O'Connell

can agree that the quality of the Goddard program is one of the hallmarks of the city
"brought out the very best in their students"
"very strong, very intensive ties to its community"

intervention of state in invalidating scores is a serious one
"clearly is not good company for Goddard"
"the state in its intervention has given a compliment to the superintendent...done only when the state truly believes in" the superintendent

how do we address these?
"cannot go into the future...unless we deal with the challenges of the past..full disclosure..use the letter that the state had given to us as a starting point"
"what actually occured is something we need to discover"
"we need as a School Committee to know that...the public needs to know that...they should be entitled to know..what the situation is and how it is addressed"
"we could find..that the scope of things is very minor"
"we need to clear the air...we need to have direct answers"
"for Goddard, we need to restore its public confidence...give Goddard the support it needs"

"if we draw a curtain of silence over this issue...we allow it to continue to fester"
Have a choice: can do nothing (save what the state asks for)..."will look at the future, not at what put us in this situation"
"cannot move on unless we look at what put us in this situation"
"whether we do will depend on what the vote of the School Committee is tonight"
"curative approach"
"black cloud hovering over the school...could be disappated"
"bring the paperwork up to the surface...very simple issue..finding out what the state said about the school...very simple step, very obvious step"

Brandeis: sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant