Investing in our schools

Posted byDr. Bree E. CookPosted inUncategorized

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**Warning** Venting Session

I don’t understand how schools in affluent districts choose not to support teachers or invest in the school in general. I walk around the halls in my school and heaters are broken, graffiti on the walls, and doors are broken all around the building. I know that there are thousands of schools that are in far worse condition than the one I work in, but honestly, I work in a relatively affluent school district, but the school is the last place people in this town want to invest in.

Why not put a full time security guard in the building? Cost too much? We already have ID badges, why not set up a system where you have to swipe into the building and other rooms? Teachers won’t have to chase down students to figure out where they are, or if they really did go to the bathroom…

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Published by Dr. Bree E. Cook

Dr. Bree (Davis) Cook began her appointment as Vice President in May 2018. In this role Dr. Cook serves as the College’s Chief Academic Officer and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer. In her most recent position she served as associate dean of POC's School of Cultural & Family Psychology (SCFP). Dr. Cook has also held positions as the academic coordinator, assistant professor and clinical training coordinator in the SCFP. Prior to coming into higher education, Dr. Cook spent over 15 years in leadership and management positions in non-profits, serving as Family Based Services Director, Eden Dual Diagnosis Program Manager & IRB Chair and as a Staff Psychologist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Cook holds a Psy.D. and master degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Multicultural & Community from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and baccalaureate degree from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Family Life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cook has presented over 25 papers, seminars and workshops at a number of professional conferences such as, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates International Conference. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), National Association of African American Studies and the National Council of Family Relations.

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