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SCHOOL BUILT ON PASSION, DISCIPLINE Series: BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION A decision that changed America
[1N-5-6-7 Edition]
Hartford Courant
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Hartford, Conn.
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"I didn't feel the accountability and expectations were where they should be," [Richard Dwayne Bachman] said. "I was upset with the fact that when I looked at the scores and saw how we compared to the other schools in the District of Columbia, we were part of the [low-achieving] group. And I asked myself, `How can I separate myself from that group, from the standpoint of curriculum, from the standpoint of teacher accountability and the facility?'" Bachman redefined West. The unruly and unstructured school would now be about order, discipline -- and achievement. Aided by a district push to reduce personnel and spending, more than 75 percent of the West staff, including custodians, left or were jettisoned. Young teachers, many of whom were African American or Latino, were hired. Bachman wanted to harness their energy, passion and open- mindedness about working late. Bachman's demanding and competitive personality is not for everyone. He and his twin, Dwight, an administrator at Eastern Connecticut State University, grew up as undersize black athletes in mostly white Waterloo, Iowa, in the 1950s and '60s. Richard Bachman, 57, is an avid tennis player who walks with a slight limp because of recent knee-replacement surgery. Highly organized, he is a stickler for rules, regulations and results. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
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