Throughout the country, people are not trusting of their local public school districts.
According to a recent Gallup poll, only 28% of parents have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in their local public school district. This statistic was not just for parents, it was for everyone.
The article states that “29% of adults with a child younger than 18 have high confidence in the institution, similar to the 28% found among non-parents.”
Tony Vlastelica, who was recently elected to the Manitowoc Public School District’s Board of Education, said while on WOMT’s Jim and Rick Show that he is not surprised by these numbers.
MPSD Board Member Tony Vlastelica
That being said, Vlastelica remarked, “I think that showing progress in key areas we campaigned on, namely higher achievements, increased accountabilities, and reduced behavioral incidents, would really do a lot to show our community that we are making progress, and help build up that confidence.”
Vlastelica did say he feels that the district is indeed making progress, noting a significant hire.
“We hired our new Superintendent, who’s aligned with us on these objectives,” Tony explained.
He also said they have been working on “the development of our strategic plan”, which he called “pretty significant progress in just about three months.”
Jim went on to ask Tony about a couple of rumors that are spreading around the community.
Jim (in reference to the Diocese of Green Bay changing their dress code) – “Are there plans to adjust the dress code in the Manitowoc Public Schools?
Tony – “There’s no plans to make any adjustments to the dress code here.”
J – [There are] rumors that the School Board may ban certain books in the Manitowoc schools. Is this happening or is this going to happen?
T – “There’s no books that are being banned that I’m aware of.”
J – “Does the School Board plan to ban the use of any words at schools?”
T – “There are no plans to ban any words. Really, Jim, our plan is, as I mentioned earlier, increase our focus on issues our whole community will support, and improve our measurable quality of education.”
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