Category: Board Updates

August 27th and September 10th Board Meetings: My Thoughts

September 15, 2024

Category: Board Updates

Superintendent Goals In the past I have advocated for the board to meet and set measurable goals regarding student and district achievement. And one year we actually set a couple of measurable goals–one around career and college readiness, for example. But this year, we have these “goals.” Of course, they aren’t actually goals — they […]

State Inspector General Report: My Thoughts

July 28, 2024

Category: Board Updates

I wanted to provide my thoughts after reading and digesting the findings of the Inspector General. As always, I encourage folks to read the entire document for themselves. It is, at times, dense and technical by necessity but also very informative. Click here for the report. Within minutes of the report being released, the district […]

Catching Up — My Thoughts on Recent Meetings

February 4, 2024

Category: Board Updates

I am going to briefly address three issues from recent meetings: our most recent meeting and the FOIA issues it raised; the Early Learning Childhood Center; and, October’s teacher reassignments.  We Messed Up. I Messed Up. Last week, the board held a called meeting (you can listen here) to receive legal advice and vote on […]