West HS English 10: Request for Data -- Reply from Pam Nash

I received the following reply to my request for English 10 data from Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools Pam Nash:

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:27:48 -0500
From: pnash@madison.k12.wi.us>
To: lauriefrost@ameritech.net, eholmes@madison.k12.wi.us, hlott@madison.k12.wi.us, arainwater@madison.k12.wi.us, mbking1@wisc.edu

Laurie-

Mr. Holmes and his staff will do this. Pam

Pamela J. Nash
Assistant Superintendent
for Secondary Schools
Madison Metropolitan School District
(608) 663-1635
(608) 442-2149 (fax)

And here's what I wrote back:

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:21:06 -0500
To: pnash@madison.k12.wi.us, eholmes@madison.k12.wi.us, hlott@madison.k12.wi.us, arainwater@madison.k12.wi.us, mbking1@wisc.edu
From: "Laurie A. Frost"
Subject: Re: English 10 early results request
Cc: asilveira@madison.k12.wi.us, lkobza@boardmanlawfirm.com, lucym@charter.net, jwinstonjr@madison.k12.wi.us, mcole@madison.k12.wi.us, bmoss@madison.k12.wi.us, ccarstensen@madison.k12.wi.us

Thank you, Pam. I will look forward to receiving the data.

I know you all probably see me as a thorn in your side. Please try to understand, I am simply trying to keep you honest with the public ... and empirically based.

If the results are positive -- if English 10 is associated with a significant change in the target variable of concern (rigor of elective choices in 11th and 12th grade) -- wouldn't you want to know?

And if the results are not positive, wouldn't you want to know?

Laurie

Posted by Laurie Frost at August 25, 2007 7:53 AM
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