Excuses for Poor GISD Performance

The GISD superintendent has publicly admitted that GISD students "have not been performing". What is going on here? Is this blame shifting? Is it not the superintendent, staff and teachers who are responsible for student performance? Don't blame the students!

Then the superintendent tries to blame the "State of Texas" on shifting performance targets.

It makes no difference what the "targets" are if the students are fundamentally being taught reading, writing, history and arithmetic!

The superintendent has admitted he and GISD staff and teachers have not been focused on the subjects that would ensure good state test results. They were focused on more qualitative aspects of instructions instead of quantitative measures of learning such as test scores.

The Georgetown ISD superintendent is paid almost $350,000 per year. Are the children and community receiving value equal or greater than that pay? That is a relevant question that needs to be asked and answered.

The superintendent's 2018/19 contract can be found on the GISD website. Looking at the compensation part of the contract the following pay and benefits are identified.

This salary is more that twice that of the Texas Governor according to the 2018 Book of the States. ($153,750)

Recall that GISD recently received a grade of "B" from the Texas Education Agency. Three of GISD schools were rated F and three were rated D.

 Why are there are no incentives provided in the superintendent's contract to improve those grades? Should there be?

Get involved with your school system, including the school board if you want to see improvements. Hold them accountable!