The baseline CMS Task Force proposal does involve substantial reforms, and will be extremely controversial on several fronts.
Highlights:
Have a CEO superintendent overseeeing 4 or 5 area superintendents, 3 or 4 of these area superintendents would oversee geographic subdistricts of 30k – 45k students. The remaining area superintendents would oversee the choice schools.
Students assigned to a specific neighborhood school, no option to transfer to other neighborhood schools but transfer possible to choice schools (magnets, charter etc.)
Outsourcing of non-core activities. Funding to follow the student to the school — schools get more $ for teaching more difficult kids. City/county agency to oversee school/land use planning etc.
School board: 7 member, 6 elected, 1 appointed by county commission. 4-year terms. Still 6 districts, but district primary narrows field to two final two candidates. General election is county wide.
As always, the devil is in the details.
