Month: July 2016

The Interweb

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It seems as if many folks use the internet as the number one source for  news, information, and research. I Googled Crivitz School District this morning, and the following are some results. The second thing that you find when you Google the school is: Students File Suit Against Crivitz  School District:

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Nov 20, 2014 – Three Crivitz High School students are filing a lawsuit against the School District. They claim they were wrongly disciplined after an inci…

The next thing you find is: www.crivitzschooldistrict.com, which as many of the readers of this column know is highly critical of the policies of the current dictatorship at Crivitz.

The very next result is : https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiqoofdjf3NAhVJZCYKHWJBDvUQFghAMAk&url=https%3A%2F%2Fballotpedia.org%2FMike_Dama_recall%2C_Crivitz_School_District%2C_Wisconsin_(2015)&usg=AFQjCNE-1bWFGqdz3TkkPuoIeikOx10CQQ&sig2=s1BSm4V2dgai5Hs0BTWTqA&bvm=bv.127178174,d.eWE. This is in reference to the Dama Recall.

Then there is a calendar of events and a short Wikipedia reference followed by a website k.12.niche.com, which has reviews of the school by former students, mostly critical of the school. Here’s an example:

Overall Experience at Crivitz High School: CHS is a school definitely run by a school board which has mostly members who don’t even have kids in school. They don’t take the kids well being into account and you can definitely do better if you have the “right” last name. To this writer, that is sad commentary on this district. Not one of the reviews has a 5 star rating.

Greatschools.org gives Crivitz a 4 out of 10 rating, which does not seem like a score that someone would want to brag about. Next you find this tidbit:

IDEA Complaint Decision 09-064

On December 16, 1999 (letter dated November 26, 1999, letter dated December 2, 1999, facsimile transmission dated December 16, 1999), a complaint was filed with the Department of Public Instruction by XXXXX against the Crivitz School District. This complaint alleges a violation of special education law regarding the implementation of programs for children with disabilities.

IDEA Complaint Decision 00-003

On February 2, 2000 (letters dated February 1 & 3, 2000), a complaint was filed with the Department of Public Instruction by XXXXX against the Crivitz School District. This complaint alleges a violation of special education law regarding the implementation of programs for children with disabilities. While a bit dated, it is on the second page of the Google search.

Here is one of the next goodies:

 

 

School Grade

While the school continues to claim how well they are doing, it seems to me that much of this information is very negative and unflattering. One in 6 students are college ready?

Many people claim to want transparency and accountability, and when you search for that on the internet the following appears:

You are attempting to view details for a community whose data is not sponsored for viewing or accessible by virtue of them being a licensed user.

You may wish to contact your community’s leadership and ask if they plan to participate in this transparency initiative, or to find out why they are not. Why aren’t we????

Maybe the reader would like a video. For your viewing pleasure:

Lawsuit Filed Against Crivitz School District – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciJzuoGusgE
This was just one of many references to the School being sued. Here is another case: Grandaw lawsuit
Here’s a fun quote from a blogger that was found on Google: “Great to see someone report on the games they are playing at the Crivitz School board meetings. We shall see if the media picks up on this school board. Highly doubtful.”
While it is easy to find negative information regarding the school district of Crivitz, the hard part was finding anything positive. Typically one can find a balance of positive and negative, however, this is not the case in the North of Highway 64 school district of Crivitz. Stay tuned.
The Interweb