Manchester School Board(Hour 2a, b)

(Hour 2a) Rich dove into the details from Monday’s meeting of the Manchester Board of School Committee.

Superintendent Debra Livingston gave a very brief presentation on strategic planning and chided the School Board for a lack of teamwork.

Certain members of the School Board did some chiding of their own.

Tune in for the details.  Read more in the On Air News Read

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(Hour 2b) Sid Glassner called in to recommend a question that EVERY parent in Manchester should ask school administrators.  He also recommended that they opt their kids out of smarter balanced testing.

Additional testing required under Common Core.  Testing that Glassner described as “worthless.”

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