M ay 9, 2001
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School Chiefs Move From Dismal to Abysmal
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S c h o o l b o a rd a n d a d m in is tr a tio n c h a n g e little fo r c h ild r e n in P o r tla n d 's w o r s t s c h o o ls
math benchm arks and 98.4 per
cent are not at reading b ench
mark). N othing has been done to
ensure black. H isp an ic, N a tiv e
A m erican and low in co m e w hite
c h ild re n re c e iv e in s tru c tio n in
the h ig h e st level o f m a th and
E ditor 's Note: The Crisis Team,
a d iverse g roup o f co m m u n ity
residents, including the H ispanic
P arents A ssociation. N ew P arty
a n d B lack U nited Front, is end
ing a two month dem onstration
m oratorium The team is c ritic iz
ing the P ortland Sch o o l B oard
a n d A d m inistration w ith fa ilu r e
in boosting a chievem ent a t low
p erfo rm in g schools. The fo llo w
ing is a statem ent fro m R onnie
H erndon, a m em ber o f the team
a n d a longtim e com m unity' a ctiv
ist.
T he C risis Team w ill resum e
school board dem onstrations on
M ay 21. D iscussions during the
m oratorium have produced few
ifa n y changes that w ill help thou
sands o f Portland children being
crushed by board and ad m inis
tration intransigence and indif
ference. T he board talks a good
gam e about closing the a ch iev e
m ent gap, th e ir actions ensure it
w ill n ev er happen.
N othing has been done to re
cruit effective teachers to poor
p erform ing schools. N othing has
b e e n d o n e to m o v e e ffe c tiv e
teachers into principal positions
in p oor perform ing schools.
N othing has been done to e n
su re th a t the P o rtla n d p u b lic
schools special education d ep art
m ent co m plies w ith federal laws.
N othing has been done to ensure
that E n g lish as a second la n
guage students receive d esp er
ately needed services (92 p e r
cent o f 10th graders are not at
And a la rm in g ly , an a d m in is tra
tion, asid e from a lam e d u c k
s u p e rin te n d e n t, th a t h a s b e
com e n early all w h ite . So m uch
for the b o a rd 's fa b le d c o m m it
m ent to d iv e rsity .
T he b o ard sa n c tio n s and ap -
racism . In the w ords o f W illiam
H. M cC lendon, the bo ard has
m oved from the “ D ism al to the
A bysm al.”
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Portland 's Ronnie Herndon (second fio m left) with other members o f The
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scie n c e . N o th in g has b e e n do n e
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