On the blogs: Russo on new CAO Botana
July 9, 2009 8:09 am
Chicago schools blogger Alexander Russo tosses in his two cents on new PPS Chief Academic Officer Xavier Botana (“I sort of liked the guy”), but one reader questions Carole Smith’s reference to his “strong record of building shared ownership of school improvement among parents, teachers and community.”
Steve Rawley published PPS Equity from 2008 to 2010, when he moved his family out of the district.
July 9th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Thanks for following this Steve. I saw this on the PPS website last night and was planning to do some fact finding. From a disability standpoint Chicago schools were less than spectacular but don’t know how much Botana had to do with that sans research. Keep me posted if you find anything and I will too.
July 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Chicago parent advocacy group PURE (Parents United for Responsible Education) published some kind words for Botana (thanks to PPS Parent Union founder Sheila Warren for the tip).