My Thoughts on the June 14th Board Meeting
We held a regular board meeting on June 14th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). There are two issues I want to focus on: custodial staff shortage and our teacher shortage. As usual, I encourage you to watch these portions of the meeting. Custodial Staff Shortage […]
I’m Running for District 3!
I could not be more excited to announce that I am running for the District 3 seat. Please see my press release for more information.
Board Meeting on June 14, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on June 14th. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. Also, at 4:30 there will be a second public hearing regarding redistricting (voting districts; not attendance zones). Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
May 24th Board Meeting – My Thoughts
May 24th School Board Meeting We held a regular board meeting on May 24th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). Teacher Vacancies We learned that 192 teachers did not return contracts. Close to 180 teachers had already informed the district that they were not returning. So, […]
Board Meeting, May 24, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting tomorrow, May 24th. 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.
May 10th Board Meeting – My Thoughts
We held a regular board meeting on May 10th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). School Safety and Metal Detectors At last week’s board meeting, we finally had a chance to learn more about the district’s new metal detector pilot program. I was glad to see […]
Board Meeting, May 10, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on May 10, 2022. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson Administration Building. We will also hold a budget work session beginning at 4:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
April 26, 2022 Board Meeting — My Thoughts
April 26th School Board Meeting We held a regular board meeting on April 26th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). Charging for Seat Time Recovery During public comment, two parents complained about the practice of schools charging families for students to participate in seat time “recovery” […]
Board Meeting, April 26, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on April 26, 2022. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Called Board Meeting on April 7, 2022 — My Thoughts
We held a called board meeting on April 7th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). Executive Session The board spent almost 2 hours in executive session addressing parent appeals of student discipline. Obviously, I cannot go into any details about those appeals. However, I do want […]
Called Board Meeting: April 7, 2022
We will hold a called board meeting on April 7, 2022. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
Board Retreat, March 26, 2022 — My Thoughts
On Saturday, March 26th, the school board held a board retreat. The agenda is here. While the audio of the meeting was live-streamed, I do not believe it has been posted. I won’t summarize everything, but I will discuss two highlights: (1) a presentation about academic achievement and (2) an HR presentation about reasons teachers […]
March 22nd Board Meeting — My Thoughts
We held a board meeting on March 22nd. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). I will cover three topics: the board’s role in hiring administration officials a clearly unconstitutional attempt to silence criticism of the board the Chairwoman’s response to the Post & Courier article about […]
Board Meeting, March 22, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on March 22, 2022. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
March 8th Meeting – My Thoughts
We held a board meeting on March 8th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). The agenda mostly listed various contracts that we approved. We also addressed the mask mandate. There’s no point in trying to reconstruct how we ended up where we are, but the district […]
March 11, 2022 Called (Virtual) Meeting
At noon on March 11th the school board will hold a virtual meeting to discuss the issue of mask guidelines. Click here for the agenda and here for the live stream link.
Board Meeting, March 8, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on March 8, 2022. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream.
February 22nd Board Meeting – My Thoughts about What We Are Not Talking About
We held a board meeting on February 22nd. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). The agenda mostly dealt with contracts. The public comments and board reports mostly addressed the issue of masks. The board reports begin at about the 41:24 minute mark. For some reason about […]
Board Meeting, February 22, 2022
We will hold a regular board meeting on February 22, 2022. The public session will begin at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting via live-stream. Also, in-person attendance will be permitted at this meeting. Click here for the guidelines.
My Thoughts on the February 8th Board Meeting
We held a board meeting on February 8th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). Here are my thoughts about a few of the issues discussed at the meeting. Teacher Turnover Per School A board member requested information about teacher turnover for each school. This is an […]
February 8, 2022 Board Meeting
The school board will meet on February 8th. Public session is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda and here for the link the live-stream.
My Thoughts on the January 25th Board Meeting
We held a board meeting on January 25th. You can view the meeting here (on the Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). Here are my thoughts about a few of the issues discussed at the meeting. Literacy Kits We approved a contract for literacy kits for students with special needs. These kits are aligned […]
Board Meeting | January 25, 2022
There will be a regular board meeting on January 25, 2022. Click here for the agenda and here for the live-stream link.
My Thoughts on the Jan. 11, 2022 Board Meeting
We held a board meeting last week on January 11th. You can view the meeting here (on Richland One website) or here (on YouTube). There isn’t much that warrants a summary or my two cents here, but I will revisit a few issues I raised during the Board Reports. Teacher Retention and Recruitment I mentioned […]
Board Meeting, January 11, 2022
There will be a regular board meeting on January 11, 2022 at 5:30 pm. Click here for the agenda and here for the live stream link. As always, I will provide a summary and my thoughts of the meeting later in the week.
My Thoughts on the December 14th Board Meeting
The school board met on December 14th. To watch the meeting, click here. While the board covered several issues, I will focus on retention bonuses and the hiring a new Director of Security and Emergency Services. Retention Bonuses We voted unanimously to provide a $1000 “retention bonus” to all full-time employees and $500 to all […]
Regular Board Meeting, December 14, 2021
A regular board meeting will be held on December 14th at 7:00 pm. You can access the agenda here. It will be live-streamed, and you can access the video here. As always, I will provide a summary and my thoughts after the meeting.
Regular Board Meeting, December 14, 2021
A regular board meeting will be held on December 14th at 7:00 pm. Click here for the agenda. It will be live-streamed, and you can access the video here. As always, I will provide a summary and my thoughts after the meeting.
My Thoughts on the Nov. 30th Board Information Session
Last week on November 30th, there was a Board Information Session about “HR Processes” in the district. The meeting was live-streamed, but the recording of this meeting has not been posted. I will request that it be posted along with the other board meeting videos. UPDATE (December 20, 2021): The recording of this meeting has […]
Board Information Session | November 30, 2021
There will be a Board Information Session on November 30, 2021 at 6:00pm. Here is the Agenda. And you can watch the live-stream here.
My Thoughts on November 9th Board Meeting
Last week (November 9th) I participated in my first board meeting. I wanted to highlight two issues that I raised and explain my positions. Suspension of Teacher’s License The administration asked the board to suspend a teacher’s license for a year. I voted against this request. Here’s why. Teacher contracts are pretty one-sided affairs. The […]
This Blog and How I Plan to Communicate
I wanted to let folks know how I intend to use this Blog and other ways I will communicate information to everyone. First, I will post my thoughts about board meetings here. I want to especially make sure everyone understands my votes. It doesn’t mean everyone will agree with me, but, at least, you’ll understand […]