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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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

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.

We will hold a board retreat on September 24, 2022 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Click here for the agenda.

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, […]

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.

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 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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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. […]

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 […]

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.

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 could not be more excited to announce that I am running for the District 3 seat. Please see my press release for more information.

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 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, […]

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.

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 […]

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.