CSCOPE IS NOT GONE!! Despite the headlines and blogs that are out their promoting that “wonderful” idea, it isn’t the case. TESCCC has just agreed to remove the LESSON content. The controlling aspect of CSCOPE, the Scope and Sequence and Year at a Glance (YAG’s) still remains, as well as the CSCOPE Assessments. The Assessments are HORRIBLE. They are mostly open ended questions not based on facts but opinion. The test questions are just as indoctrinating as the lessons were. CSCOPE has to be totally removed but we know these “liberal educators” are not going to let it go without a fight. Fortunately parents across the state of Texas who never gave a thought about Texas Education Service Centers are now quite aware of who they are and their stealth tactics of indoctrinating Texas School Children. The ESC’s are now being examined with a discerning eye my parents and taxpayers across the state.
The following was sent to superintendents within the Region 10 area from ESC 10 Director Wilburn O. Echols, Jr, who is on the board of directors on TESCCC.
Dear Superintendent/Charter School Administrator,
The Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC) announces that it is eliminating all current and future lesson development related to CSCOPE. The required 90-day notice outlined in the district user agreement will be honored and an official notice will be supplied to your district following the action of the TESCCC Governing Board at their upcoming meeting on Friday, May 24th. After official action has been taken, additional information will be supplied to your district. The TESCCC feels that this action is in the best interest of school districts and Education Service Centers to ensure the long-term viability of CSCOPE.
Please be assured, all current contractual agreements will be respected, curriculum alignment documents will remain unaltered, and all appropriate notice will be provided to school districts 90-days prior to the date that lessons will be removed from CSCOPE. Additionally, Region 10 will continue to be available to assist with any challenges your district may face due to this change. We want to support you during this transition to ensure that your teachers and staff have the best resources to educate the students of Texas.
Additionally, the TESCCC will be restructuring to help us operate more effectively. This new structure will include school personnel to assist in the management of CSCOPE that helps maintain the success of CSCOPE. One of the first items the new governing structure will discuss is a price reduction to participating school districts, since lessons will no longer be part of CSCOPE.
We would like to thank each of you who spoken out in support of CSCOPE. We have been touched by your support more than you know and appreciate your continued trust and support. Again, we are still here to provide assistance with any transition issues that you may face.
Sincerely,
Wilburn O. Echols, Jr.
