What is Peg Myers talking about? She relied on a tiny group of parents to justify the power of a tiny group of teachers to control principal after principal at Castle Park Elementary. CVESD Superintendent Lowell Billings reported at a board meeting that when he transferred Peg Myers, Robin Donlan, Nikki Perez and other members of the "Castle Park Family" out of the school, scores went up greatly.
Local Schools Weigh In On Reform Bill
January 6, 2010
Channel 10 News
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego school system could be getting a major overhaul as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign a bill that would give parents more power to control what happens in their child's school.
While the state Senate approved a bill that could qualify the state for $700 million in federal stimulus money, some educators and experts feel the changes may not be worth the money.
At a glance, Lincoln High School does not measure up to other schools in San Diego County. The school's overall academic performance rating is at 587.
"It's not until you crack the 750, 800 mark can you be considered one of the elites in the city," said Lincoln High School Principal Mel Collins.,
Lincoln High could be one of the schools targeted by a new bill aimed at reworking state schools. The bill would give parents the power to petition to make sweeping changes, including having a principal removed or closing a school if its performance is not up to certain standards.
Sweetwater Union High School District Superintendent Jesus Gandara told 10News, "If you give one group all that power to say, 'we want this principal out,' without teachers having a say, without management having a say, there's a problem there."
"It should be a collective decision made by a number of different entities," said Collins.
Peg Myers of the California Teachers Association said, "We actually have great results in our schools, and that's because we do work with the parents."
The California Teachers Association opposes the state's plan, which would also make it easier for parents to transfer their children to another school...
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Peg Myers will continue to bring CVESD down and she is strongly supported by Superintendent Escobedo. The two of them are attracting the worst talent to Chula Vista Schools while the best talent is quickly leaving for districts with better, more ethical leadership. Unfortunately unethical people are always attracted to organizations that control large sums of money. School Districts receive a lot of money. Get rid of Escobedo and Myers and watch Chula Vista students improve because the best teachers will stop leaving Chula Vista because they do not like the leadership at the District level.
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