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Alabama shifts $15 million school turnaround plan in-house
10/22/2022 11:00:00 PM
A $15 million investment to turn around 15 chronically struggling Alabama schools is underway but without the Montgomery-based management team initially hired to oversee it
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A $15 million investment to turn around 15 chronically struggling Alabama schools is underway but without the Montgomery-based management team initially hired to oversee it
“We internalized the work quicker than anticipated,” Alabama Department of Education attorney Jessica Sanders told AL.com. “It was no secret we always wanted to internalize this work.”
, but without the Montgomery-based management team initially hired to oversee it.The Alabama Department of Education contracted with Professional Development Services, LLC in April to manage what is being called the Turnaround Schools Initiative.The department canceled the contract on Oct.
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7, explaining to one of the group’s partners, James Wright that it would now manage the initiative internally, according to Wright. “We internalized the work quicker than anticipated,” department attorney Jessica Sanders told AL.com.
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to turn around 15 chronically struggling Alabama schools is underway , but without the Montgomery-based management team initially hired to oversee it.The pear-shaped gem, which boasts a fancy deep brownish-yellow hue, is one of the largest polished diamonds in the world and the largest flawless diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America, or GIA.Anniston 42, Cleburne County 0 Bayside Academy 41, Satsuma 7 Bibb County 49, Holt 0 B.October 20, 2022 at 6:00 a. The Alabama Department of Education contracted with Professional Development Services, LLC in April to manage what is being called the Turnaround Schools Initiative.
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Rising inflation, for example, makes it difficult to ask of the community, she said. “It was no secret we always wanted to internalize this work. According to Sotheby’s, the miners at a local mine discarded it because they didn’t think it was diamond-bearing.” Read more: Alabama is investing $15 million to turn around 15 schools with ‘overwhelming’ needs Wright, in a phone call with AL com Tuesday, said he was surprised when Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey notified him they were canceling the contract effective immediately.
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The pear-shaped diamond weighs over 300 carats. Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey sent an email to superintendents of the 15 schools on Oct. 7, writing: “…after reviewing the project’s launch, we believe it would be better to internalize the operations and support systems.
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Over the next five years, the diamond was cut into 15 polished stones, the largest of which, weighing 407. “I was astounded. As a result, I am writing to let you know that we are cancelling the contract with Professional Development Services (PDS) and Dr.
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James Wright effective immediately.” Years later, the GIA made the decision to re-cut this stone to enhance its color and vibrancy.” Wright told AL com he and other experts he contracted to help had been working with school officials, and he had hired a project manager for each of the 15 schools.10-carat pear modified brilliant is to look at the diamond as new; a re-creation bringing to bear the advances in technology, computer modeling and visual evaluation available today. “We had probably 40 consultants with the expertise that we needed. Our Colorado voter guide rounds up Denver Post explainers, stories, candidate Q&As and endorsements for the 2022 election.
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” “We’ve done a lot of work in terms of getting ready to roll out about October 1,” Wright said, “done all the necessary preparation with the consultant teams to go into the systems and to start. Luckily, the auction will happen right on time for you to make the dreams of any jewelry collectors on your list come true.” Wright said he did not know whether those consultants would continue working on the initiative under the direction of the department of education. Sanders said the state department is ready to lead the work and wanted to make the transition as smooth as possible.
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“We have a strong school improvement model,” she said. “With school starting, we’re trying to make all that happen now.
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Getting a mill levy override and bond passed in a conservative district like Douglas County would be hard enough, but the vote is coming as broader “culture and ideological conflicts” are taking place nationwide, said Paul Teske, dean of the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. We don’t have time to wait.” State funding for the initiative technically was not available until the start of the new fiscal year, which began Oct. 1.
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Wright’s group has been paid more than $288,000 in state funds for professional consulting services since May, under two separate contracts totaling $980,000. Mackey told superintendents in the Oct.” The district follows state academic standards, Kane said during the school board meeting, adding, “Our teachers are doing amazing work. 7 email funding for schools would not be affected: “You will continue to receive the funds promised to you, including funds to employ auxiliary teachers following the early childhood model.” Thirteen of the 15 schools have been on the state’s “failing” school list one or more times, and 12 were .
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