Governor’s comments dismay district officials
During a recent Lamar County School Board meeting, a school district curriculum specialist put the board members through a Common Core math lesson.
Superintendent Tess Smith said the aim was to take the mystery out of Common Core…
…Smith said she was disheartened to hear Gov. Phil Bryant’s recent remarks about doing away with Common Core in this state.
“We haven’t seen how this works yet,” she said. “The Legislature will make the decision about whether we continue on this, but we want to see — are we growing? Did this school do what it’s supposed to be doing?
“It is disappointing for me, and it’s disappointing for our teachers.”…
…Petal School District Superintendent Matthew Dillon said the governor’s comments were interesting to him, especially because they came when schools and districts had already spent so much effort to implement the standards.
“We have embraced Common Core and the entire set of standards,” he said. “We have been planning and preparing for Common Core, and we have put a lot of time and money into that. It’s important that we stay the course and do the things that are in the best interests of our students.”
Dillon said he had an issue with the testing component of the standards….
Hattiesburg American
12/16/14
Magnolia Tribune
