The associate superintendent is responsible for
creating and modeling a culture of high expectations and providing ongoing
support and oversight to school building leaders. The associate superintendent
works with school communities to create the necessary conditions that result in
dramatic and accelerated student achievement, closing the achievement gap and
improving overall school performance.
This statement of associate superintendent responsibilities is just so much verbiage, of the kind that pervades all major documents pertinent to academics and that fills so many meetings at the district.
Three questions arise once more, as follows:
Are these ineffective academic decision-makers and actors
1) woefully ignorant;
2) in severe denial;
3) or morally corrupt?
Ron Wagner is one of those who roam the halls at the Davis Center (MPS central offices, 1250 West Broadway) who fail to deliver a knowledge-intensive, skill-replete education to the students who are his sacred responsibility.
A review of the schools for which he has responsibility reveals multiple years of failure and no meaningful bright spots over the course of academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 under the program of our non-academician of a superintendent, Ed Graff.
Please now investigate for yourself Ron Wagner’s dismal failure:
Associate
Superintendent Ron Wagner--- MPS Schools
of Responsibility
Andersen United Community
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Andersen Elementary School Principal >>>>> Denise
Wells
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
21% 17% 20% 20% 19% 19%
(694) (780) (791) (681)
(619) (559)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
18% 16% 17% 19% 18% 22%
(633) (780) (791) (681)
(619) (558)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
11% 9% 10% 11% 7%
9%
(320) (188)
(173)
(193) (232)
(181)
Anishinabe Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Anishinabe Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Laura
Sullivan
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
6% 12% 8% 8% 8% 11%
(186) (172)
(156) (156) (98) (109)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
7% 9% 9% 6% 16% 12%
(186) (172) (156) (156)
(98) (114)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
1% 7% 2% 2% 14% 8%
(69) (59)
(45) (44)
(21) (36)
Bethune Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Bethune Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Jasper
Jonson
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
17% 13% 19% 16% 14%
11%
(153) (113)
(135) (135) (126) (115)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
10% 10% 9% 12% 17% 17%
(153) (115)
(137) (135) (130) (115)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
5% 10% 7% 7% 14%
0%
(42) (29) (43) (45) (44)
(42)
Bryn Mawr Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019
Bryn Mawr Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Laura
Cavendar
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
35% 28% 33% 25% 20%
14%
(184) (195)
(186) (176) (163) (146)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
10% 10% 9% 12% 17%
16%
(187) (198)
(186) (171) (163) (142)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
5% 10% 7% 7% 14%
8%
(50) (63) (52) (60) (56)
(51)
Burroughs Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Burroughs Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Ann
Bartl
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
86% 87% 87% 85% 84%
83%
(398) (394)
(378) (377) (366) (364)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
85% 80% 81% 70% 77%
75%
(397) (393)
(377) (377) (366) (364)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
84% 81% 83% 73% 73%
81%
(129) (132) (128)
(124) (125) (118)
Richard R. Green Central Park
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018
Green Central Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Matthew
Arnold
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
16% 18% 36% 34% 31% 21%
(302) (307)
(148) (157) (151) (136)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
12% 17% 21% 17% 25%
19%
(308) (306)
(151) (152) (150) (134)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
11% 8% 16% 24% 16%
26%
(100) (97) (50)
(51) (56) (46)
Hale Community
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Hale Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Ryan
Fitzgerald
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
83% 82% 83% 88% 84%
86%
(245) (266)
(241) (240) (256) (246)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
73% 69% 75% 78% 76%
79%
(245) (270)
(244) (241) (256) (242)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
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Elizabeth Hall International:
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Hall Elementary School Principal
>>>>>
Sherrill Lindsey
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
29% 19% 17% 13% 16%
17%
(200) (193)
(161) (130) (105) (193)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
25% 29% 21% 15% 15%
17%
(199) (197)
(166) (130) (107) (94)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
20% 17% 6% 12% 7%
9%
(56) (65) (49) (43)
(44) (23)
Jefferson Community School
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Jefferson Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Holly
Kleppe
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
17% 17% 16% 14% 13%
13%
(380) (369)
(391) (323) (342)
(296)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
18% 15% 17% 16% 19%
21%
(364) (363)
(385) (362) (343)
(294)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
11% 10% 12% 11% 11%
11%
(114) (129)
(121) (112) (105)
(93)
Jenny Lind Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students proficient on the
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Jenny Lind Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Pao Vue
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
19% 26% 29% 28% 29%
21%
(260) (234)
(205) (204) (195)
(195)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
15% 21% 23% 26% 23%
21%
(258) (233)
(202) (199) (194)
(195)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
11% 13% 16% 18% 14%
21%
(75) (75) (69) (57)
(59)
(67)
Kenny Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Kenny Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Bill Gibbs
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
74% 81% 82% 83% 81%
77%
(176) (193)
(218) (229) (224) (230)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
63% 75% 73% 77% 72%
67%
(176) (193)
(219) (229) (225) (230)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
58% 59%
64% 83% 59%
61%
(53) (51)
(66) (80) (80)
(77)
Kenwood Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Kenwood Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Heidi
Johnson
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
63% 60% 61% 60% 59%
56%
(223) (229)
(241) (219) (200) (187)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
73% 69% 75% 78% 76%
68%
(223) (228)
(242) (216) (199) (186)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
54% 54% 57%
52% 51% 49%
(67)
(79) (79) (67) (71)
(57)
Loring Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Loring Elementary School Principal >>>>> Ryan Gibbs
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
54% 43% 43% 39% 37%
41%
(201) (192)
(189) (180) (181) (183)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
45% 45% 40% 38% 40%
41%
(201) (191)
(189) (180) (181) (183)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
27% 37% 36% 32% 35%
23%
(63) (63)
(58) (53) (54) (50)
Lucy Craft Laney Community School
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Lucy Laney Elementary School Principal >>>>>
Mauri Friestleben/Lisa Pawelak (2019)
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
13% 13% 24% 27% 28%
29%
(333) (363)
(218) (207) (192) (200)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
9% 10% 13% 17% 21%
24%
(334) (368)
(218) (207) (195) (205)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
6% 5% 8% 17% 14%
17%
(105) (118)
(64) (71) (65) (66)
Lyndale Elementary:
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Lyndale Elementary School Principal
>>>>> Mark
Stauduhar
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
55% 55% 47% 42% 44%
46%
(241) (257) (237) (236) (227) (230)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
39% 41% 40% 46% 44%
48%
(236) (245) (240) (232) (227) (230)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
37% 27%
49% 44% 41%
33%
(68) (82) (87) (66) (74) (33%)
Nellie Stone Johnson Community School:
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School
Principal >>>>> Amy Luehmann
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
20% 26% 41% 33% 28%
26%
(474) (465)
(256) (225) (205) (175)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
16% 19% 23% 23% 30%
25%
(482) (457)
(255) (222) (206) (178)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
3% 9%
15% 29%
26% 32%
(149) (150) (92) (66)
(76) (59)
Northrup Community School:
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Northrup Elementary School Principal >>>>> Kelly Woods
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018
75% 76% 73% 72% 67%
(189) (216)
(229) (265) (243)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018
65% 63% 69% 71% 71%
(188) (215)
(230) (265) (244)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018
67% 64%
63% 65% 67%
(52) (52) (65) (88) (76)
Pratt Elementary
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
3% 54% 55% 57% 53%
43%
(106) (116)
(128) (125) (127) (129)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
34% 47% 50% 37% 43%
43%
(90) (117)
(128) (125) (127) (129)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
21% 46%
47% 39% 38%
18%
(29) (26) (47) (38) (37) (42)
Anne Sullivan Communications School:
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Sullivan Elementary School Principal
>>>>>
Jennifer Hedburg
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
33% 31% 24% 19% 19%
18%
(397) (409)
(408) (434)
(367) (312)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
25% 24% 24% 20% 21%
27%
(359) (364)
(367) (380) (366)
(314)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
9% 15% 12% 13% 12%
5%
(137) (151) (115) (139)
(127) (91)
Waite Park:
Academic Performance
Percentage of Students Proficient on the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs),
Academic Years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Waite Park Elementary School Principal
>>>>>
Rochelle McGinness
Math 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
60% 68% 64% 69% 61%
60%
(198) (203)
(198) (197) (196)
(192)
Reading 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
55% 46% 57% 60% 61%
60%
(193) (205)
(197) (197) (196)
(192)
Science 2014
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
48% 49% 44% 56% 53%
59%
(61) (63) (68) (59)
(62) (65)
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