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Should Brevard eliminate choice schools to save money?
Down in Lee County Public Schools, the school board candidates have been debating whether to take choice schools out of the system and return to traditional schools.
In both Lee and Brevard counties choice school busing has increased the transportation budget and lengthened school bus rides.
But, the schools have received much parent, student and community support because of their high quality programs. Often there's a long waiting list to get into schools like West Shore Jr./Sr. High in Melbourne or Freedom 7 Elementary on Cocoa Beach.
Eliminating choice schools was an idea that often arose among community members and parents during Brevard's recent attendance boundary changes. Many argued that Brevard would save millions if it stopped busing students to choice schools and made all students return to the school where they are zoned.
Others argued that choice schools were the prize of the district, where rigorous academic programs have helped to create some of the top schools in the state such as Edgewood Jr./Sr., High on Merritt Island or West Melbourne School for Science.
Still, Brevard will continue to contend with years of budget cuts. This year the district is estimated to lose about $30 million.
Should choice schools be eliminated to save the cash? Will Brevard have to rethink the choice program as the district loses thousands of students because of the shuttle retirement and subsequent layoffs of thousands of space workers?
Share your thoughts with FLORIDA TODAY. You can also send your thoughts to education reporter Megan Downs at 242-3549 or mdowns@floridatoday.com
In both Lee and Brevard counties choice school busing has increased the transportation budget and lengthened school bus rides.
But, the schools have received much parent, student and community support because of their high quality programs. Often there's a long waiting list to get into schools like West Shore Jr./Sr. High in Melbourne or Freedom 7 Elementary on Cocoa Beach.
Eliminating choice schools was an idea that often arose among community members and parents during Brevard's recent attendance boundary changes. Many argued that Brevard would save millions if it stopped busing students to choice schools and made all students return to the school where they are zoned.
Others argued that choice schools were the prize of the district, where rigorous academic programs have helped to create some of the top schools in the state such as Edgewood Jr./Sr., High on Merritt Island or West Melbourne School for Science.
Still, Brevard will continue to contend with years of budget cuts. This year the district is estimated to lose about $30 million.
Should choice schools be eliminated to save the cash? Will Brevard have to rethink the choice program as the district loses thousands of students because of the shuttle retirement and subsequent layoffs of thousands of space workers?
Share your thoughts with FLORIDA TODAY. You can also send your thoughts to education reporter Megan Downs at 242-3549 or mdowns@floridatoday.com
57 Comments:
Yeah, thats it. Eliminate the schoold that are good and people want to attend. Don't fix the broke schools that these kids want to get past in order to get a good education. Maybe these school board members need to get a better education.
Absolutley NOT! Those are the only schools teaching to the levels that these kids need and want! There are the kids not being "graced" through the system. All people count in our world and economy but not all students are on the same level and not all students are superstars. Let the superstars be!
Getting rid of those schools would be the dumbest idea I have ever heard of. Why do you think SO many parents are fighting so hard to get their kids into these schools? Why do you think so many teacher's have their children at these schools? It's because they are top notch schools with students who actually give a hoot about their education with super involved parents. When I used to teach I was amazed at the "I don't care" attitude from SO many parents and it showed clear as day in their child's attitude and work ethic. The county could actually do with MORE choice schools since there is such a waiting list at the ones we have now
Why not let parents provide transportation to choice schools if they want their kids to go there?!!!! If it is a choice then the choice would also require responsibility on the part of the families making the choice.
These are great schools, but they are not open to all students. The students are chosen from a lottery and only high performing students are considered. It's not likely that the student who struggles for their personal best will get in there. Yet taxpayers have to pay for them to get bussed 20+ miles to attend them while possibly cutting other services that could "fix the broke schools".
All of my children have attended choice schools. One only went one year, and it wasn't for her. One graduated...and worked very, very hard to stay in the school. Graduated near the bottom of the class, but learned so much, and realized that it takes dedication to succeed. My last one is still in a choice school, and is thriving. The parents all care and want what is best for their child, the kids are hard working, and the teacher's are also expected to work very hard. I would arrange to drive my child there if I had to, or to pay for his transportation. I think many of the parents would.
Parents want to send their children to these schools, then parents should provide the transportation or pay for their bussing, not the district.
That would be just like Brevard to get rid of the academically high performing schools.
Choice schools are for kids "on grade level",not for the highest achieving. Maybe some of the school board members should look at why kids who live next to Ralph Williams are bussed over to Manatee. Maybe that busiing should be stopped first!
I would have NO problem driving my child to a choice school. What people don't understand is that there are very LIMITED choices for higher performing students in this county. There are no full time gifted schools in the area and the county's gifted program offered is a whopping half day/one day a week gifted pull out program and that is it. Gifted kids are gifted 24/7 not for 3 hours one day a week. Yeah everyone has nasty comments about the needs of gifted students but the truth is that these students have a great need for specific education opportunities as much as low performing students do. I think it would be ridiculous to do away with these schools. Once again....ALL children left behind is showing it's ugly face. Yes, there are some low performing schools and low performing students do need extra attention...but so do the gifted children of this county and we would be doing a HUGE disservice to them in doing away with choice schools
"Choice schools are for kids "on grade level",not for the highest achieving"....this is not exactly true....perhaps you are confusing the Choice Schools with Magnet and Charter Schools? The Choice Schools in the county offer advanced programs that none of the other schools do..such as the International Baccalaureate Program....Freedom 7 is one of the highest performing schools in Florida...which equals students that are high performing. The key is that these schools are getting filled with advanced students whose needs were not getting met in "regular" schools in the county and the parents are VERY involved which makes these schools stand out and the fact that there are waiting lists to get in
Do not eliminate these schools. They show that when the parent, student and school are actively involved in creating an academic/disciplined environment the students perform better. You see the opposite when students are not involved or lack parental support. I’m not sure the GPA is a requirement but a suggestion and many of these parents drive their kids to these schools.
Actually they are "Schools of Choice" not choice schools. A student only has to be on grade level to attend and of course they have to be lucky enough to be selected through the lottery. They do not have to be gifted. They do have to agree to a more strict set of rules and discipline. They also have to be willing to accelerate in two subject areas. That means they have to push themselves beyond the "normal" grade expectations.
The school that my child attends has what is called "corridor bussing". All of the kids go to their assigned bus stop and the bus picks up a full load of kids in one stop. There is no weaving through neighborhoods. We live in Palm Bay and had several options as to where to catch the bus, Lynnbrook Park, Central Junior High or Fred Lee Park. Perhaps the district should look at that model for all students. It would likely save quite a bit of money in transportation costs.
Eliminate them. All schools should be choice schools, otherwise the system is a FAILURE!!!
I agree with the last poster who stated Gifted Kids need the extra attention as well. My son is not gifted his is a special needs child who gets the special classes and extra attention at the public school. However we have no choice in where he attends, why well the "choice" schools do not offer any classes that fit his needs nor do the the Charter schools so that isn't even an option. Busing should be an option and If parents are willing to pay for it let them. But I agree that all children deserve the very best education no matter there intellect. If they can achieve all honors then those classes need to be funded to challenge them and have teachers who can fit that bill, if they are average, then they too deserve the best as well as the special needs children and the below average children. Come on these are our children we are talking about. They deserve an education. Just because a parent could care less doesn't mean the child doesn't.
Actually they are "Schools of Choice" not choice schools. A student only has to be on grade level to attend and they have to be lucky enough to be selected through the lottery. They do not have to be gifted. They do have to agree to a more strict set of rules and discipline. They also have to be willing to accelerate in two subject areas. That means they must push themselves beyond the "normal" grade expectations.
The school that my child attends has what is called "corridor bussing". All of the kids go to their assigned bus stop and the bus picks up a full load of kids in one stop. There is no weaving through neighborhoods. We had several options as to where to catch the bus, Lynnbrook Park, Central Junior High or Fred Lee Park. Perhaps the district should look at that model for all students. It would likely save quite a bit of money in transportation costs.
I believe that the Schools of Choice were actually trial runs and if they went well (which they have) then Brevard would move towards making more schools "Schools of Choice".
Why is it that in our society we have no problem complaining that our students cannot keep up with international scores but we do have an issue with bussing motivated kids to a school?
Not all kids want to learn--not all parents care if their kids learn. Why can't there be a place for kids who would otherwise be picked on because they love the idea of projects and learning?
We would balk at the idea of eliminating bussing for disabled kids to go to a school outside their district. We should balk now!
Schools of choice are not for the gifted---in fact, some do not have enough gifted kids for a full time gifted teacher. What they do have are motivated kids and dedicated teachers and they provide an environment that enriches and deepens the depth and bredth of our children's knowledge.
Why would anyone take that away?
And by the way, thanks for stirring it up Fl Today... our county isn't talking about this...yet.
This is a horrible idea. I put my children in Robert Louis Stevenson on Merritt Island because the teachers and principal at Golfview Elementary (our neighborhood school) in Rockledge speak ebonics. One of the teachers also told me that she doesn't assign homework because she knows, as a parent, that parents get fed up and end up doing the homework for the kids. I was aghast and applied for Stevenson. As one of the earlier comments said, we need to use the Schools of Choice as examples and model the other schools after them, not eliminate them.
I would welcome the end to the schools of choice. They have been causing a "brain drain" to the Cocoa and Rockledge middle and high schools. As for the comment that only "Schools of Choice" are teaching advance students is assinine. I am a teacher at a "regular" school and our advanced students perform as well as the "choice" students. The difference is we cannot select who comes through our doors, we have to educate them all!
Make neighborhood schools work for all modalities, learning styles, intellectual abilities, and brain types. Very possible.
What ever happened to parents exposing their very own children to culture, science, history that creates the desire and passion for learning? To me that is the sole reason for having children to begin with!
Whatch your pocketbooks, this is a ploy to get you to cough up more money. If they were to close these schools, the backlash against the BPS would be biblical. That doesn't rule out making parents provide transportation. Although they would have to make exceptions to that rule. (syscore)
The "Choice" schools were the district's response to charter schools. Choice schools are different however as charter schools must take every student and do well, choice schools only have to take high achieving students. They could save a lot of money by getting rid of bussing. Every parent that wants their child to go to a choice school must provide their own transportation.
Each child learns at different levels but all schools can be successful if the parent(s) would stop blaming the School Board, the teacher, the bus driver and focus on his/her child. Attend the PTO/SAC meetings, attend the school functions, have lunch with your child. If your child knows you are interested in him/her, then that child will perform to his/her best ability.
They are the only schools where the kids WANT to be there. Their grades have earned them that privilege. The school system in this state is broken and needs to be fixed! It is the only place where the kids with potential are placed in a learning environment with an opportunity to take a decent education to the next level. These are the only schools I am proud to say my tax money is funding and producing the best the state has to offer.
What you refer to as brain drain can also be perceived as using the brightest kids to benefit others. Everyone deserves the right to learn and be challenged in school. Not all kids learn at the same rate and it is unfotunate that the brightest are often used as mentors or teachers for the other students. This subject is so incendiary yet no one would ever have a problem with a special needs child receiving the services they need but when we mention high performers it becomes a different subject. How many people would want an LD child's special services/accommodations taken away?
"all schools can be successful if the parent(s) would stop blaming the School Board, the teacher, the bus driver and focus on his/her child"...this is VERY true...the problem is that the majority of parents who are complaining about the crummy Florida school system are THESE parents who ARE involved- they are tired of the crummy system, they are tired of seeing their children not getting their needs met because the teachers are TOO busy having to focus on all the students who are struggling or who are massive behavior problems or who have severe special needs...the issues are arising from the children, parents, teachers, staff and upper-management who don't care two bits about education. I taught for many years and my last class had 25 children (this was early childhood)- 12 of them had special needs and IEP's- it was a 3 ring circus...we only had part time speech/OT/special needs teachers so the teachers could not go to them for guidance on how to work with these children...so what ended up happening is a majority of the focus gets put on these children depsite the teacher's best interest to try to meet the needs of everyone...and that is not including the 25-30% of kids/families who could honestly care less and who spend the majority of the day misbehaving or acting out. So now you see why choice schools are needed - families need the choice of attending a school with FULL parent participation and full support
I agree with the brain drain gripe. Unfortunately, the public schools do not track very well and making selective schools has proven to work very well. I would rather see all schools have enough strong classes for the brighter students but that has not always been implemented very well. Unfortunately, that does take the smarter students from these schools and makes it even more difficult to schedule strong classes. And the choice schools are not overly selective but they are somewhat selective. They set the bar high enough such that if you get in via the lottery and don't meet the challenge you will probably switch schools. But a truly selective school will base admission on a test. (syscore)
These schools are designed for the elite and suck money from other the schools.
Schools or Choice are basically private schools run with public funds under the authority of the school board. If a student at Westshore or Edgewater fall behind or becomes a behavior problems, they are kicked back to their zoned school. That is the main reason why they do so well. They get rid of all the problem kiids. If they were forced to keep all students for the entire year once accepted, I wonder if these "A" schools would remain an "A". The only Exceptional Education students you see at these choice schools are the Gifted students, no wonder why they do so well. If you want to see some interesting results, place some students with learning disablities at these school and see how well they do. They may surprise us and do well. However until that happens, if the parents want their children to go to a private school oh sorry school of choice, let them drive their own kids just like those parents that drive to Florida Air, or Melbourne Central Catholic.
Choice school is for the ambitious and motivated children and their way to a brighter future. If the county wants to save the money, why make certain rules? Eliminating them is not an answer to the problem. Actually my daughter is going to attend to one since it is much closer than the one we are zoned up to.
One of the reasons that Dr. DaPatri did not allow corridor bussing to be taken away last year was because he believed that all students should have access to these schools, not just those with economic resources to transport them to the schools. My son attends West Melbourne Elelmentary and he would be eaten alive if he went to our neighborhood school. Choice schools are the exception to the rule that says you pay for education one way or another - either you pay for a private school or you pay to be in a neighborhood that has a better school. Choice schools allow students who have involved parents who care enough to bring them there, without socioeconomics influencing it. Corridor bussing is very different from regular bussing; in our case each bus makes only three stops - at schools where the parents pick them up. Our school only has three busses.
Schools of "choice" are for those parents who want one of the following: a) to brag that their child is at an elite school and therefore better than the rest b) to have their child attend a private school while having the public pay for it.
The bottom line is the tax payers cannot afford this luxury. We need to stop building homes and schools we don't need and return to the basic fundimentals of education. We don't need bus stops every two to three blocks or 18 kids per class. Times are hard so buckle down for the ride or move somewhere else.
Yes, the only reason they are high performing, is NOT because of the curriculum and 'rigorous' courses you can't get anywhere else,... it ONLY because, you can kick kids out if they give you trouble or don't do well on FCAT. There should be NO sibling preference at these schools either... then it becomes for ONLY THE SAME FEW.. no one new can get it.. and WE PAY FOR THEM TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION... but fact it from and educational stand point - everyone is taught the same thing.
Choice schools arent even NEAR capacity especially in the elementary level - WASTE WASTE WASTE - only for the very few - lucky enough to WIN the lottery... geez.
Nothing more than a 'PRIVATE school' for the few... on the backs of the rest of us... whose children can't get in there, yet those that are there can get their siblings in... NICE..
Seems like a racket...
It is a lottery people . . .not just high performers are getting in! More involved parents do usually equal better performance and involved parents are looking for schools where other involved parents and thus students will be. Schools of choice are excellent! Not so sure they are better with the gifted kids at the elementary level, but at least the kids are surrounded by a majority of kids who are also trying to succeed.
Last January I am able to attend a meeting about the programs of each choice schools. Bayside High offer the BETA.(Bayside Engineering Technology Aca.) Heritage offer Cambridge Program, Palm Bay High have ROTC and more and so as Melbourne High. These schools are generous enough for preparing students to a better future, so why eliminate them?
I think this is a good way to save money. Sure, choice schools are important because they offer choices for high achieving students, but there are so many other options available. There are AP classes and dual enrollment and collegiate high school -- all of which can get you college credit and a school does NOT need to be a "choice" school to offer these. What a lot of people don't realize is that these schools of choice are causing so many more problems. See, for the people who are attending them it's great, they get put inside this special "bubble" where they only have to deal with kids who get good grades. Class sizes are capped off so there are't too many students and they receive a lot of funding, especially from tax dollars. Well people don't realize that these choice schools cause every school around them to suffer. For example, I live in Merritt Island where Edgewood is a choice school and Merritt Island High down the street is not. All of those kids that can't go the Edgewood because of grades or get kicked out because of them get sent to MI. If there are too many people applying to Edgewood guess where the extras go? And also, Edgewood has stopped guaranteeing spots for Merritt Island residents. They are shipping people from out of county and local residents no longer have reserved spots. This is just causing overcrowding in other schools. And you want to know something else interesting? Schools get money based on test scores and scores on state tests. Well if Edgewood doesn't allow students with bad grades to attend there and they are instead shipped to other schools which school do you think is going to get more funding based on the grades/results on tests of the school? Seriously how screwed up is this? As you can see, choice schools may be good for a small group of people in the Breavrd Public School System but if we are looking at the majority here and what is best for the school system as a whole then we can clearly see what needs to be done. Choice schools got to go!
If the parent chooses to send their child to that school then he or she should choose to transport their child. Busing these kids to a Choice School is absolute robbery! Also, a lottery, sure, sounds great on paper. As soon as a kid performs poorly they are asked to leave, to go back to their zoned school. I am sick of hearing about how high they are ranked because the stats are EXTREMEKY skewed...
If parents want their child to attend a School of Choice, make them responsible for transporting THEIR CHILD. Stop busing kids to these Schools of Choice for the sake of parental convenience and the taxpayers will save hundreds of thousands if not millions of tax dollars that be reallocated to other critical needs.
I agree! Choice schools is simply private school with strings attached... like taxpayers' money!
I agree with the parents that state these are schools of choice, heck, if I had any other choice, I would definately not have my kids in Brevard County Schools, they suck, and all they teach is FCAT this and FCAT that, I have a kid who has never passed the reading part of the FCAT yet maintains a 3.8 GPA and is in honors English, explain that one Brevard County SChool District, thanks for the remediation classes in reading... great job...... Idiots.... they are paving the way for more idiots to work in Wasington....
More than half my property taxes go to the school district. I'm paying more than Four Thousand Dollars a year to the local schools, yet they want MORE?
WHY should taxpayers be forced to fund what amounts to elite private schools? If you don't like the school in your neighborhood, YOU pay the bill to send him or her to private school. It's your kid, not mine.
Close the "Schools of Choice" and fix the broken schools.
Don't be fooled into thinking that you tax dollars are being spent wisely, there is so much waste going on, it doesn't have anything to do with choice schools. Ask the board members how much they get paid a year to do a part-time job? Ask some of the management people how much they get paid? Money wasted on things we don't need, waste, is the key here, not schools of choice....
I like the choices at the upper levels, they make sense, Elementary could go away for sure, they don't fill them and cost us a lot of money. And oh by the way, GUARANTEED NOT TO HAVE more than 18 (k-3) or 22 (4-6).. and wait it gets better, by the end of the year after kicking out those they don't like, they even have smaller classes, and are continued to allow less then 80% capacity.. NICE... the rest of the schools have to have 90%+ (remember redistricting)... oh yeah, a special treat for elementary that should go away.
The day they remove the ex ed student who deficates on his chair daily from the regular ed class is the day they can close the schools of choice. Until then, these kids need options.
OH my ' the day they remove....' - are you kidding me??? YOUR child must attend one of those choice schools...
In reality with all the perks from the 'choice elementary schools', they can afford to have a few 'non-gifted kids', and see how they do? Perhaps we could have a few of the 'lower achieving student' in the choice schools to see if they can bring up their grades.. seems like a great place to put some students. Right now, if they have issues the child is removed... not so in all the other schools.. where is the fairness in that.. and very few percentage wise even get the opportunity to get to a choice school.. (all the siblings come first).
Many individuals posting on here are obviously not familiar with the way choice schools operate. To call the choice schools elitist shows a real lack of understanding. One of the main reasons the choice schools exist is so that parents have options beyond their neighborhood public school. The lottery is just that..a lottery.
The reason you have so many high-achieving students at these schools is NOT because the schools are picking bright kids (it IS completely a lottery...LUCK) it is because, for the most part, the parents who are trying to get their kids into these schools are involved and conscientious parents. If you did away with the corridor bus system you would have an even MORE "elitist" population because many parents would not be able to drive their kids to and from school everyday. These schools give kids the opportunity to learn in an environment that is (for the most part) free of the behavioral problems you have at many of the public schools they are pulling from. Yes, teachers can get a lot more accomplished when they don't have to constantly deal with behavioral issues and the children have parents who care about their kids' education.
There are many fantastic non-choice public schools in Brevard but there are many that are NOT and that is where the choice schools are important. How is it elitist to give children who do not live in an area of Brevard with good schools another option?
The rankings at these schools are extremely skewed...they don't take strugling students, they don't take children that have been retained, they do not serve children with exceptionalities, except for the gifted. They drain the regular public schools of their high performing students who serve as role models for the struggling students. They make the district look good because of their high performance. Oh, there is only one problem, the high performance is really not real, because the schools do not reflect the entire student population. Parents should transport their own children if they are allowed to stay open.
"I agree with the parents that state these are schools of choice, heck, if I had any other choice, I would definately not have my kids in Brevard County Schools, they suck, and all they teach is FCAT this and FCAT that, I have a kid who has never passed the reading part of the FCAT yet maintains a 3.8 GPA and is in honors English, explain that one Brevard County SChool District, thanks for the remediation classes in reading... great job...... Idiots.... they are paving the way for more idiots to work in Wasington...."
Apparently your child's teacher wasn't teaching to the FCAT afterall.
Choice schools keep the School Board and Superintendent out of hot water. The parents of students at choice schools have higher expectations, not only academically, but the overall environment. If these schools weren't available to discerning families, the leaders would have to constantly be on the offensive. Those parents won't stand for a lower-base educational experience. All the others don't care, so it works out.
The only 'choice' that should go is elementary...
because they don't bother to fill the schools or take struggling students, instead they boot their butts out.
The rigorous academic programs in this county can help a lot of students who, otherwise, would not have been able to excel. These schools should not be eliminated because then we would not have each student reaching their potential.
For those of you claiming that it is the parent's responsibility to give their own student transportation, you are forgetting that some parents just down right don't care. The students of these parents should not have to suffer and go to the school they are zoned in.
I am a product of Cocoa Beach High school, even though I lived in Titusville. My parent's were not exactly thrilled to have me going to school so far away because they didn't want to have to drive there for events or registration or swim meets or anything, for that matter. However, because the district afforded me with a bus stop, I was able to make it to school and home - safely! I can not begin to count the number of times that I took the SCAT buses to school at the crack of dawn because I was taking a "zero period" class or the when I decided to join the swim team and would have missed the bus home or when I started taking dual enrollment classes and needed to get through the ghetto on public transit. I'll admit these bus rides scared me down to my core, but I was determined to make the best life I could for myself - at any cost.
But! Not all students are as dedicated to their future as I was and they shouldn't have to put themselves in the position of having a school day from 5AM to 9:30PM just because they want to have an extra class in the morning, partcipate in a sport, or further their education in dual enrollment.
Furthermore, I'd like to point out that if this opportunity didn't exist for me, then I wouldn't be a 23 year old with an IB diploma, an AA, a BS, a graduate certificate, an MS and currently teaching developmental math programs for students that did not have a "good education" at Brevard Community College.
I am fully aware that the school board spent a lot of taxpayer money on my education and am very grateful. But, I'm also civilized enough to realize that I need to "give back," which is part of the reason why I have a job that "fixes" the educational blunders from the rest of Brevard County's finest schools.
The rigorous academic programs in this county can help a lot of students who, otherwise, would not have been able to excel. These schools should not be eliminated because then we would not have each student reaching their potential.
For those of you claiming that it is the parent's responsibility to give their own student transportation, you are forgetting that some parents just down right don't care. The students of these parents should not have to suffer and go to the school they are zoned in.
I am a product of Cocoa Beach High school, even though I lived in Titusville. My parent's were not exactly thrilled to have me going to school so far away because they didn't want to have to drive there for events or registration or swim meets or anything, for that matter. However, because the district afforded me with a bus stop, I was able to make it to school and home - safely! I can not begin to count the number of times that I took the SCAT buses to school at the crack of dawn because I was taking a "zero period" class or the when I decided to join the swim team and would have missed the bus home or when I started taking dual enrollment classes and needed to get through the ghetto on public transit. I'll admit these bus rides scared me down to my core, but I was determined to make the best life I could for myself - at any cost.
But! Not all students are as dedicated to their future as I was and they shouldn't have to put themselves in the position of having a school day from 5AM to 9:30PM just because they want to have an extra class in the morning, partcipate in a sport, or further their education in dual enrollment.
Furthermore, I'd like to point out that if this opportunity didn't exist for me, then I wouldn't be a 23 year old with an IB diploma, an AA, a BS, a graduate certificate, an MS and currently teaching developmental math programs for students that did not have a "good education" at Brevard Community College.
I am fully aware that the school board spent a lot of taxpayer money on my education and am very grateful. But, I'm also civilized enough to realize that I need to "give back," which is part of the reason why I have a job that "fixes" the educational blunders from the rest of Brevard County's finest schools.
I think people underestimate how many folks move to Brevard after researching our schools.
We can save a buck short term (and screw over the kids in school right now) but long term that will hurt.
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