Recently while working with teachers on curriculum implementation, I've been thinking a lot about why the phrases "implementation with fidelity" and "implementation with integrity" have always confused or annoyed me at best and enraged me at worst. Confused: "To whom or what do you want to me to be faithful?" Annoyed: "Who decides if I... Continue Reading →
In support of antiracist education at DMPS
I made this statement at the Des Moines Public Schools' school board meeting on July 6, 2021. My name is Kate Lechtenberg, and I am a parent of two DMPS students and I just finished my first year as a staff member. Today, I want to speak in support of continuing and deeping the urgent work of antiracist education for both students and teachers in Des Moines Public Schools.