by sachartermoms | May 30, 2013 | Latest News
UPDATE: SB2, the charter school bill, includes a provision for studying Bexar County school district consolidation. “Consolidation bill will force key debate”, San Antonio Express-News, June 15, 2013 (at mysanantonio.com). As mentioned earlier, state...
by sachartermoms | May 29, 2013 | Latest News
Good governance, and doing what’s right for the students, is a challenge for every school board, whether elected (as at traditional school districts) or appointed (as at charter schools in Texas). But it’s disturbing to read about the level of turmoil...
by sachartermoms | May 27, 2013 | Latest News
At the time of my previous post, the charter school bill (SB2) was in the hands of the conference committee to work out a combined version. The conference version raises the charter cap over time and changes the processes for authorizing and closing charters, among...
by sachartermoms | May 25, 2013 | Latest News
I mentioned earlier that the charter school bill—SB2—is in the hands of a conference committee. Reports from Austin say that both SB2 and HB5, a bill to modify standardized testing requirements, are both being negotiated among members of the House, Senate, and...
by sachartermoms | May 24, 2013 | Latest News
After a high-profile search for an outside candidate (e.g., earlier post), San Antonio ISD has offered a permanent job to interim superintendent Sylvester Perez. Coverage: “SAISD board taps interim superintendent Perez”, Maria Luisa Cesar, San Antonio...
