"I spend a lot of my time doing problem solving and putting out fires," she says.
This Saturday, committee members will attend a workshop on efficiency issues like this one, and D'Alessandro says she has staffers working on procedures to ensure quicker response to members' requests.
CRLS's So Smooth
At a meeting last week, CRLS Principal Paula M. Evans gave members their first update on the reform, including a new effort to improve public relations.
Parents and some committee members have criticized Evans in the past for not communicating regularly with the community.
Among the public relations efforts, Evans says, has been a one-page letter sent home to parents last month and a well-attended session last week for parents of incoming ninth graders.
She says the letter shows "this is what we hope the redesign will mean to your child--not an educational explanation."
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