Stuck in Gear

Recently the citizens of Danville were encouraged to read “Switch” to find out how to reinvent the city. The purpose was to set Danville on a new direction that would move it away from a strictly manufacturing economy to a mixture of high tech/renewable energy/ information based structure that would increase the job market. In addition it was the belief that this “switch” would radically change the future of Danville and set it on the path to prosperity.
One major part of this change would involve radically changing the direction of the mindset of the citizens of Danville which is a challenging task. A subsection of this would be to radically change the educational system in the city. This change alone would be a challenge due to the current direction of the school system.
The DPS system unfortunately is stuck in reverse and can’t seem to move forward. Like a bad transmission it requires a major overhaul and rebuilding of the major parts of the system. As in a rebuilding of a transmission you have to discard the old broken parts and introduce new updated ones to the system. In most cases the main control systems need replacement. In the case of DPS the leadership needs replacement.
In order for DPS to be in synch with the reinventing of the city a new mind set is needed, No longer can they look at themselves as a group just “getting by” but as an integral part of the repackaging of the city.
Danville needs a school system that is open, honest, and willing to change. That is not true now. The system is bogged down with old ideas, lack of accountability, finger pointing leadership, and a board that operates like a McDonalds (We want it OUR way). As a result the students get cheated, the teachers get cheated, and the city gets cheated.
Until the city government realizes DPS is part of the problem and not part of the solution they will never “switch” to a new economy.
Like that broken transmission it needs to be rebuilt and the old ideas, leadership, and board hauled away to the nearest junk yard. Such “recycling” will provide a decent smooth ride the children of Danville.