The mentoring program needs help. There is a lack of communication between campuses and central administration. Distrust in the community is very evident, due to ethnic changes. There are problems with all learning levels being taught in one class. Teachers are given opportunities to present ideas, but most don't feel their opinions are considered.
Some teachers are afraid to speak and have been called down on it.
Literacy really needs lots of work for optimal improvement. Need reading intervention for Hispanic kids. As a school district, we are caught in a fight that is going on in the community over changes in demographics. School-based governance is very good, but needs improvement and we need more staff development. Schools seem to be micro-managed by a few parents in the district.