George Scott Reports Offers Math Screening Test FREE

George Scott Reports is now offering parents whose children are currently taking math in the fifth grade through Algebra I in Katy I.S.D. a free math screening test for their student in order to give them independent data they can use to evaluate their child’s math skills. Because the test will involve a group administration, advanced registration will be required for test dates that will be... 

George Scott Reports Seeks Information On Behalf Of Classroom Teachers

A recent anonymous note posted by a classroom teacher on George Scott Reports posed a simple question. Can the school district require a classroom teacher who is already employed to obtain English as a Second Language (ESL) certification as a condition for continued employment? George Scott Reports has made a pledge to students, parents and classroom teachers to help them get information and answers... 

To The Classroom Teachers Who Are Anonymous - Please Contact Me Directly

I have received two particular posts from classroom teachers who are totally anonymous to me. I am asking each of you to contact me directly at george@georgescottreports.com. Please create a gmail account or something so that I can visit with you in more detail. I hate to be cryptic to the vast majority of my readers, but these two postings are really intriguing to me. I don’t need to know... 

Find Us Because Of Channel 11? Stay With Us Because Our Mission Of Real Accountability Is Your Mission

Welcome to our new readers who have come to us because of our inclusion in tonight’s outstanding investigative reporting by The Defenders on KHOU-TV Channel 11. Once again, the public education bureaucracy has been called to task for its inability to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth to parents and taxpayers in Texas. The focus of tonight’s report dealt with the... 

What Would Freud Say About Administrators & Their Really Big ‘Press’ Boxes At Football Stadiums?

If Freud were still alive, he almost certainly would expand his analysis of the human condition.  Pehaps even to determine the role that fancy, elaborate, multi-story, VIP-laden press boxes at athletic facilities for amateur, high-school athletes plays in the psychological health of public school administrators and board members. Most likely his analysis would expand beyond merely the psychiatric. ... 

Katy I.S.D. Administration & Top Board Leaders Afraid To Engage In On The Record Interview

I crossed paths with Katy I.S.D. School Board member Chris Crockett this past week before the start of the Katy Tiger football game at Rhodes Stadium.  I was there for two bipolar reasons. The first was to say hello to old friends that I knew would be there because the community was honoring the members of the 1959 state football championship team. The second was to confirm by personal observation... 

Katy ISD ~ Classrooms to College: An enriched summary of Parts 1-4

 After 4 installments in the Classrooms to College Series, it’s time for a summary before moving on.  But this post will be more than just review -  It will elaborate to give a bit more context on why we have chosen the selected methods of analysis.  It will lay a final foundation for data and analysis to come.  Finally, it will set the stage for going directly into the classrooms of... 

Dear Anonymous: Helen’s Blog At The Chronicle Is Your Perfect Spewing Vehicle

George Scott Reports will not generally post responses to this website by people who will not publicly identify themselves.  I sign my real name.  You sign your real name. We’ve had some anonymous postings come our way since we started publication. This has prompted me to recall my first story as a professional reporter for The Herald-Coaster daily newspaper in Rosenberg. My first assignment... 

Get Going – Get Better – Get Known; Why Reform Movements Fail And Why We Are Going To Make George Scott Reports Succeed

Developments in Katy I.S.D. over the past four years in particular have confirmed just how rocky the path of achieving an effective public education reform movement in any school district is. This difficulty is especially true in school districts such as Katy where many, if not most, citizens have a patriotic fervor about the school system that rivals an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration for...