FY11 budget working session: Mulqueen

CAO Mulqueen : circles of mandated non-negotiables--then quality teaching and learning--then what Worcester values in education
The administration is asking the School Committee to:

• "give voice to the diverse ideas of what quality teaching and learning" is in Worcester
• "historical perspective and context" from school committee
• "affirm priority outcomes" (what does that mean?!)
• caution is to stay at the outcomes level; not "in the weeds" of particular processees; "stay on the balcony" of "outcomes"
• "can generate a lot of emotionality" (you could just say "emotion"...urgh)...not the final decision

"Parking Lot" for things that are not the three to five big picture items that are there in developing the budget:

• What attributes matter most to students/parents/teachers/community in schools?
• What makes us different?