and Achievement. We have used these principles as the basis for a new direction for the district that has very specific goals and strategies. These strategies and goals include metrics that measure progress, provide greater accountability and also provide the necessary support that fully commits us to our vision of 'every child, by name and face, to graduation.'"
Morrison then introduced Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez, who explained that the district was refocusing efforts to support the schools and student achievement. He went on to announce details of recently released state testing results. Martinez explained that in grades three through eight, the district demonstrated significant improvement over its 2009 performance in the percentage of students scoring proficient in reading. Performance gains in the area of mathematics were equally as strong. Overall, the district outperformed the state as a whole at every grade level, and it demonstrated marked improvement over its 2009 student proficiency rate.
Martinez commented, "This has been an amazing year. Our proficiency levels are at record rates. We raised expectations and provided supports. Our schools and their staffs embraced the challenge."
All of it is Broad- and Gates-sounding shit. The Board of Trustees has no clue what it got when they got Morrison and Martinez.
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