RE: Education and the Presidential Candidates

["Mowery, R. Neal (RNM) " <rnm@ornl.gov>]

	Tribus wrote:
	>>>During my last visit, the Superintendent, Tom Glenn, discussed
with 
> me the difficulties that attend success.  There is now a waiting list 
> of about 300 teachers who want to teach at LISD (even in the face  fo 
> a teacher shortage, nationwide).  So many parents and companies have 
> decided to move into Leander that Tom now faces the need for a 
> construction program to create more schools.  To my knowledge, his 
> district is the only one that has an Assistant Superintendent whose 
> sole job is to manage the problems of growth, not only in buildings 
> but in staff.  Tom's worry is that rapid growth may cause a decline 
> in quality.<<<
> 
	So a community who want sto grow and succeed should understand the
LISD model and implement it, as appropriate in their district?  Sure sounds
to me like market forces are successfully at work.

Neal Mowery


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