Steven Johnson, Hunstville ISD school superintendent is grasping for straws in winning over his community’s approval of the progressive CSCOPE curriculum. He posted a letter in the HUNTSVILLE ITEM promoting the idea that HISD cannot possibly do without the wonderful “curriculum management system”, CSCOPE. Seriously! It makes you wonder how any of us were educated in the Texas Schools when CSCOPE did not exist. These administrators seem lost if they lose access to CSCOPE. Parents and Taxpayers need to realize is CSCOPE is all about implementing Project Based Learning. Project Based Learning is built around the collective and not individual achievement. Built on teaching Globalization and Diversity not American Exceptionalism. Tomorrow August 6, CSCOPE is starting their annual CSCOPE conference in San Antonio on the taxpayer dime.
One of the break out sessions is titled “Diversity in the Classroom? Have No Fear, CSCOPE IS HERE!”
In the comments section of the Huntsville Item article ESC 6, Component Director Dr. Cathy Moak responded to my comments. She stated that Huntsville ISD is in their first year of implementing CSCOPE. If that is the case why would Huntsville ISD spend 61,002.00 purchasing CSCOPE last school year, 2012/2013? Money doesn’t seem to be an object to HISD. They spend it like it grows on trees while at the same time joining forces with Texas Association of School Administrators and Texas Association of School Boards lobbying the Texas legislature for more money for schools. What is so sad is that this money doesn’t go back to the classroom to help students.
What Mrs. Moak doesn’t realize is there are teachers in Huntsville ISD that have been telling the truth of what is going on with HISD.
Mrs. Moak who works for the Texas Education Service Center 6 which sells various services to Huntsville ISD. Mrs. Moak’s husband, Sam Moak serves on the HISD school board. If I read local government code 171.002 correctly Mr. Moak’s voting and discussion of items that relate to ESC 6 appears to be a conflict of interest.
