Unconfirmed report
A confidential source close to district leadership in St Charles contacted me and sent me pages from the 2006 Triple I (ISAB * IASA * IASBO) Joint Annual Conference where Barbara Erwin claims to have made three presentations. The source says that, contrary to assertions made in her application for Kentucky Commissioner of Education, Erwin was not a presenter at that conference, but was in attendance (as was the source).
According to these pages, Erwin's name does not appear in the program as a presenter.
Erwin's application claims: "Triple I Conference - Presentations on School Improvement, AP, Superintendent Search Process, Chicago, Illinois, 2004 & 2006 Conferences."
On page 120: There is an alphabetical list of all presenters with last names starting with the letter E, but no Barbara Erwin.
On page 78: There is panel discussion where two prinicpals and one teacher from Dist 303 presented, but not Barbara Erwin.
On page 88: There is a panel titled "Getting Reform:...": where Dist 303 administrators and teachers presented, but no Barbara Erwin.
I have written and phoned the Illinois Association of School Boards to authenticate these pages from the program and to verify that Barbara Erwin was, in fact, a presenter in 2006? - Or not. And, if she was a presenter, did she make the three presentations listed above?
If confirmed, will this be another typo?
Stay tuned.
NOTE: It will not be my habit to publish unconfirmed reports. However, the cover on the pages I received match those on the ISAB website in terms of graphics and content and appear authentic. The state board meets in the morning and action is eminent on this critical issue for Kentucky. Still, I'd feel better with confirmation from the source. For that reason this information should be, for the moment, viewed skeptically.
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Board minutes from IL District 303 (Nov 27, 2006) only note the following in the superintendendent's report:
District 303 made two presentations at the statewide education conference in Chicago this month. In the first presentation, St. Charles East Principal Bob Miller, Assistant Principal, Shawn Harms, and AP Physics teacher, John Connell discussed how East raised the bar to ensure that more students take Advanced Placement classes. In the second presentation, Dr. Melanie Raczkiewicz, Chief Academic Officer, Melissa Dockum, Wredling Middle School Principal, and Donna Dowd, instructional support coach, discussed our District’s “Smart Goals, Smart Schools” systematized approach to school improvement. Both presentations were very well attended.
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