One of the claims made by Susan Stoops in her statement of justification is this, "During my leadership, we've been recognized by ODE for closing the achievement gap at the middle and elementary school levels." Big problem, though - it happened before she was on the board. Talmadge Middle School was honored for closing the achievement gap at an ODE banquet on May 11, 2007. Stoops was not appointed to the board until October 1 of that year. You can follow the links below for documentation and to read about the efforts made at Talmadge (scroll down the page) that led to the school's well-deserved recognition, efforts that began several years before Joseph Hunter even arrived in our district. Remember that when the two of them try to claim credit for any and all successes in our schools. What kind of person takes credit for other people's accomplishments? It also raises the very legitimate question - What else is she misrepresenting?
This goes well beyond a confusion over dates. One might forget which summer (was it 1984 or 1985?) one spent in Paris. It's an entirely different matter to have never actually been to Paris and only seen pictures from a friend's vacation. She is claiming direct ownership of something in which she did not participate, let alone create. It's time to close the achievement gap in the leadership of our school district.
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