Last July I predicted great change at Thurgood Marshall High School: I predict that within 3 years, Dayton’s Thurgood Marshall High School will be a school of first choice, much like the vaunted St. Ivers (I mean Stivers). And, I’ll be surprised if the parents of the...
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Saint David Lawrence
The headline is in jest. There are few subjects that I’ve written about that have generated so many comments full of vitriol and hate. Polarized audiences are nothing new to me. But some of the comments made on the most recent posts about my friend David...
The return of David Lawrence to Dayton Public Schools
I’ve written about David Lawrence before. First as the new principal at Thurgood Marshall High School where he made great strides, then as he took the helm at the Dayton Regional STEM school. That lasted exactly one year. Last night, the Dayton Board Of...
Worst kept secret: David Lawrence’s return to DPS
Full disclosure: David Lawrence is one of my best friends, since meeting at the YMCA over 25 years ago. I've posted many times before suggesting he's the best choice to lead Dayton Public Schools for many reasons. I've sat on this information for a while- and am even...
Dayton Public Schools is never at fault
There is something very wrong with this front page article in the Dayton Daily news today: The gate receipts from five Dayton Public Schools home football games over the past two years are missing, according to an audit the school district completed this year. DPS...
School board must go
In tonight's first 3 hours of the School Board meeting the board split 4-3 in a vote to re-hire Superintendent Libby Lolli to a 1 year contract. Voting for Lolli were Jocelyn Rhynard, Gabriella Pickett, Joe Lacey and Chrisondra Goodwine. This was done, waiving the 48...
David Lawrence vs Libby Lolli
Readers of this blog know that I supported David Lawrence for DPS superintendent, before the Rhonda Corr debacle and before the Libby Lolli chaos. Lawrence was a DPS grad, an athletic standout, a military veteran, with an entire career in the service of the Dayton...
“A” people hire “A” people, “B” people hire “C” people: why taxpayers pay for national searches
The Montgomery County Commission is planning to hire a national search firm to help them find a new county administrator to replace Deb Feldman. They should send her the search bill, considering she’s been in charge for almost ten years and doesn’t have...
Dayton Public School board still can’t get over themselves: David Lawrence new Interim Superintendent
With a district 200 teachers short, and the deadline for teachers to go under contract expiring yesterday (July 10, is the commitment day), 2 board members seemed to think it wasn't important to get a leader in charge of the District ASAP. Chrisondra Goodwine, the...
The David Lawrence Effect : school score cards analyzed
Back in 2008 I wrote the following: I predict that within 3 years, Dayton’s Thurgood Marshall High School will be a school of first choice, much like the vaunted St. Ivers (I mean Stivers). And, I’ll be surprised if the parents of the students attending don’t know it...
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