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Thoughts on Superintendent Martirano’s 2019 HCPSS Redistricting Plan

HCPSS, RedistrictingBy Steven Keller September 7, 2019

The solution that the superintendent has proposed will result in thousands of students from higher FARM percentage schools being “swapped” with thousands of students from lower FARM percentage schools and will insidiously mask underlying problems that need to be addressed at the County, State & National policy levels

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2019 HCPSS School Budget Decisions Coming Back to Haunt Us

Budget, HCPSS, RedistrictingBy Steven Keller August 28, 2019

Instead of offering more support to struggling students, Superintendent Martirano and members of the County Council are demanding that we as a county redistrict over 7300 students to distant schools…..schools that at the same time have been forced to implement drastic cuts to their existing support staff due to the County Executive’s budget decisions

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