Superintendent Jason Bing

“You’ve got the bones,” said consultant Patrick Keenoy. “Now it’s just a matter of putting those pieces around it.”

Superintendent Jason Bing tells teachers’ union: “You guys have a good group on your side. We have a good group on our side. Let’s get back to the table and work it out.”

Vicky Johnson says her granddaughter was “traumatized” by her experience at Columbia High School, and is worried that special ed students get “lost between the cracks.”

Bing said revamping math is a “major change” and noted “the resources and curriculum we were using were fine 10 years ago but are not fine for students now.”

Board’s resolution “sends a strong message,” says Superintendent Jason Bing.

“We have the challenges defined,” said Board Member Elizabeth Callahan. “Now, it’s about driving solutions and actually doing the work.”

Supt. of Schools Jason Bing met with the settlement monitor on August 13; in an interview last month, Bing noted that he had reviewed the recommendations and had worked with Dr. Edward Fergus previously.

Black Parents Workshop and Supt. Jason Bing will meet with Justice John E. Wallace on August 13. Meanwhile, BOE 2nd VP Nubia Wilson expressed disappointment with the lack of specifics and action plans in a July presentation.

Students can expect to see some improvements to some buildings this fall, with more to come, says new Supt. Jason Bing.

Supt. Jason Bing: “Equity will become the driving force of everything that we’re doing.”