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Dr. Pam Adamson, chair of the Clayton County Board of Education, wrote this piece in anticipation of this week's visit by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The SACS accreditation team has been in Clayton since Monday.
By Pam Adamson
Clayton County Schools has had a tumultuous history with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its parent organization, AdvancED, for many years starting in the early 2000s. After years of warnings and failed opportunities to comply with its standards, SACS withdrew accreditation from Clayton County schools in August of 2008.
The district had become a swinging door of instability with regular staff turnover, including leadership at the highest levels. The Board of Education was in a state of turmoil at that time, with some board members having resigned, some having lost re-elections bids, and others dismissed by then Gov. Sonny Perdue.
In January of 2009, an entirely new board vowed to regain accreditation. The work began immediately, and accreditation was restored in May of 2009, but on a probationary status. The district and board faced two years of probation and four special reviews at six month intervals during that time.
Again, the district and board worked to remove the probationary status and gain full accreditation. After the district satisfied all nine mandates and four recommendations and successfully hosted the four special reviews, SACS restored full accreditation in June of 2011.
I wish I could report that accomplishing the restoration of accreditation was an easy task, but that is not true. The board and district were faced with distractions, distrust, and daunting challenges, both internally and externally. But through the process, our board and district office became stronger and focused on the education of children. The Clayton community began to believe again that we had quality schools and that we could accomplish anything that we attempted together. The healing process had begun.
All Clayton County Public Schools individually have been fully accredited for many years. During the two-year probationary period, every Clayton County school was required to conduct a self-assessment and host an external review to confirm that accreditation. All of our schools were successful in their attempts to maintain accreditation for a five-year period. They are all scheduled to go through the routine SACS accreditation renewal process in 2015 or 2016.
In 2011, the school system and board made a commitment to achieve district accreditation from SACS. This relatively new opportunity allows districts to apply for accreditation for all of its schools rather than each school going through the process individually. District accreditation requires a united effort from all schools and district departments.
It measures the efficacy of educational opportunities for all of our children and operational effectiveness throughout the district. It determines whether we, as a district, have common goals and a consistent mission supported by a strategic improvement plan compiled by representatives from all stakeholder groups. It confirms that the district as a whole is in compliance with the five SACS Standards.
The effort to gain district accreditation is not a reaction to a SACS mandate or challenge, but is rather a voluntary attempt on the part of the district to make a statement that together we are working toward excellence.
The external review for district accreditation was scheduled for Monday through today. In September of 2012, the district received a letter of concern from Mark Elgart, President and Chief Executive Officer of AdvancEd, which cited specific factors that he wanted us to address prior to hosting our external review team in April. The district responded to Dr. Elgart's concerns in January of 2013 and received his positive and supportive response soon thereafter.
Our efforts to gain district accreditation have reached a climax today. For the past three days, the district has hosted the external review team that will make a recommendation regarding whether we gain district accreditation. This team has reviewed artifacts that confirm who we are, interviewed a variety of stakeholders, visited schools, observed classrooms, and gotten to know Clayton County Schools.
The team's exit report will be given to stakeholders this afternoon. It will cite identified areas of strength as well as actions that are required for us to work toward excellence. The report will also make an accreditation recommendation.
Let's stand together, Clayton County, as our school system strives to attain this prestigious accomplishment. We have come a long way and are within reach of one of our ultimate goals – district accreditation.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
April 17th, 2013
5:58 am
Good luck, Clayton County. For the next Superintendent, please consider Dr. Wanda Creel who is currently in Barrrow County. She is a native of Clayton County and cares about the people.
April 17th, 2013
6:49 am
Who ever came up with the bright idea of making these "school board" rooms like a court room where the "school board" people sit on an elevated box literally looking down at the other people in the room?
April 17th, 2013
7:43 am
Why should we believe anything Ms. Adamson says as she was the major cheerleader for Heatly??
April 17th, 2013
8:09 am
I sincerely hope that Clayton County has sufficiently fixed enough of their past education related failures, and is on a path of further improvement.
April 17th, 2013
8:14 am
10 things that set Finland apart from the rest of the world in education http://www.takepart.com/photos/ten-surprising-facts-finlands-education-system-americans-should-not-ignore
April 17th, 2013
8:30 am
Reading the link about education in Finland makes me feel sane and whole. My experience with US K12 teaching makes me feel insane and fragmented. Maybe if Clayton County implemented one thing from the list of ten from Finland, they would be ahead. The simplest is recess and outdoor time. The next is looking at the environment directly around them, like the Finnish science teacher who studies the forest next to the school. Good luck to Clayton County, although is seems an uphill battle when outside forces are scripting your every move. I've sure had enough of it. I can not work in that type environment and I can not treat young people in that manner, keeping them indoors on a testing regime.
April 17th, 2013
9:18 am
It's all fine and dandy until the next cheating scandal blows up in their faces.
April 17th, 2013
9:44 am
3:34 break for the arts? 18 year old music producer Madeon from Nantes has 432k followers on Soundcloud. http://soundcloud.com/madeon/madeon-icarus I don't think he was over-tested. May have spent some time outdoors while at school. May have received gift of software while at school (they were doing this a decade ago). PS Arne Duncan, Go jump in a lake and take your exploitation investment creeps with you! ! ! ! !
April 17th, 2013
10:03 am
This is interesting. Looks like an act of standards-rebellion, subversion. Go to the last page of the .pdf file. Someone put an image in upside down and L/R reversed. http://www.northshore.k12.ny.us/BoardofEducation/PresentationstoBOE/Arts%20Action%20Plan.pdf
April 17th, 2013
10:05 am
This is an incredible find, pure gold, imbedded in a "standards" document. Here is the image turned around: http://postimg.org/image/fe9ws9pkj/
April 17th, 2013
10:26 am
Nice words from Pam Adamson and we can hope for the best best; yet, we will wait to see what actions Clayton takes and wait for the results before we say "Mission Accomplished."
April 17th, 2013
11:20 am
"Maybe if Clayton County implemented one thing from the list of ten from Finland, they would be ahead."
Like the part about classifying students at age 16 as either on college track or on vocational track (like we used to do).
April 17th, 2013
11:53 am
Outstandng point "Who ever came up with the bright idea of making these "school board" rooms like a court room where the "school board" people sit on an elevated box literally looking down at the other people in the room?"
I agree.
Elevated platforms are for judges only.
Putting BOEs on a literal pedestal is insulting to citizens.
April 17th, 2013
12:32 pm
It's a lot easier for a large audience to see the officiating body if that body is sitting at a table somewhat higher than the audience.
April 17th, 2013
12:49 pm
Thank you Original Prof, for explaining what should be obvious to any sentient being.
April 17th, 2013
1:37 pm
@Mountain man & Original Prof Agreed on the elevation, but what do you think about pharmacists? That, I can't comprehend. Just give me my pills. There has to be some history.
April 17th, 2013
1:41 pm
Ahh, Finland. If we only lived there. As Monty Python sang "Finland, Finland, Finland, The country where I quite want to be,Your mountains so lofty,Your treetops so tall, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland has it all."
April 17th, 2013
1:41 pm
It's true though, these BOE "sets" look like courtrooms. It's like "authority theater." PS If you want the audience to see, you elevate the audience.
April 17th, 2013
2:06 pm
@Private Citizen "PS If you want the audience to see, you elevate the audience." I'll have to say "touche" on that. Been working in the theatre for a few years if my Greek history serves me.
OK, back on pharmacists, you seem like someone who would know the story behind that.
April 17th, 2013
2:24 pm
A lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
ClayCo school district was, is, and will continue to be one of the charter members of The Four Horsemen of the Incompetence.
April 17th, 2013
2:27 pm
OK, back on pharmacists
1. Am guessing this an "Americanism?" Not in Switzerland. http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/video/index.cfm?id=1521
2. Guessing this may be a part of corporate franchise design concept.
3. The only reason to elevate a floor is for cooling system for heat generating computer servers.
4. Pharmacists are short?
5. Imagine being 6.5′ tall and stranding on the elevated floor.
6. Basically, US pharmaco is extremely lucrative and I am guessing this is what can be called "authority architecture" or "authority interior design" just like the BOE "courtroom" design.
7. I think we're on to something and there is a good dissertation in it. If form follows function, what is the function of a pharmacy? -To being in the money. What is the function of a BOE? To administer authority.
April 17th, 2013
2:50 pm
@PC Perhaps, but I remember this going back decades, with a small hometown place with a soda fountain. And still see it now. But I do remember a place named "Midget Grocery" in my hometown with elevated platform behind the counter, and the husband & wife owners were. . . well rather short in stature. Mountain Man, remember that? This would have been on South Dixie Hwy. not far from the Caldwell Carpet Company, that was spelled with "Ks" instead of "Cs." No lie.
April 17th, 2013
2:55 pm
Back on topic, if SACS restores Clayton's accreditation (aside from any debate on the merits of SACS's role in the process) they can officially look to DeKalb & officially declare "we suck less."
Not much more.
April 17th, 2013
3:04 pm
I think it is "on topic" though and every time I see one of those elevated board rooms with the dark wood and maroon chairs, it looks like "court formula." It creeps me out, combined with the general stasis and authority thing going on with "education." I think county commissioners have a similar "hearing room." Sometimes they put the elevated part if an arc. If I recall correctly, in the state DOE videos, they do not have any of that elevated platform/counter. I think it is solid material for comparative research and I'm glad that you brought it up.
April 17th, 2013
3:53 pm
Chamblee Dad – don't remember the Midget Grocery. Do you remember Manly Jail Works (became Manly Steel)? My dad worked there until his retirement. After he retired, he still got holiday baskets of food. Even after he died, the Manly reps would bring my mother holiday baskets. That was a great company to work for.
April 17th, 2013
3:57 pm
Also, have you noticed some Pharm are going to a lab coat instead of the smock? Wonder what the pros and cons are to that idea?
I was also wondering if a topic has completely played out, is it ok to go off script in that ssenario?
April 17th, 2013
4:20 pm
"10 things that set Finland apart from the rest of the world in education"
Hey, Maureen, you may have already done this, but why don't you do a point by point comparison of Georgia vs. Finland. Such things as:
# of days per year teaching.
# of hours per day
average # of students per classroom
Average poverty percentage
average percentage of minorities
average pay of starting teachers
average pay of 20-year teachers
required education level of teachers
# of discipline problems experienced
cost per student and breakdown
SPED costs (can't get that even for Georgia)
April 17th, 2013
4:35 pm
@Mountain Man the Manly son was a groomsman in my youngest brother's wedding! Won't name him but he'd be about 40 now. Great family,almost annoying to be around, so nice, made you feel bad! Manly – great Dalton family name.
When I was in Charleston a year ago, took a tour of the old jail, they pointed the jailworks by Manly by name, including a cart used to carry bodies of dead to the bay. It was a jail "ghost tour."
Small world.
April 17th, 2013
4:41 pm
@Brasstown Going off-topic – perhaps it speaks to the mindset of frequent posters that a discussion of a metro school system as notorious as Clayton – sadly, it's almost not news anymore. Trust me, as a DeKalb parent I'm paying attention, but still, it sometimes just bleeds together.
But I did just learn more about Mountain Man, to me it helps to have even a somewhat accurate idea of someone you are otherwise anonymously exchanging thoughts.
April 17th, 2013
5:16 pm
The best news, according to Mark Elgart, if they get accreditation they'll be guaranteed of getting a quality education. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen Mark Elgart; catch his act at your local BOE meeting. And please, don't forget to take care of your waitress.
April 17th, 2013
5:47 pm
Look at CRCT scores….look at graduation rates, attendance rates…teacher language….How can they continue to be accredited? They are failing at there mission.
April 17th, 2013
6:02 pm
Old Timer asks a good question. With all that is still wrong with Clayton Schools, how can they literally be accredited?
I think it is because SACS and other accrediting agencies don't go far enough. They don't examine enough of what is really important such as quality of teaching and test scores.
We need a real accrediting agency, one which is thorough, accountable and honest.


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In the real world, negotiations proceed as a series of offers, counteroffers and counters to the counteroffers. In the discussions as to how to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, President Obama has made an offer, which meets the criteria for a serious offer, in that it gives dollar amounts and specifies actions.
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True, the November CBO report contains some hard truths about where the economy may head, both in the near and long term, but it's a mistake to consider these numbers in the vacuum in which they were crunched. For example, the CBO report tells us that repeal of the Affordable Care Act would potentially reduce the deficit in 2020 by $150 billion, but that figure is derived from the outlay of benefits to citizens; there is no consideration given to the cost reductions realized under the ACA. The same is true of Medicare; the CBO report suggests increasing both the premium paid by seniors and the eligibility age, but it does not address the projected cost savings of $716 billion. Apparently, Garvin has concluded that because the CBO report did not drill deeper into the figures it presented, the efficiencies contained in Mr. Obama's vision are "budget fantasies."
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(Syracuse, New York) – "The Brunch" is traveling this weekend, but there is so much to chew on in the world of politics! So, let's dine:
"Obamaweb" – The Obamacare website meltdown saga continues. As I predicted, the chorus of Democrats now going on the attack is growing. Why? Because they are up for election next year; the President is not. Many don't want to have to defend the health care sign-up mess. Back in 2010 when the Affordable Care Act was passed – with a launch date of 2014 – I suggested the date gave the President political cover, by removing it as an issue in the 2012 election cycle. Can you imagine if the website had launched on October 1, 2012, instead of 2013? Timing is everything – in comedy; and in politics. Wow, even Saturday Night Live is doing parodies on this!
"Downside of Social Media" – During the impeachment of President Clinton, I had some interesting debates with conservative colleagues who felt the media was too easy on Mr. Clinton. I disagreed. To me, it was the worst coverage any President ever received in my lifetime and here's why. I know things were bad for President Nixon during Watergate, but The Washington Post and New York Times hammered him in the morning, while ABC, NBC and CBS hit hard on the 5:30 pm network news. Then the daily coverage ended. By the time Clinton was President, there was CNN, Fox, C-SPAN and MSNBC, covering the scandal 24/7. Now, President Obama is getting all that, plus the around-the-clock Internet and social media buzz over the Obamacare website failure. The man, who was once the master of social media is now getting hammered 24/7 in the very medium that helped to put him in the White House. Talk about a turnabout!
"Election 2013" – New Jersey and Virginia elect Governors in the odd number year, so every four years the national pundits do this weird contortion that somehow these races are a precursor of what is to come in the midterm elections, next up in 2014. If they do this, shut your TV off and scream! The "off-year" elections have never been a predictor of what's to come in the next year, ever. New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie will win Tuesday in a landslide, but Virginia's race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli could be surprisingly close. Again, it means zero for 2014, but it should be interesting nonetheless.
"Hillary Swap" – A fascinating book out this week chronicles what many of us suspected (and some, in fact, knew) during campaign 2012. There was an active and influential group of Democrats and White House and campaign staffers plotting to urge President Obama to dump Vice President Biden and replace him with Hillary Clinton. But internal polling showed it gave the President no boost, so the idea was scrapped.
"Pat Down; Shout Down" – New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was to give a lecture at Brown University this past week, but once on campus he was shouted down for thirty minutes and the lecture was canceled. Protesters did so because they object to New York City's controversial "stop and frisk" policy that some feel is racist. It's too bad we did not get to hear Kelly and students debate the issue. Universities should be the "town square" of the 21st century, where all sides of an issue can be discussed and vetted. Rudely shouting to silence someone you don't agree with is a great public disservice, and shows your argument to be weak, not strong. In an unrelated but timely gesture, the next day a Court of Appeals reinstated "stop and frisk" after a lower Court ordered it halted.
"KKK Not OK" – I am an ardent defender of the First Amendment, especially as it pertains to free speech and free expression, as distasteful as the message may sometimes be. And I think censorship (and even self-censorship) is the antithesis of that. I bring this up because a middle school teacher in Barrington, Rhode Island was pressured into "editing" a play she wrote, in which a few of the students wore white sheets and hoods, to depict the Ku Klux Klan, in a post-Civil War vignette. The play as been put on for years, but this year one parent complained and the scene was scrapped. The teacher, as I understand it, used this opportunity to teach the kids about the horrors brought on by the Klan. So why censor it now? The arts - whether books, plays, movies and music – have often been used to reflect and comment on history. To interfere with that, removes an important lesson from the classroom. What's next, World War II lectures with no reference to Hitler?
"The Politics of Giving" – I am at Syracuse University this weekend as the Student Association here wrapped up Impact Week, a series of activities in which students, (including my daughter), helped serve local charities, non-profits and community organizations. It's a way for students to give back and help the community, including a local high school that received a grant to help fund drama and arts programs (see photo above). It's an important lesson for student government – with some of these young leaders having political ambitions down the road – to learn the power of charitable giving and community service. We could use more of these at all levels of government!
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As an educational assistant and family liaison for migrant workers in rural Oregon, Obie Murphy is one of thousands in the caring professions who are all of these things: big-hearted but tough, adventurous, curious, high-minded, breathtakingly talented, yet humble and sweet.
These words, however true, are still just words. You have to see Murphy in action to know who she is.
You have to see her walking into migrant farm camps every week, coaxing students to come to school. You have to see her arranging for a free dentist. Bringing kids books. Tracking down emergency housing.
In the farm camps near Sandy, Ore., everybody works. Even 8-year-olds go out to harvest fruit and vegetables, while 11-year-olds rotate babysitting duties at home or in the car. With luck, there's an abuela, or granny, who is too frail to work in the fields but can stay home to keep an eye on the babies. In early June, it's strawberries, raspberries, boysenberries and blackberries, which give way in turn to apples and pears, Christmas wreaths and trees.
Into this scenario walks Murphy, an active member of the Oregon School Employees Association, a former forest ranger, social worker and, before that, a 21-year-old from Boston who kept driving west.
"We're very rural. It's a tough picture," she says. Many students' families are desperately poor. "These kids need a lot of TLC."
Only after she's been around the camps for a while—maybe a few families know her from last season—and after the parents trust her enough to believe that school will be better, and safe, for their children, will they allow their kids to attend classes.
In her work at Sandy High School, Murphy sees teens with severe anxiety and abandonment issues. Some are emotionally disturbed. When a traumatized kid makes it to school, "you celebrate them being here," she says. She tells them: "Way to go! Way to make it three days!"
After school, Murphy organizes cooking classes to keep kids away from gangs. She tutors them in math and science, and raises money for field trips to the symphony in nearby Portland. She even helped organize a forum to help work out immigration concerns in the community. A few years ago, she collaborated with Catholic Charities to find shelter for her families, so "now they're able to live in housing that's warm and safe."
As if all that isn't enough, Murphy gives up her stipend for the Azteca Club so that kids who can't afford the $20 fee don't have to pay it. A normal club at the high school draws 10-20 kids. Azteca pulls in about 100. To reinforce their cultural heritage, students print and sell T-shirts and sweatshirts with a Mayan design. They also participate in a day of community service, cleaning up litter and chopping firewood for the elderly.
As befits a forest ranger, Murphy loves skiing and hiking. She explains a shoulder injury this way: "I ski really hard and I slam really bad."
On St. Patrick's Day, Murphy teaches her Aztecans traditional Irish step dancing, and cooks up traditional corned beef and cabbage for their families. She's also an accomplished fiddler.
How does Murphy know she makes a difference every day? Her students go to college. They've won scholarships. They bring her tamales. [Photo by Leah Nash]


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REWRITING HISTORY: The New York Times Magazine on Sunday ran an ultraflattering profile of billionaire diamond-magnate Lev Leviev, a 51-year-old Uzbekistan-born Israeli immigrant who prides himself on his vertical operation in owning diamond mines in addition to polishing and cutting stones, his philanthropy (he aspires to the likes of Bill and Melinda Gates) and his diverse and thriving businesses, from gas stations to 7-Eleven franchises. Leviev is due to open a store for his ultraexpensive jewelry brand on Madison Avenue next month.
But the six-page Times feature omitted a key fact about Leviev. The tycoon, who has close ties to the Russian government and started in the diamond industry as a teenager, has tinkered with diamond jewelry before. He had an investment in Vivid Collection, a diamond brand with a selection not unlike Leviev's — such as an 83.9-carat white and pink diamond necklace and an average price of $400,000. Vivid was dissolved after it was accused of bribing diamond graders from the Gemological Institute of America. The case is in the hands of authorities, according to a spokeswoman from the GIA, and some of Vivid's inventory has even been incorporated into the Leviev lot.
In an e-mail to WWD last month, Leviev described his interest in Vivid as "negligible," and said that, to his knowledge, the cased is closed. Those affiliated with the debacle aren't legally permitted to discuss it, and one of Vivid's principals is said to be in hiding.
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Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel left in the first quarter of Saturday's game against Tennessee with an apparent right ankle injury.
The junior suffered the injury after throwing an interception that Volunteers defensive back Devaun Swafford returned for a 62-yard touchdown. Driskel was under pressure as defensive lineman Marlon Walls came from behind and wrapped up Driskel just as he got the throw away.
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Title: Fever (Book Two of the Chemical Garden Trilogy)
Author: Lauren DeStefano
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Genre: YA/Dystopian
Synopsis: Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness.
The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine's twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can't seem to elude Rhine's father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion…by any means necessary.
In the sequel to Lauren DeStefano's harrowing Wither, Rhine must decide if freedom is worth the price - now that she has more to lose than ever.
My Review: Though the second was little more fast paced than the first, I enjoyed the first one more.
I liked the new characters that were introduced. My favorite being Maddie. And a new setting from the mansion was like a breathe of fresh air.
I really liked that Rhine was learning to love Gabriel in the way she couldn't with Linden.
Overall, this was a really good book.
I thought, the ending really slowed the book down for me though. Even if it did leave off on a huge cliffhanger. It will be interesting to see all the characters come together in the last one and seem how the whole trilogy ends. It'd be a little odd to have this huge fast paced, twist turning 3rd book while having the first two be simple and just there.
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How Much EV Competition Does Tesla Have?
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It's no secret that Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has had quite a run since spring (and yet another run after earnings). Shares have more than quadrupled off their lows as production numbers beat expectations and the automaker's Model S sedan remained popular. Much of this popularity stems from the sheer performance of the car, not necessarily the fact that it's electric. Through this, Tesla has expanded the reach of its electric cars to include people who wouldn't have even considered an electric vehicle (EV) before; people such as performance car fanatics and even global warming deniers. But there are other players in the EV market that are taking varying approaches to selling their electric merchandise.
The everyman's EV
General Motors' (NYSE: GM) Chevrolet Volt was not a particularly radical departure from the conventional vehicle. It still had the ability to refuel at gas stations due to its internal combustion engine, had less than 40 miles of range on pure electricity, and could seat a family of four (five was not possible due to the vehicle's battery pack). In fact, the Volt is actually better classified as a PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) due to its anxiety-eliminating gas engine. And the Volt is sold like any other Chevy where customers go to a large inventory dealer lot, haggle prices, and eventually buy or lease a vehicle.
But GM wanted a picture of convention in its first production EV. Their view was that people, particularly in the American market, would be more receptive to an EV similar to their conventional cars. Now, I'm not saying the Volt is a bad car--I actually drive one and am quite pleased with it. However, the Volt is far from a cash cow for GM, instead serving as a combination of a research project, emissions credits provider, and environmentally friendly corporate image builder. I expect that sometime in the future GM will find other ways to use the improved Volt technology similar to how Toyota has moved its hybrid technology beyond the Prius model and into a large line of Prius and hybrid models. For the near term, GM investors are not likely to benefit from EV technology, but the long term is still up in the air.
Performance rival?
BMW (NASDAQOTH: BAMXF) is a perennial winner of automotive performance tests, and this has helped to make the BMW 3 Series a cornerstone of virtually any $30-$40k sports sedan comparison. With the dominance the automaker has enjoyed in producing internal combustion vehicles, many industry watchers have expected that BMW would enter the EV space with a performance vehicle to take on upstart Tesla Motors.
Although the Tesla Model S is a closer comparison to the BMW 5 Series (in both price and size) than the 3 Series, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has already declared war on the 3 Series, making it the target of Tesla's Gen III sedan, a vehicle expected to be comparable in price to the 3 Series. With Tesla's Gen III sedan still a few years off, BMW has launched the i3 into the sub-Model S price range.
But BMW has chosen efficiency and a lower sticker over high performance and a higher price. As a result, the range of the i3 is around half that of a Model S, and is still well below the expected range of the Gen III sedan. Furthermore, the i3 lacks the sleek sports sedan looks of the Model S, or even the BMW 3 Series. The current iteration of the i3 appears to be more proof of concept than a full challenger to Tesla's Model S or Gen III. But this may be part of BMW's development strategy. As seen with Toyota's Prius, the development of new technologies is critical to the success of an automaker. With this in mind, even if the i3 cannot effectively compete with a Model S or the Gen III, development of the technology could help enable BMW to take on Tesla in the future or at least not be too far behind in EV innovation. For now, BMW is not an EV performance threat to Tesla, except with its electric i8 model. But even the i8 is a better comparison to the now out of production Tesla Roadster than the Model S. With this in mind, the Model S still faces virtually zero EV competition on a similar performance level and the competition for the Gen III sedan is not yet clearly visible, if indeed a performance competitor emerges.
Performance EV monopoly?
With the exception of some high-end electric sports cars, Tesla's competition comes from gas-powered vehicles, not other EVs. Those listening to the second quarter conference call will remember the outburst of giggles by Musk and the analyst when the subject of BMW's i3 was raised. Since other major automakers have not moved into this market as Tesla has, the Silicon Valley start-up has a dominant position in the performance EV market, despite being a relatively small automaker to begin with. From the niche it has carved out, Tesla's expansion with its Gen III sedan is bound to cut into the market shares of similarly-priced gas cars. It remains to be seen what rivals will do to compete with the Gen III and Model S. But for now, performance EV competition is not a problem for Tesla. How long this position will last depends on Tesla's actions and the reactions of established players. Though in all of Tesla's history, established players have left the performance EV niche alone, essentially handing it to any automaker fit enough to fill the space. The opportunity to build a brand here is enormous and has become a core part of both Tesla's strategy and image.
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ASHBURN - It will no doubt hurt when Washington Redskins kicker Kai Forbath finally misses a field goal.
It hurts when he makes them, too.
Forbath is one of those kickers who wears a smaller shoe on his kicking foot - a much smaller shoe. While his left foot takes his normal size of 10½, he shoehorns his right foot into a size 7½ to create a hard-as-possible surface for making contact with the ball.
Still, It's as painful as it looks.
"It's not something you'll keep on your foot very long," Forbath said. "I don't do it because it feels good."
Forbath learned the trick as a freshman at UCLA, and it's served him well. He won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker as a junior in 2009, and his first steady NFL work could hardly be going better: He's made all 10 field goal attempts since joining the Redskins last month.
"You're going to try and jinx him now?" long snapper Nick Sundberg told a reporter Monday when asked about Forbath.
Success through the uprights can be a touchy subject with the Redskins, who are on their 19th kicker in 18 seasons and have by far the NFL's worst field goal percentage (73.7) since 1995. If Washington (5-6) is going to make a playoff push, there needs to be some degree of comfort that a drive that gets inside the 30 will almost always yield three points.
Forbath was the choice after Billy Cundiff missed five of 12 attempts to start the season. Forbath won an off-day tryout over retread veterans Olindo Mare and Josh Brown.
"I always take a look at those other couple kickers, and they've been cut for a reason. I'm not sure why," coach Mike Shanahan said. Forbath "was a guy that nobody really even talked about. You watched him kick, and he won it legitimately against two other veterans that have been in the NFL for a long time. Usually when you handle pressure, it transfers over to game situations."
Like most young kickers, Forbath needed to make stops in multiple NFL cities before finding a regular season job. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2011 but hurt his quad during the lockout and ended up on the non-football injury list. This year he was in training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as essentially the token competition for Connor Barth.
The Redskins like Forbath because he doesn't sweat the small stuff. He's not rattled if Sundberg's snap or Sav Rocca's hold aren't spot-on every time.
"I have a couple of things that I'm thinking about when I'm kicking, and I can't let the other things distract that," said Forbath, who, like all NFL kickers, hits the ball soccer-style with the instep of his foot and not the tip. "When it starts rippling down to, 'Oh, no, I'm worried about the snap.' Then 'I'm worried about the hold,' then that's when things go wrong."
Sundberg said youth makes the 25-year-old Forbath less fussy.
"I don't think about anything, and I've talked to him about trying to do the same thing," Sundberg said. "Don't listen to the crowd. Don't listen to anything. Don't listen to Sav. Just when you see the ball, go. And let your muscle memory take over and do what you know your body is capable of doing, and he's done an excellent job of that."
Forbath's one miscue has been an extra point attempt that was blocked because he kicked it too low. He also is trying to master the art of the kickoff - he's been a field goal specialist for much of his kicking life. He actually changes footwear for kickoffs, wearing a full-cleated version of the very tight shoe instead of the one with the shaved cleats he uses for field goals.
Forbath admits his kickoffs still need work.
"It's just something you've got to get comfortable with, in a groove, and we're working towards that right now," he said.
But there's no doubt he's in a groove when it comes to the other part of his game. His latest big kick was a 48-yarder that helped stave off the Cowboys in the 38-31 win on Thanksgiving day.
"You have to feel confident every time you go out there," said Forbath, whose parents lived in Hawaii and named him after the Hawaiian word for "ocean." "If you start doubting a kick, that's when things tend to go wrong."
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