The Cuthbertson Review

What were the problems in the context of decision-making?

In an attempt to gather as many facts as I could, I gathered the main consensus was how the entire situation was handled.  Parents appeared to be mainly upset at the fact that the principal did not follow proper protocols in the decision-making process.  I read that the Cuthbertson High’s principal did not have the site base team visit the school before offering the wing to this program, as well as failing to notify parents in a timely manner.

Look at this from the point of view of a school official?

I attempted to gather as many facts as I could without finding sites that kept repeating the same information.  Overall, I feel the program is a good idea.  The county has taken preventative measures in providing every possible opportunity for young adults to graduate from high school. So as a school official I would support the program, however, the idea of placing this “school within a school” is not appealing to me.  As a school official and a parent I would have expected to hit the road blocks that were to arise.  I would have attempted to get a separate facility specifically for these students, or have researched the possibility of them enrolling in a continuing education program provided through their local community college.

Look at this from the point of view of a parent living in the area?

I can see looking at this from a parent’s viewpoint in two ways.  One, as a parent of students attending Cuthbertson High, and another, as the parent of a student identified as needing to attend Cuthbertson Academy.  I’ll begin with the latter.  I would appreciate the district providing a system that would grant my child a chance to get themselves together, but I would be concerned at the strong feelings of the home school parents and community not wanting my child there.  I think it would be unhealthy to have these young adults in an environment where it has been made known that their presence is not wanted.

            On another note, I can imagine the frustrate I might feel when carefully choosing a home, that may even be a little out of m price range in an effort to place myself within limits that would allow my children to go to a school that will provide safety as well as a good well-rounded education for my child.  Surrounding myself with parents and teachers who have the communities children’s best interest at heart, only to be told that students known for behavioral problems will attend the same school as my child.