Author Archives: Mike M
Fund Balance
The following, paraphrased, was provided by Fernanda Foertter, Friends of Oak Ridge Schools. My paraphrases are in red. It’s that time of year again that we have to clarify what a Fund Balance means because our City Council confuses everyone: … Continue reading
Seven Keys for Tennessee
In September 2014 I wrote here about Oak Ridge Schools’ Seven Keys for College and Career Readiness. The Seven Keys were designed by Oak Ridge Schools superintendent Bruce Borchers working with parents, teachers, community leaders and schools leadership to measure … Continue reading
VICTORY!
WWII ends! Ok, maybe the news is not that huge but it is still monumental. It is great the TNReady was suspended for grades 3-8 (cancelled in reality) but there were casualties along the way, many lost hours of instruction, … Continue reading
Tick, Tock!
The following statement, reported here, was given by the Tennessee Department of Education last week. “We will not ask districts to reschedule again beyond what has been communicated to date, and we will not extend the testing window beyond May 10,” … Continue reading
My Letter to Commissioner of Education
To: Candice McQueen, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Education Candice.McQueen@tn.gov Commissioner McQueen, First I want to say I have heard many good things about you from our school leadership in Oak Ridge. Thank you for working to raise the bar in … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Representatives Calfee and Ragan and Senators Yager and McNally
Honorable Rep. Kent Calfee, Honorable Rep. John D. Ragan, Honorable Sen. Ken Yager and Honoranle Sen. Randy McNally, First I want to thank each of you for your service. I also want to thank you for working to raise the … Continue reading
A Request to Oak Ridge BOE
In light of Monday’s failure of the TNReady test platform I humbly request that our Oak Ridge Board of Education (Board) request at the very least a one year exemption of testing data being used in teacher evaluations. After investing … Continue reading
ORPSEF Teacher Grants Program
I believe in strong public education for all students. All of us have a valuable resource to help Oak Ridge Schools enrich student learning, encourage professional development, enhance innovative technological and instructional programs, and provide state of the art facilities … Continue reading
School Starts Soon
Just a reminder that school begins for all students attending Oak Ridge Schools on August 3rd.
Latest on the Heitman Tragedy: The Note
John Huotari published an encompassing article with the latest information on the death of Alex Heitman. It is clear that Mr. Huotari did considerable research in writing the article. The article is available here. One of the points covered in … Continue reading
Mike Mahathy for BOE 