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The SSD Recovery Plan: Admin & Governance
July 26, 2019 By Tom Borthwick

It’s always good to have an outsider’s perspective.  One interesting thing about my Board service is that Dr. Finan and I came into this at the same time.  So we learned about the inner workings of the district together and both of us noticed that the way the district is run isn’t efficient or even, […]

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The SSD Recovery Plan: Special Education
July 26, 2019 By Tom Borthwick

Right off the bat, I will point out that Special Education has been a disaster in the district.  Why?  We get sued straight to hell.  It’s partly our fault, and we’ve drastically reduced lawsuits, thankfully.  And it’s mostly a cultural problem in the world of lawyers. Why?  Well, students in Special Education programs have individualized […]

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The SSD Recovery Plan: Academic Achievement
July 26, 2019 By Tom Borthwick

The Scranton School District’s Recovery plan is a monster of a document.  Small font.  214 pages.  Lots of jargon and lots of data.  It’s a lot, even for the initiated. I’ll try to break down the plan generally for everybody.  There are 11 areas that the plan covers (Academic Achievement, Special Education, Administration and Governance, […]

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I’m Worth Your Vote
May 19, 2019 By Tom Borthwick

Part of the process of getting elected is talking about accomplishments.  It feels a lot to me like bragging, and I’m not a particular fan of that. But I need your vote.  I’m worth it.  And I’m going to tell you why. In three months on the Board: I became the most transparent member.  It’s […]

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Scranton School Board April 1st Meeting: Pre-K on the Road to Being Saved
April 5, 2019 By Tom Borthwick

Forgive the time it’s taken to get this out there.  There genuinely aren’t enough hours in the day, these days. The most important takeaway from Monday’s Scranton School board meeting is that only one person in the audience made an April Fool’s joke.  I genuinely can’t believe it.  I was waiting for, “You’re cutting Pre-K, […]

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