Citizens, and especially parents should be notified of teacher hiring by placing the ads for new hires on the web for all to see. Site councils should be actively encouraged to be part of the process.
For any future process of redistricting, parents should be notified by backpack note, notices on the school and city web sites and government cable access channels. This is not a process that should occur by fiat or by candlelight. This process should be done with openness, fairness and accountability to the affected students, parents and community at large and in cooperation with the school department. It is also important to include teachers for informational purposes, for it is they who will be the front line of any redistricted student population
