Crawford Expect The Best

GOODBYE TO A LIBERAL MSD BOARD MEMBER !
After serving two terms on the Mosinee School Board, at-large board member Amy Baumann has filed her notice of non-candidacy and will not be seeking another term. She provided a brief statement explaining her decision. Baumann is the only member on the nine-member school board who was in favor of adopting inclusive language in board policy documents as suggested by Neola, an educational consultant that develops personalized bylaws, policies, guidelines, and materials for districts in multiple states.
The Mosinee School Board on Nov. 21 voted down using gender-neutral language by an 8-1 margin. Baumann, the current board vice-president, cast the sole vote in support of Neola’s recommendations.

https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/12/03/mosinee-school-board-rejects-gender-inclusive-policy-language/

Mosinee School Board rejects gender-inclusive policy language Damakant Jayshi The Mosinee School District will not adopt an educational consultant's suggestion to adopt inclusive gender identity-related language in

NEXT MSD SUPERINTENDENT 2
WHAT IS THE ACUTAL VALUE OF THAT DIPLOMA TO FUTURE EMPLOYERS? Per the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) 2022-2023 MOSINEE (MSD) total enrollment 1983 students, high school 603 with only 427 tested of which 51.8% were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 44.9% proficient in math. Keep in mind 2022-2023 benchmarks were lowered compared to 2019 pre-covid targets, further reducing the actual proficiency percentages. No one has inquired what are the proficiency percentages of all other classrooms where children participate in instruction. The MSD board of education has selected 3 finalists for the superintendent position. #1 The current superintendent of Creede School District, Creede Colorado WITH A TOTAL PREK-12 ENROLLMENT OF ONLY 78 WITH AN ELA PROFICIENCY OF APPROXIMATELY 50% AND MATH A DISMAL 20% according to public school review. Creede School District is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,734 schools in Colorado. #2 The current administrator/director of special education in the White Lake School District, White Lake Wisconsin WITH A K4-12 TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 168, HIGH SCHOOL 43 WITH ONLY 34 TESTED OF WHICH 17.6% WERE PROFICIENT IN ELA AND 8.8% PROFICIENT IN MATH. #3 An individual no longer employed in education but rather a land agent for the Midwest Land Group. In his 19 years in education, he was employed by 6 different school districts. ‘During his 13 years administrative tenure, he spearheaded numerous financial, construction, and real estate projects’. NO MENTION OF CURRICULUM. Finalists 1 &2 oversee very small districts compared to Mosinee with dismal student achievement levels. Finalist 3 moved through multiple districts uncommon to those employed in education and lists his expertise in construction and real estate. The former MSD superintendent received total wages and fringes of $193006, the director of instruction $156116. MSD children will not recognize their academic potential under a norm-based assessment system and must be totally engaged in Mastery Learning. All three finalists lack the resume to ensure a positive outcome. Is the Mosinee board of education exercising due diligence in considering a $190000 contract for any one of these three finalists, ABSOLUTELY NOT. This is nothing but one big mess. Any board member voting to employ any one of these three finalists should be recalled. The EXPECT THE BEST mantra is merely a façade, happy talk.
Gary Crawford

NEXT MSD SUPERINTENDENT
1. Open records request 9/15/2023; Please provide all correspondence and implied expectations re the superintendent candidate’s accomplishments and educational strategies as it relates to student achievement and career readiness. Please provide all written input provided by the Instructional Programs Committee and its chairperson Maple. Gorman and Maple no response, Way and Hermening request denied. 2.Multiple emails; Are you an advocate of norm-based assessment? If so, please explain in detail. If not, what would you recommend as an alternative assessment strategy and why? Gorman, Hermening, Maple, CZebro, Way, Halvorsen, Grube, Schmidt no response. Conclusion 1. Lack of preparation, 2. Unable to answer the question or little respect for district residents, arrogance. Prior multiple requests for math and ELA proficiencies pre-covid benchmarks, no legitimate response, arrogance. Student achievement: 46% of high school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading and 41% tested at or above that level for math with a 94% graduation rate. WHAT IS THE ACUTAL VALUE OF THAT DIPLOMA TO FUTURE EMPLOYERS? In conclusion, norm-based assessment does not provide student success, by nature it’s based on seat time and rigid grade level designation. With Mastery Learning a student’s aptitude is based on how long they need to master the content, and all students (given enough time and intervention) are assumed to be able to eventually master the content. Students who demonstrate high competency can continue to grow their knowledge and skill set through personalized enrichment instruction, while those who have not demonstrated mastery can receive additional personalized instruction through remedial help. Norm-based assessment is teacher centered, mastery learning is student centered individual instruction. Will the future superintendent possess the knowledge, experience, and proven results in mastery learning? Given the realization of breaking family and community ties and the financial commitments associated with relocating to Mosinee, it is imperative this candidate understand the district’s future expectations. Mediocrity can no longer be the accepted expectation, any candidate falling short can expect continuous, extensive, intensive, scrutiny. This is not a teacher problem but frankly an administration and board of education problem.
Gary Crawford

OPEN RECORDS REQUEST
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
September 15, 2023

TO: Rob Way (interim superintendent / director of instruction)

Please provide a copy of the Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates proposal submitted to the Board of Education.
Please provide all correspondence and implied expectations discussed with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates re their superintendent candidate’s accomplishments and educational strategies as it relates to student achievement and career readiness.
Please provide all written input provided by the Instructional Programs Committee and its chairperson Jessica Maple
Please provide a complete list of all search firms contacted and the rationale for not being considered.
Also please respond to the following …
Will the public be invited during the planning phase?
Who will have access to the board portal?
Will the public be invited to potential candidates interviews in open session or at the minimum posted on the district website as a board meeting video? (Will you be playing the 6 / 5 game to avoid involving the public in the process?)

A complete and accurate reply would be much appreciated.
Respectfully,
Gary Crawford

Annual accountability report cards mixed for area schools
Mosinee School District
The district has no school in the highest rating category, one and two respectively in exceeds and meets expectations categories, and none in the bottom two. No one from the district responded to questions from this newspaper by press time.

Annual accountability report cards mixed for area schools Damakant Jayshi Annual accountability report card from the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction for the most recent school year show mixed results for

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MOSINEE
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an election will be held in the School District of Mosinee
on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The following offices are to be elected to succeed the incumbents
listed below. The terms of office for school board members begin on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Area Incumbent
Area #1 3 year term Diane Gorman
City of (must be a resident of the City of Mosinee)
Mosinee
Area #4 3 year term Jessica Maple
Town of (must be a resident of the Town of Knowlton)
Knowlton
At Large 3 year term Amy M. Baumann
(must be a resident of any of the nine municipalities)
• Are you an advocate of norm-based assessment?
• If so, please explain in detail.
• If not, what would you recommend as an alternative assessment strategy and why?
ANSWER THIS QUESTION PLEASE OR DO NOT RUN IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN OF MOSINEE

Wisconsin DPI releases school district report cards for 2022-23 school year DPI officials said they are not comparing the latest data to that from before and during the pandemic due to there being too many outliers in significant areas.

Wisconsin DPI releases school district report cards for 2022-23 school year The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its annual school and district report cards for the 2022-23 school year on Tuesday.

ACT test scores drop to lowest level in 30 years

ACT test scores drop to lowest level in 30 years Average ACT scores have hit a 30-year low, according to a new report.

Another MSD Referendum
As many families live paycheck to paycheck ….
May 16, 2023, meeting. Estimated cost $20.253M additions and remodeling. $10.048M additional gym and wrestling mezzanine. Total cost $30.809M. Total principal, interest, and existing debt $66.116M. Recently completed middle school cafeteria project $4.374M of which $2.441M taken directly out of the classrooms.
September 27, 2022, meeting. Superintendent Munoz ‘we’re already levying to the max’. Business manager Brown ‘tax levy as a whole is declining there is nothing we can do short of increasing our pupil count or referendum’. Student achievement: 48% of high school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 33% tested at or above that level for math. Preparation: The board reviewed the specifics only one day prior, the new gym was asked for by the public, Tech Ed, youth apprenticeship, school to work, no stated curriculum and career objectives, classrooms, and labs not in close proximity to one another. Referendum highlights: District office moved to high school, existing high school kitchen becomes new board meeting area, existing high school cafeteria becomes fitness center, new girl’s locker room, new boy’s locker room, new high school kitchen and cafeteria, new high school office, another gym, renovate parking lots. Baird: ‘begin in September for an April referendum’.
Any board member voting YES for this should be recalled.
Gary Crawford

https://research.com/education/what-is-mastery-learning

What is Mastery Learning Model? Definition, Principles, and Examples | Research.com Many people have waterloo subjects, those in which they typically receive lower grades than others. But it’s not only the grades that are alarming given how little they learned, with some not learning how to wri...

Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:17 PM
To: Gary Crawford
Subject: Re: OPEN RECORDS REQUEST SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
Yes that is correct
On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 11:41 AM Gary Crawford wrote:
Mr. Way
Can I assume your response to this open records request which included only the two search firm proposals a complete answer and no other information will be forthcoming ?
Please respond by Oct 5, 5:00PM.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

After 12
Mission Statement:
Every child realizes both their academic & career potential!

Education is TIME-BASED!
Everything in ‘modern’ educational systems was defined or measured by TIME BLOCKS and how long they were supposed to last!
school years . . .
then semesters . . .
then grade levels . . .
then courses . . .
then credit hours . . .
then class periods . . .
then promotion schedules…
were all Time Blocks that are governed rigidly by the clock,
schedule, and calendar.
everything about the curriculum, instruction, learning standards, credit, athletic seasons, games, and faculty contracts was stated in laws, rules, and regulations about when everything should start and end, and in how many minutes, hours, days, and weeks they should be measured.

After 12
Mission Statement:
Every child realizes both their academic & career potential!

PARADIGM SHIFT: 'ESSENTIAL'https://williamspady.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/OBEdigital2.pdf

Our Factory-Model Template
The highly revered template that shaped the institution called
‘education’ in the U.S. was the assembly-line factory. Viewed by
many over a hundred years ago as the key to economic progress and prosperity, the assembly-line factory became the organizational exemplar of the Industrial Age. Since its orderly, standardized processes were deemed ideal for producing uniform quality products, it only took a small leap of imagination to project those same virtues and expectations onto schools – especially since the orderly scheduling of processes and functions allowed schools to ‘handle’ and manage the masses of children entering its doors in the late 1800’s.

After 12
Mission Statement:
Every child realizes both their academic & career potential!

Mosinee School District:
Diane Gorman - Board President
Instructional Programs Committee
Jessica Maple, Chairperson
Kevin Hermening
Calandra Zebro

A very pertinent question:
· Are you an advocate of norm based assessment?
· If so, please explain in detail.
· If not, what would you recommend as an alternative assessment strategy and why?

Are you able and willing to reply to the above questions Rob Way your Director of Instructional Programs refuses to answer?
If not, do you feel qualified in your respective positions?

After 12
Mission Statement:
Every child realizes both their academic & career potential!

Mosinee School District:
Robert Way - Director of Instructional Programs

As the newly chosen Director of Instructional Programs a timely and very pertinent question becomes
· Are you an advocate of norm based assessment?
· If so, please explain in detail.
· If not, what would you recommend as an alternative assessment strategy and why?

Mr. Way refuses to reply to the above request. Why? At the direction of the school board and/or superintendent not to reply or is Mr. Way not qualified in his role as director of instructional programs?

After 12
Mission Statement:
Every child realizes both their academic & career potential!

Curriculum foundations:
Christ centered learning environment
ELA reading, writing, comprehension
Math through Algebra 1

Everything else follows based on this strong foundation

Proficiency and performance based assessment in a learning center setting, NO NORM BASED ASSESSMENT (SEAT TIME)

This page will once again become active following the reorganization meeting April 24

After 12
Mission Statement:
Every child realizes both their academic & career potential!

- Public Education
- Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP)
- Legitimacy of Strategic Plans & Mission Statements
- Norm based assessment vs proficiency & performance based assessment
- Math & ELA proficiency benchmarks
- Proficiency results as it relates to the bell curve
- Seat time vs disciplinary learning centers
- Curriculum determines facility floor plan not conversely
- Any age, any time, any place integrated learning systems
- K-12 skills & interest assessments
- College vs Technical College
- Apprenticeship Programs
- Regional work-based (WBL) multi-district career academies
- School–Business Partnerships
- Secularism in Education
- School administration evaluations
- School board of education evaluations

Guiding Principals:
- I hear I forget; I see I remember; I do I understand.
- You cannot apply knowledge you do not have. Knowledge you cannot apply is useless.
- How will I use tomorrow what you teach me today?
- Moral Education: helping children and young people acquire a set of beliefs and values regarding what is right and wrong. This set of beliefs guides their intentions, attitudes and behaviors towards others and their environment.

Crawford Expect The Best
Published by Gary Crawford ·

SAFETY: Zero tolerance weapons, drugs, bullying on MSD property, no pornographic material in the MSD library. Gender identity exclusively biological determination. No boys in girls’ bathrooms, no boys in girls’ sports.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Each and every child is given the opportunity to reach both their academic and career potential, from the most gifted to the most disadvantaged. Individualized education plan for ALL students. Primary emphasis in falling short of this objective lies not with the teachers but squarely on the shoulders of the superintendent and the board of education. Math and ELA are sequential foundation disciplines essential to success, yet over 50% of the MSD enrollment is not proficient in these courses. Do you as a parent have a perpetual digital portfolio of your child’s record accessible from the district? School to work and youth apprenticeship are unacceptably ignored and under-funded. Knowledge you cannot apply is nothing short of useless. Students ask your teacher; how will I use tomorrow what you teach me today?
STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER ASSETS: The three most recent building projects have circumvented a referendum for resident approval. They all exceeded the $1M authority limit https://dpi.wi.gov/.../fin.../debt/school-district-borrowing or were approved as a result of the energy efficiency exemption https://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/limits/exemptions/energy-efficiency requiring signatures the lesser of 7500 or 20% of the number of electors in the last governor's general election which is an overwhelming task. Refer to April 25, 2022 MSD reorganization meeting minutes https://drive.google.com/.../1hD5fnJlkHa.../view seeking funding approval of the middle school cafeteria project total expenditure $4,265,690 with a funding shortage of $2,440,593 which came directly out of the classrooms. Anotherhttps://drive.google.com/.../1hD5fnJlkHa.../view fully equipped tech ed center housing school to work and a youth apprenticeship program? NOTICE this agenda item was presented at the reorganization meeting not 6 days earlier at the April 19, 2022 regular monthly meeting where all issues for discussion and approval are considered.
Far more takes place in the MSD then what you read in THE MOSINEE LINK, both good and not so good. I pledge to bring truth to the MSD slogan, EXPECT THE BEST.
They’re your children, it’s your money.
God, Family, Constitution
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Crawford
Former President of the Mosinee Board of Education
🇺🇸

This page will once again become active following the reorganization meeting April 24.

Hi Anna

I’m sorry for the intrusion.

The purpose of the email was to bring attention to interested parties re the ineffectiveness of the strategic planhttps://www.mosineeschools.org/district/District_Information/Mosinee%20Strategic%20Plan%20FINAL%20NOV%202020.pdf and the misdirected 10 year building plan https://drive.google.com/file/d/1suzRDMGHdx9V_aQnOAENe1I6WItWUijj/view?fbclid=IwAR3l50GQdm91V7C3RbLk3LZCSq3alg2EipjTjmMQzexnnd7fPIT6CdiIYX4 prioritizing nonessential expenditures over STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Each and every child is given the opportunity to reach both their academic and career potential, from the most gifted to the most disadvantaged. Individualized education plan for ALL students.
Three fair questions: What percentage of your students are proficient in ELA using 2019 benchmarks. Secondly, what are your thoughts re the board of education redirecting $2,440,593 directly from the classroom to replace a 15-year-old cafeteria? Finally, re safety the superintendent indicated there were no instances of drugs in the district and president of the school board implied the only instance of possible suspension was a student selling gummies on the bus. Isn’t then a fair question to ask why the superintendent is intending a large expenditure of district funds to add two additional officers again stealing dollars directly from the classroom if safety is not an issue?

Remove me from your list.
Anna Marie Kaiser

Again, ‘please’ accept my apology,
Gary Crawford

From: ANNA KAISER [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2023 10:12 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: SAFETY Lack of transparency Munoz and Hermening

Remove me from your list.
Anna Marie Kaiser

English/Language Arts Teacher
715-693-2550 Ext. 3623

On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 1:41 PM wrote:
Good afternoon

I’ve reviewed 2022 agendas and minutes and come up short on detail.

• I find no discussion re the ad hoc committee’s initial findings viewing board meeting videos or minutes
• I asked a senior board member for insight, and he suggested watch the City of Mosinee meeting videos
• I asked a senior board member the financial impact to the district re the 2 additional officers and was told the city was incurring most of the cost
• I find no report or discussion re a completed safety assessment by an external consultant
• I inquired of Munoz on several occasions re running the dogs in the district and received one response ‘there were no incidents’
• I inquired of a senior board member re drugs in the district and was told there was only one instance of a student selling gummies on the bus

Can parents and district residents assume the Mosinee School District is safe given current police presence?
If not, why?

Board of Education Meeting
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

A few members of the Ad Hoc District Safety Committee including some board members and administrators met at the end of last week to establish the members of the group and set an initial agenda for this important work.
Board of Education Meeting
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Discussion: School Board/Superintendent Communications

1. Thank you to Mayor Jacobson and the entire Mosinee City Council for approving a final budget including 2 additional school police officers as the Mosinee School District respectfully requested. The Mosinee School Board already approved substantial funding from the community service Fund 80 at the school district annual meeting to help offset the additional police expenses incurred by the city. Increasing the number of Mosinee Police Officers not only drastically increases the safety of the schools but the city as a whole. The school district will be working with Chief of Police Grams and City Administrator Gates on transition to a second officer by October 1, 2023 and a 3rd officer in the 2024 new year. This sort of gradual transition is necessary due to training and hiring protocols. The Department of Justice, Office of School Safety Director will be training district staff on threat assessment early in January. The Mosinee School District completed a safety assessment by an external consultant. The district will be using the results of the assessment to make more upgrades. School Safety continues to be the top priority in the Mosinee School District but is also the responsibility of the entire community. Staff and students regularly drill safety and are made aware of the need to speak up and say something if there seems to be a school safety risk which we encourage everyone to do as well. The school district's focus on mental health is directly related to school safety as is our work on eliminating bullying if at all possible. We continue to be thankful for a wonderful relationship with the City of Mosinee and specifically the Mosinee Police Department led by Chief of Police Grams.

Respectfully,

Gary Crawford
[email protected]

10 CONSTRUCTION PLAN-Aug 2022 - 10 YR CONSTRUCTION PLAN (2).pdf