Dear Bates Community -
We need your help again to let the school administration in our Annapolis Cluster know that we parents have a voice.
The meeting at AHS last night re: the wholesale move to Heterogeneous Grouping was very disappointing. We were asked to submit questions ahead of time, yet the 17 questions we submitted were never answered. The only thing I believed coming out of that meeting is that there are some teachers and faculty there who are very sold on the idea. Other than that, NOTHING they presented made me feel any better about the fact that they made these plans completely without parent involvement and that they seem willing to experiment on an entire class of 9th graders without sufficient evidence. And while they said it was not a "done deal", they were sure going about it like it was.
What I think we need to advocate for is that the idea be TESTED next year in a rigorous way, not implemented across the whole freshman class in 3 of the 4 curriculum areas.
Here's what you can do:
1. Patch.com and the Capital both covered the story. Go to the stories online and comment. Click here for Patch and here for the Capital article. Let's make them the most commented stories!
2. Contact Dr. Maxwell and the BOE to let them know how you feel. Click here for Contact Info
3. Contact your Principal Don Lilley (dlilley@aacps.org) and Asst. Superintendent Chris Truffer (ctruffer@aacps.org)
Best,
Lisa
