Ninth in a series
Re “Putting a Bow on the Common Core Planning Package”
[img]1551|right|Dave LaRose||no_popup[/img]One reason the leadership, the rhythms and dynamics of the School District feel differently than they did under the predecessors of Supt. Dave LaRose is that he takes a businesslike approach to education.
All of his predecessors this century placed their emphasis on traditional education.
But listen to what Mr. LaRose said the other day about the introduction of the Common Core concept this term:
“Common Core applies to the entire organization,” he says. “The way it affects us, from an organizational perspective, is our time and attention to providing our team the support and the time they need to collaborate to learn and grow and practice and implement.”
Psychologically, one wonders, what impact Mr. LaRose’s choice of language has had on peers, teachers, parents, students.
Before Mr. LaRose arrived in Culver City two years ago last August, none of his predecessors ever referred to the District family as an “organization” or talked about “an organizational perspective.”
It sounds more organized, comprehensively structured.
And isn’t that a crucial element of education?
When describing implementation of Common Core for almost two months, Mr. LaRose talks about “looking at it from a systems perspective, looking at our role in District office to be more central service and how are we providing the support, professional development and resources, and again, the time tp do this work.
“This is change. You could look at (Common Core) as a mandated change.
“We are trying to use it as an opportunity to learn and grown and understand together.”
(To be continued)
