President of the West
Virginia Education Association, Dale Lee had comments Wednesday related to the
W.Va. Board of Education decision to accept an audit report filed last January
by the Public Service Commission.
Lee's comments come on
the heels of Tuesday's vigil in Charleston, where WVEA members
showed their support for recently dismissed Superintendent Jorea Marple.
Lee
said when it comes to the audit, Marple, or any aspect of the education system,
transparency is key.
"I think they recognize
that they need to have that transparency, they need to sit down with the
groups, the different groups, the teacher's organizations, and decide what
reform needs to happen by listening to the experts, the classroom teachers and
the support professionals from across the state who work with the kids
everyday," said Lee.
Lee also added that he's
looking forward to the end result of the next board meeting.
That
meeting on November 29th will address the steps that were taken to decide to
dismiss Dr. Marple.
Wednesday, a petition
was filed with the state Supreme Court to temporarily block the Board from naming
a new Superintendent until a hearing is held.
It's
also asking for Marple to be reinstated.
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