Moments ago, Nicole Olson read this statement to the Coeur d'Alene School Board re: its decision to suspend the Primary Years Programme at the September meeting:

Destroying five years of lesson plans at the end of the school year will severely handicap Hayden Meadows. First, it will deliver a crushing blow to our teacher’s morale. I’ve heard this board give lip service to supporting teachers, but I also know that actions speak louder than words. When you haphazardly destroy five years of someone’s hard work, supportive is not the word that comes to mind. Secondly, it will undermine parental confidence. Nobody wants to hear that their child’s teacher is just winging it. Parents want passionate, engaging teachers who have a plan to educate their kids, not demoralized teachers that have been abandoned by their school board and left to improvise lessons and learning opportunities. Lastly, it’s going to cost money to destroy these lesson plans and it will cost even more to create new ones, especially if it must be done quickly. Full statement here.

Thoughts?