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Comment on Incline Village College Preparatory Academy

Willy Krusell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:25:36 GMT

I see that Heath is at it again! Only one person doesn't want his service industry academy at Incline!! That wasn't the impression I got when we met with our next school board rep. Heath is sooo slick. If he orders a principal and staff to prepare a poker academy their implementation of it has nothing to do with him? Sounds like the Nuremberg defense to me!

Comment on Incline Village College Preparatory Academy

John Eppolito — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:12:58 GMT

According to Tom Bruno here is Superintendent Morrison's response to my article above.

From: Morrison, Heath
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:50 AM
To: Tom Bruno
Subject: Re: Info

Hi Tom,

Sorry I am just getting back to you. It has been a crazy 48 hours with the fire.

The individual percent’s John reported were correct. However further analysis of the survey results showed the following in rank order from highest to lowest:

1. Challenging academics for all students at all levels

2. Instruction that promotes critical thinking

3. The AP program at the high school

4. Emphasis on science at the elementary and middle schools

5. A vertically aligned K-12 curriculum

Focus Group results showed that Spanish at the elementary level was very important to the elementary school teachers and parents, with Spanish being seen as an important part of the middle and high school curriculum by both middle school teachers and students.

Support for AVID in the middle school was also mentioned in the Community Focus Group.

AVID is being implemented at the middle school and is funded by WCSD. The .5 Spanish teacher at the elementary school is also funded by the District. The AP program still continues at the high school.

Challenging academics, critical thinking, and a vertically aligned curriculum are on the near horizon as WCSD implements the Common Core State Standards. This includes aligned science standards k-12. The development of the Signature Academy(ies) at the high school will provide the context for aligning the work of all three Incline Schools and graduating more students who are college and highly skilled career ready.

We are creating these academies at all of our schools. This work is being led by the principals and staff, not as John has implied, by the district. There will be a survey going out to parents and community to get input with public meetings. I hope that one person does not derail what the school is trying to do with community involvement.

Hope this helps.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Heath

Comment on What All Families Should Know BEFORE Enrolling in IB

Father of Four — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:18:50 GMT

Here is the article Willy is referring to, the clip was done for the Theory of Knowledge class,
http://biggovernment.com/lrlee/2011/07/11/is-the-international-baccalaureate-programme-co-opting-your-child/

Comment on What All Families Should Know BEFORE Enrolling in IB

Willy Krusell — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:40:11 GMT

John,
I think that video answers why Heath, Pedro, and the bloated incompetent communications dept. didn't allow Reno High students a chance to recruit like Wooster was given! I wonder if that vid knocked the smirk off of Stella's face. I hope it was a knockout blow to the stomach for that snotty little eurotrash camp follower that Heath brought with him.
Simply put, AP offers college credit while IB offers pseudo intellectual facility as shown in the Breitbart clip on what was best before sliced bread.

Comment on What All Families Should Know BEFORE Enrolling in IB

Willy krusell — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:40:27 GMT

Sure is obvious why Heath, Pedro, and the (bloated and incompetent) communications department only wanted Wooster telling their story!

Comment on After $1,000,000 spent, St Helena Students Attempt to Eliminate IB, School Board Agrees

Father of Four — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:50:35 GMT

Yvonne,

We successfully stopped IB,
http://myinclinevillage.com/2011/03/30/its-over-ib-will-no-longer-be-pursued-in-incline-village.aspx

You can find IB schools here,
http://www.ibo.org/become/index.cfm

Comment on After $1,000,000 spent, St Helena Students Attempt to Eliminate IB, School Board Agrees

Yvonne — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:19:57 GMT

Will move to Incline Village with my family and put my teens through the IB program. It is a fabulous program that is highly regarded worldwide.

Comment on What All Families Should Know BEFORE Enrolling in IB

Lisa McLoughlin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:31:59 GMT

That's wonderful that your Reno Asst. Principal went on record on that video, John. YOU empowered her to do so. We need more administrators and college admission officers to go on record with the truth.

The following comment was sent to the Bedford NH school Board, unfortunately it is anonymous but it bears repeating:

To: bedfordschoolboard@sau25.net
Subject: Re: Why Bedford IB students
A REPLY from a NH parent:I went to MIT on Friday with my son to "look around " and ask questions about him possibly going there. IB was brought up by another parent and the admissions person said, "Well, we prefer the kids come here with AP courses and not IB but there have been students from the IB program that managed". Hardly a ringing endorsement.

Comment on What All Families Should Know BEFORE Enrolling in IB

Father of Four — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:32:34 GMT

Thank you Lisa.

In the seven minute Reno High video above
http://www.rhshuskies.com/media/apvib.m4v
the district admits my first point, IB will increase costs for most graduates compared to their fellow AP students. The video takes a long time to down load but the vice principal from Reno High states:

"Very very clearly AP offers more college credit than IB. Universities by in large will give far more credit for passed AP courses than they will for IB courses. We did a little research and we can tell you that over 200 universities actively prefer the AP program over IB vs. only four universities that prefer IB over AP."

John

Comment on What All Families Should Know BEFORE Enrolling in IB

Lisa McLoughlin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:19:07 GMT

No parent should have to go through what John Eppolito went through to protect and defend the integrity of American public schools against IB's strategic expansion efforts. By putting himself on the frontline, meeting with the press, engaging the community, directly confronting school officials and uncovering the facts IB doesn't want people to know, John was able to do what few Americans have been able to do - stop IB K-12.

I would like to thank John for composing this informational page and his continuing efforts to share the truth about IB.

http://truthaboutib.com/whatcanido.html