Feb 5, 2020

Article #15 in a Series >>>>> My New Book >>>>> >Understanding the Minneapolis Public Schools: Current Condition, Future Prospect< >>>>> Front Matter and Contents


Understanding the Minneapolis Public Schools: 


Current Condition, Future Prospect

 

Gary Marvin Davison, Ph. D.

Director, New Salem Educational Initiative

 

New Salem Educational Initiative

 

Understanding the Minneapolis Public Schools: 

Current Condition, Future Prospect

 

Gary Marvin Davison, Ph. D.

Director, New Salem Educational Initiative

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Copyright 2020

 

Contents            

 

PART ONE                          

FACTS

 

Chapter One     

Introductory Comments

 

Chapter Two     

Overview of the Minneapolis Public Schools                    

 

Chapter Three  

Leadership of the Minneapolis Public Schools

 

Chapter Four    

Academic Credentials for

Key Staff at the Davis Center

(Central Offices of the Minneapolis Public Schools,

1250 West Broadway)

 

Chapter Five       

Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education

 

Academic Program of the Minneapolis Public Schools

 

Chapter   Six      

A Overview of the Key Features of the Program of

Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Ed Graff

 

Chapter Seven 

World’s Best Workforce Programs

 

Chapter Eight   

Strategic Plan:  Acceleration 2020

               

Chapter Nine                    

Educational Equity Framework 

 

Chapter Ten

Minneapolis Public Schools

Comprehensive District Design, 2019-2022


Chapter Eleven                            

Minneapolis Federation of Teachers/

Education Support Professionals

 

Chapter Twelve

Minnesota Department of Education

North Star Accountability System 

28 August 2018 COW Presentation

 

Chapter Thirteen            

The 2020 Advisory Committee   >>>>>  

Annual Letter Written On Behalf of the

World’s Best Workforce Advisory Committee

 

Chapter Fourteen

Academic Proficiency and Graduation Rates

 

Chapter Fifteen               

Record of Schools Overseen by the

Associate Superintendents

 

Chapter Sixteen              

MPS Davis Center Salaries

Academic Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020

 

Chapter Seventeen                       

MPS School Profiles      

Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-5 and PreK-8)

 

Chapter Eighteen                           

MPS School Profiles,

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

 

Chapter Nineteen                          

MPS School Profiles,

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

 

Divisions, Departments, and Offices of the

Minneapolis Public Schools

 

Chapter Twenty              

Department of

Teaching and Learning

 

Chapter Twenty-One    

Office of Black Male Achievement

 

Chapter Twenty-Two

Department of Indian Education

 

Chapter Twenty-Three 

Homeless and Foster Care Student Services

 

Chapter Twenty-Four   

Multilingual Department

 

Chapter Twenty-Five    

Department of

College and Career Readiness

 

Chapter Twenty-Six       

Department of Special Education

 

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Department of Athletics

 

Chapter Twenty-Eight  

Department of Research, Evaluation,

Assessment, and Accountability

               

Chapter Twenty-Nine                   

Department of Communications,

Engagement, and External Relations

 

Chapter Thirty  

Social Work

 

Chapter Thirty-One

Department of Community Education

 

Chapter Thirty-Two       

Department of Counseling

 

Chapter Thirty-Three    

Department of Resource

Development and Innovation

 

Chapter Thirty-Four

Department of Government Relations

 

Chapter Thirty-Five                       

Office of the General Counsel &

Office of Equality and Civil Rights

 

Chapter Thirty-Six

Department of

Marketing and Communications

 

Chapter Thirty-Seven   

Department of

Information and Technology Services

 

Chapter Thirty-Eight      

Department of Human Resources

 

Operations Division

 

Chapter Thirty-Nine                      

Operations Division (Overview)                              

 

Chapter Forty   

Department of Capital Construction

and Maintenance

 

Chapter Forty-One         

Department of Culinary

and Wellness Services

 

Chapter Forty-Two         

Department of Emergency, Safety,

and Security Services

 

Chapter Forty-Three     

Department of Transportation Services

 

Financial Division

 

Chapter Forty-Four                        

Financial Division (Overview)   

 

Chapter Forty-Five                         

Department of Budget and Finance

 

PART TWO                                          ANALYSIS

 

Chapter Forty-Six           

Ed Graff and the Abiding Dilemma

of the

Ineffective Superintendent

               

Chapter Forty-Seven                     

The Intellectually Corrupt Academic Program

of the Minneapolis Public Schools 

              

Chapter Forty-Eight                       

Aimee Fearing Should Be Replaced By

a Scholar Before She Has a Chance to

Become Another Inept or Hamstrung

Executive Director of the Chronically

Ineffective Department of Teaching and Learning--- 

and the Current Staff Should Be Dismissed

 

Chapter Forty-Nine                       

Michael Walker and Staff at the

Office of Male Achievement

Should Be Dismissed for Not Raising

Black Male Achievement.

 

Chapter Fifty                    

Jennifer Simon and the

Department of Indian Education

Should Be Evaluated for Ability to

Raise Academic Achievement for

American Indian Students and

Major Academic Field Scholars

Should Be Added to Staff

 

Chapter Fifty-One                          

MPS Associate Superintendent

Record of Ineffectiveness

 

Chapter Fifty-Two                          

A Review of the Minneapolis Public Schools

Board of Education,

with Iteration as of Academic Year 2019-2020---

KerryJo Felder, Bob Walser, Siad Ali, Kim Caprini,

Nelson Inz, Kim Ellison, Josh Pauly, Jenny Arneson,

and Ira Jourdain--- 

Assessed as Particularly Incompetent

and Politically Tainted

 

 

Chapter Fifty-Three                       

Incompetence of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS)

Superintendent Ed Graff, MPS Board of Education Members,

and Consultant Paula Forbes on Full Display at

Saturday, 6 April 2019 Meeting     

 

Chapter Fifty-Four                         

The Enormous Obstacle to Excellent Education

Posed By the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers

 

Chapter Fifty-Five                          

The Sea of Corruption That Is the

Minnesota Department of Education

               

Chapter Fifty-Six                             

The Failed Strategic Plan: 

Acceleration 2020 of the

Minneapolis Public Schools: 

A Sorry Exercise in Goal Setting

Unsupported by a Viable Plan of Action 

 

Chapter Fifty-Seven                      

The Educational Equity Framework as one of

Many Documents Existing Only to Fulfill Legal Mandates: 

Remembering the Abysmal Presentation on Educational Equity

by Kimberly Matier and Lanise Block at the Tuesday,

11 August 2015, Meeting of the

Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education 

 

Chapter Fifty-Eight                        

World’s Best Workforce (WBWF) Programs Are a Sham

and Should Be Understood As Such

 

Chapter Fifty-Nine                         

Minneapolis Public Schools

Comprehensive District Design, 2019-2022

 

Chapter Sixty                    

Bloated Salaries for Inept MPS Academic Decision-

Makers at the Davis Center  >>>>> 

Particularly True for

Cecilia Saddler (no longer with the district),

Shawn Harris-Berry, LaShawn Ray,

Carla Steinbach-Huther (no longer with the district),

Ron Wagner, Brian Zambreno, Aimee Fearing,

Michael Walker, and Jennifer Simon

 

Chapter Sixty-One                         

Wretched Academic Performance of the

Minneapolis Public Schools as Indicated

in Site by Site Profiles

 

Chapter Sixty-Two                         

The Jargon-Infested World of Education Professors

and

Those Whom they Train

 

PART THREE        PHILOSOPHY

 

Chapter Sixty-Three      

Introduction to Part Three:

The Intellectual Damage Inflicted

by Education Professors and the

Incompetence of the Teachers and

Administrators Whom They Train

 

Chapter Sixty-Four         

How We Got in This PreK-12 Education Mess

 

Chapter Sixty-Five                         

Prevailing Conceptions of What

Constitutes an Excellent Education 

                                                             

Chapter Sixty-Six                            

Properly Defining an Excellent Education,

the Excellent Teacher, and the Purpose of PreK-12 Education

 

Chapter Sixty-Seven                     

Atoning for a Brutal History and Apologizing

to the African American People Via the

Power of PreK-12 Education 

 

Chapter Sixty-Eight                        

The Five-Point Program for Transforming the

Minneapolis Public Schools into a Model

for the Locally Centralized School District

 

Chapter Sixty-Nine        

Concluding Comments to Part Three

The Paramount Societal Importance of

Revolutionizing PreK-12 Education

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