Re: “I’m on the Seattle School Board. Here’s what we need to do to improve” (Could 29, Opinion):
In her op-ed, Seattle Public Faculty board member Liza Rankin claims, “We haven’t misplaced our manner; the trail is correct in entrance of us. We simply want the collective will and self-discipline to observe it.” However that’s the identical path we’ve adopted the final 5 years that she has been on the varsity board, and it isn’t working. Rankin bought the governing mannequin she wished (Pupil Outcomes Centered Governance), the superintendent she wished, the strategic plan she wished, the budgets she wished and the coverage modifications she wished.
And what do now we have to indicate for it? A persistent funds disaster. Rock-bottom scholar outcomes. Households of all backgrounds fleeing the district. A public that lacks belief and religion in district leaders.
We will’t keep on this path. Our college students want change. Smart, affordable, thorough change. Let’s hope voters select faculty board candidates this yr who will lead in a unique, higher course for our college students.
Robert Cruickshank, Seattle
