"overall body is healthy, but cancer that grows at the heart" of our schools
"to change in a limited area the course of her administration"
"they do need to be addressed...if they do not" we will have real problems down the road
"Mulqueen has done such a superb job" on academics
"his role as Chief Academic Officer is one of the signal triumphs over the past year"
specific goals, truly benefits us
"coherence framework"
"a continuous model of school improvement"
"early budget discussions"
"a factor behind the scenes" in the Level 4 schools
CPPAC roundtable cited as a great success (O'Connell notes that this took place outside the school system)
"draft school and district benchmarks"
"refine her particular approach...haven't always heard back" (in getting back to councilors and state delegation)
"giving the School Committee the information it needs" on time and completely
"there are patterns of this running right through the year...a range of materials that are brought to us until the night of the particular vote...very little effort, very little effective...there is no reason on God's earth that this administration cannot give us the information we need" on time
"respect and courtesy to the School Committee"
"it's a level of courtesy, it's a level of sensitivity"
"she certainly has added positions in tough economic times" (and he lists them)
"I'm really concerned that we're not seeing progress away from the size of adminstration we've had"
"every dollar we can possibly spend we need to spend in the classroom"
"rookie mistakes for a brand-new superintendent"
"journey can lead uphill or downhill"
"very significant areas of concern"
he gives an overall letter grade of B to B-
"a B grade means better next year"
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