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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. […]

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 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 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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 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 […]

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.

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

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, […]

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 […]

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.

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 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 […]