CCSD Grant Writing

Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum

1. a narrative that would capture the attention of the grant evaluators.
   
   More non-teaching positions for grant writers and lawyers. Public education is a jobs program for college-educated derelicts.
2. Allison Serafin, the executive director of Teach for America in the Las Vegas Valley, is a member of the governor's task force and was responsible for the section of the application that calls for more investment of her organization. Serafin said there was no conflict of interest.
   
   I see. Public education is all about lucrative service contracts to politically connected firms.
3. Superintendent of Public Instruction Keith Rheault said the two counties were concerned they would not receive much money for their effort under the funding formulas. Because the state Department of Education has promised to supplement their shares, they have agreed to reconsider the endorsement, Rheault said.
   
   Public education is a *political* institution.
4. new evaluation standards for teachers and principals, and creating an accountability task force
   More regulations. More bureaucracy. Public education is a CATASTROPHE, and cannot be reformed.

Rheault Reads The Fine Print

Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum

State Superintendant for Public Instruction Keith Rheault said the "wording is fine."

Federal money, eh? More coordinators. More directors. More consultants. More grant writers. More staff meetings. More presentations. More testing. More legal opinions.

More political parsing.