Ask the Superintendent - Claremont Edition 2025

Each episode students from the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council come up with their own questions to better get to know Superintendent Dr. Monárrez.

00:00 Intro

00:28 Now that MCAS is no longer a requirement for graduation, why do students still have to spend so much time testing. For example, we spend 6 days Star Testing, 3 days Access Testing, and up to 8 days MCAS testing. What is the purpose of these tests?

07:06 The new immigration policies are causing severe anxiety in some students, how does WPS plan on addressing and possibly helping students with that anxiety?

11:16 Some schools struggle to retain experienced teachers and staff. How do you plan to address teacher shortages and ensure that every school has access to quality educators?

17:03 Closing