Regular Board Meeting, July 25, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting on July 25th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Called Board Meeting, June 30, 2023
We will hold a called board meeting on June 30th at noon at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Work Session and Regular Board Meeting, June 27, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting June 27th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. There will also be a Work Session beginning at 4:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
June 13, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on June 13th. You can view the meeting on YouTube here. As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Teacher Vacancies and Storytelling We have over 300 teacher vacancies. I pointed out that this number is approximately double that of other districts, including those much […]
Regular Board Meeting, June 13, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting June 13th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
May 23, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on May 23rd. You can view the meetinghere (on YouTube). Hiring Issue At the meeting, the board voted 4-3 (two nays and one abstention) to hire someone to fill the Executive Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education position. To say that this hire raises serious questions would be […]
Regular Board Meeting, May 23, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting May 23rd. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
May 9, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on May 9th. You can view the meeting on YouTube here. As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Administrative Hires and Transfers The board approved seven administrative appointments/hires. As I have said previously, we are making these decisions with limited information and insufficient data. […]
Regular Board Meeting on May 9, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting May 9th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at Dreher High School. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
April 18, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
April 18, 2023, Board Meeting — My Thoughts We held a regular board meeting on April 18th. You can view the meeting on YouTube here. As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Special Education The administration provided a presentation on the special education program, and parents and students gave powerful […]
March 28, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
March 28, 2023, Board Meeting — My Thoughts We held a regular board meeting on March 28th. You can view the meeting on YouTube here. As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Virtual Learning Program The administration provided a presentation about the virtual learning program. We heard from the folks […]
Regular Board Meeting, April 18, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting April 18th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
March 14, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on March 14th. You can view the meeting on YouTube here. As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Language Immersion Program There was a good presentation about language immersion. As a former foreign language teacher, you won’t be surprised to hear that I believe […]
Regular Board Meeting, March 28, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting March 28th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
February 28, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
February 28, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts We held a regular board meeting on February 28th. You can view the meeting here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Career and Technical Education We have had two presentations–one last meeting and one during this meeting–about the Career […]
Regular Board Meeting — March 14, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting March 14th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at C.A. Johnson High School. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Regular School Board Meeting, February 28, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting February 28th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
February 14, 2023 Meeting — My Thoughts
February 14, 2023, Board Meeting — My Thoughts We held a regular board meeting on February 14th. You can view the meeting here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Suspending Teacher Certificates Last week the board voted 4-2 to seek the suspension of 6 teachers’ certificates. This […]
Suspending Teacher Licenses
Over a year ago the Richland One administration requested that the school board seek the suspension of teachers’ contracts. The basis of the request was simply that the teachers had resigned while they were still under contract. In other words, the teachers had not engaged in any misconduct. I objected to this practice, but the […]
Regular Board Meeting, February 14, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting February 14th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
January 24, 2023 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
January 24, 2023, Board Meeting — My Thoughts We held a regular board meeting on January 24th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the meeting if you can. Thrive Richland The administration provided a presentation about Thrive Richland–a grant-funded […]
Regular Board Meeting, January 24, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting January 24th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at Dreher High School. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
January 10, 2023 Meeting — My Thoughts
January 10, 2023, Board Meeting — My Thoughts We held a regular board meeting on January 10th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage folks to watch the meeting. Recognition and Awards National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists (4:39 mark in video) We began with […]
December 13, 2022 Board Meeting – My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on December 13th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). Fiscal Watch Designation and Appeal The State Department of Education has placed the district on Fiscal Watch status. The board voted to appeal that decision. Because I am concerned about how […]
Regular Board Meeting, January 10, 2023
We will hold a regular board meeting January 10th. The board meeting will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Called Board Meeting and Work Session, December 16, 2022
We will hold a called board meeting followed by a work session on December 16th. The board meeting will begin at 12:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Regular Board Meeting, December 13, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on December 13th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
State Department of Education’s Fiscal Watch Determination
The State Department of Education’s Audit and Findings Yesterday, the State Department of Education notified Richland One that it was being placed on “fiscal watch” status because of numerous and significant deficiencies around our use and oversight of P-cards. This notice came after the State Department conducted a lengthy audit, culminating in this October 27, […]
November 22, 2022 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on November 22nd. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Program There was a brief presentation about the JAG program at C.A. Johnson High School. This […]
Regular Board Meeting, November 22, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on November 22nd. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Regular Board Meeting, October 25, 2022
October 25th We held a regular board meeting on October 25th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. FOIA Lawsuit Settlement The school board agreed to settle a FOIA lawsuit. While the district did not admit liability, […]
October 11, 2022 Board Meeting and Work Session — My Thoughts
October 11th We held a regular board meeting on October 11th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. We also held a Work Session on October 11th. I will summarize some of that meeting as well. You […]
Regular Board Meeting, October 25, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on October 25th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Regular Board Meeting (and Work Session), October 11, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on October 11th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at C.A. Johnson High School. We will also hold a Work Session beginning at 4:00pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
September 27th School Board Meeting (and Retreat) — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on September 27th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. We also held a Board Retreat on September 24th. I will summarize that meeting as well. Employee’s Handbook — How We […]
Regular Board Meeting, September 27, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on September 27th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Board Retreat, September 24, 2022
We will hold a board retreat on September 24, 2022 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Click here for the agenda.
September 13, 2022 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on September 13th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. I will cover two issues today: board oversight of contracts and payroll issues. Board Oversight of Administration Contracts Before July 1, […]
Special Board Meeting, September 19, 2022
We will hold a special board meeting on September 19th. The public session will begin at 5:30 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Regular Board Meeting, September 13, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on September 13th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at Lower Richland High School. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
August 23rd Board Meeting — My Thoughts
August 23, 2022 We held a regular board meeting on August 23rd. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. Teachers Vacancies A week into the school year, we had 141 classroom teacher vacancies. The teacher “shortage” is […]
Board Meeting, August 23rd
We will hold a regular board meeting on August 23rd. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Regular Board Meeting, August 9th
We will hold a regular board meeting on August 9th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
July 26th Board Meeting – My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on July 26th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). As usual, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting. A number of folks provided public comments at this meeting. The district (for reasons I do not understand) often strips those […]
In Case You Want to Watch Every School Board Meeting
I will provide my usual summary of last night’s board meeting later this week. However, I was troubled by some of the thinly veiled insinuations that were lobbed last night. For example, at the end of the meeting one board member asked folks to watch all the board meetings to see where people stand. She […]
July 26th Board Meeting
We will hold a regular board meeting on July 26th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream. Also, the board will hold a work session at 4:00 to receive budget and safety updates.
Lower Richland Community Meeting — My Thoughts
After our June 28th board meeting, the Lower Richland community held an important meeting about the removal of Dr. Hursey from Lower Richland High School. I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to be at the meeting, but I am thankful that I was able to watch a video of it. I have some thoughts. […]
My Thoughts on the June 28th Board Meeting
We held a regular board meeting on June 28th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). This week’s board meeting was very disappointing. We continue to simply act as rubber stamps as we approve dozens of administrative hires and appointments. And we are doing this in the […]
Regular Board Meeting — June 28th, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on June 28th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.