"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." Albert Einstein
SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS The Huntsville City Board of Education will meet on the following dates from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the boardroom at 200 White Street. The purpose of the meetings will be for second interviews with selected superintendent candidates. • Monday, May 23 – Dr. Daniel Brigman • Tuesday, May 24 – [...]
Today at Challenger Elementary, we had a good IEP meeting that is best characterized as a meeting where everyone sitting at the table, I am completely convinced, had my boy’s best interest at heart. For this, I want to publicly thank Mrs. Patti McCord, our regular education classroom teacher for leaving her classroom for an [...]
In a word, no. Here’s what we know: There are 23,140 students attending Huntsville City Schools. 2,889 of them receive some form of Special Education. The Special Education Student Population represents approximately 12% of the total student population. 47% of the first round cuts came from Special Education. There were 137 cuts made in the [...]
Updated: The Huntsville City School Board will be meeting on Tuesday, May 17th at 8:30am and at 1:30pm for “Employee Conferences.” Additionally, they will be meeting briefly after the 1:30pm meeting to discuss “a resolution regarding Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, (QZAB), Series 2011.” According to a rumor I have heard, Dr. Robinson plans to ask [...]
Truth is in the details. – Stephen King, Duma Key Questions keep me up at night; especially when they involve my kids. Here are some involving Huntsville City Schools, the decisions that are being made about both of my children, and the direction of the HCS Board of Education. As I’ve argued before, questions are [...]
Special needs Parents for the Education of All Kids (S.P.E.A.K.) will be hosting an open forum for all Parents of special needs kids on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at Merrimack Hall, 3320 Triana Blvd., Huntsville, Alabama 35803. This meeting is open to any parent or guardian of a special needs [...]
Congratulations are in order to Superintendent Moore. On your way out the door, with the cover of Dr. Richardson and the complicity of the Board of Education, you have successfully implemented your plan to segregate our children without any oversight or accountability. Dr. Moore is using her power to force segregation upon a segment of [...]
This is a three part video of the May 5, 2011 Huntsville City Schools Board of Education Work Session dealing with Amy Sledge’s Presentation on Special Education. Specially, Dr. Robinson questions Ms. Sledge and Dr. Moore concerning the Special Needs segregation plan that Ms. Sledge and Dr. Moore are currently implementing. Here is the [...]
