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Post by WeNeed3 on Aug 28, 2008 19:49:25 GMT -5
I have a friend that knows Karen Ambre from WE. She thinks she is bright, well-educated, fair, and would look at the whole district in a big picture and leave out any personal emotion.
Also, it looks like Dawn DeSart is a 1981 grad of WV and won the WV alumni award. Didn't she do radio broadcasting for WMAQ?
As far as ST goes, she must have put some real thought into running for the SB. Maybe she has decided with all the turmiol in the district that she would bring something to the table. I don't understand how a person can say people are pigeon holing others based on where they live and then turn around and pigeon hole ST based on a column she wrote. Can't a person change her mind?
I have heard that ST attends a lot of the meetings. I know, I know, any person can view them from their computer in order to get the info. But to actually take the time to fit that in her schedule and attend them in person says something to me. She is already carving out the time it takes to be a SB member. I can't say that for some of the other candidates that I do recognize.
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Post by JWH on Aug 28, 2008 20:35:06 GMT -5
Time for us all to move on from boundaries, ugliness, etc. There are some great people on that list of 24 from all over the district. I personally believe it is time to move beyond the boundaries and the blanket criticism of people simply because of where they reside in the district. Agreed Mclovin, but you know there are going to be some people who support a prospective SB member solely to push a boundary change agenda (whether publicly admitted by the candidate or not). Kudos to the 24 ppl that put their name in the hat - - sounds like some great potential candidates for the vacancy, plus future elections.
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Post by WeNeed3 on Aug 28, 2008 20:43:48 GMT -5
Yes, agreed, mclovin. It would be nice if the "B" word would never come up again. Too much pain to revisit. I think that is wishful thinking on my part though. I must admit, being a school board member lately takes a lot of time and devotion, so I do applause these people for throwing in their hats.
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Post by mclovin on Aug 28, 2008 21:14:17 GMT -5
I need we ALL need to get over the the boundary debate. In my opinion, we have all lost focus over what is most important for our kids- a great education.
It has been three years that we have all been battling each other about boundary issues, who lives where, etc. blah. blah.
Time to move on. Can the boundaries change, yes. So what? It would be foolish for anyone to say they would never change boundaries. Yet, circumstances may come up that would make a boundary change necessary for the district. Transportation issues, enrollment, etc. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if we could, at some point, not get so volatile towards each other over a boundary change.
What is the goal in district 204? To make sure the boundaries are fair? Or, do we all want a great education for our children?
Why is the debate always about boundaries?
Why aren't we discussing why we don't have foreign language at the elementary level when 203 provides it?
We all need to move on, myself included. It would benefit our children.
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Post by warriorpride on Aug 28, 2008 21:19:44 GMT -5
...What is the goal in district 204? To make sure the boundaries are fair? Or, do we all want a great education for our children? all of the above
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Post by doctorwho on Aug 28, 2008 21:22:50 GMT -5
...What is the goal in district 204? To make sure the boundaries are fair? Or, do we all want a great education for our children? all of the above Amen to that !
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Post by mclovin on Aug 28, 2008 21:26:32 GMT -5
Agreed Warriorpride...
More important to me is that all children in 204 get a fantastic, equitable education regardless of boundaries.
It's my opinion that 204 needs to move forward and get away from the boundary/inequality discussion.
As I stated earlier in my post, it is my opinion we've become too focused on boundaries and have lost sight of our goals.
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Post by warriorpride on Aug 28, 2008 21:30:46 GMT -5
Agreed Warriorpride... More important to me is that all children in 204 get a fantastic, equitable education regardless of boundaries. It's my opinion that 204 needs to move forward and get away from the boundary/inequality discussion. As I stated earlier in my post, it is my opinion we've become too focused on boundaries and have lost sight of our goals. I hope that everyone that applies for any SB position shares your sentiment. The boundaries are what they are now, and there would need to be a very, very compelling reason for them to be changed any time soon.
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Post by mclovin on Aug 28, 2008 21:38:03 GMT -5
Boundaries can and should change if there is a compelling reason for them to be altered.
I really think we all need to get over the boundary discussion and move on towards more important topics for our children.
Foreign Language in Elementary School? one topic I'm concerned about.
203 is all over this. Why aren't we?
Again, another reason for us to move on from our normal discussions of boundary related topics.
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Post by gatormom on Aug 28, 2008 21:41:14 GMT -5
Agreed Warriorpride... More important to me is that all children in 204 get a fantastic, equitable education regardless of boundaries. It's my opinion that 204 needs to move forward and get away from the boundary/inequality discussion. As I stated earlier in my post, it is my opinion we've become too focused on boundaries and have lost sight of our goals. Kind of interesing you should say that. Been to quite a few SB meetings and I have to say, the past 3 or so months have been fascinating. Nice to see our district NOT focusing on that stuff. So much exciting stuff is happening in the district and a lot of it has been overshadowed by some rather unpleasant problems. I don't think the district has ever lost sight of the goals, the headlines were just overshadowing the work being done in the trenches, providing that great education to our children we all expect.
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Post by warriorpride on Aug 28, 2008 21:41:18 GMT -5
Boundaries can and should change if there is a compelling reason for them to be altered. I really think we all need to get over the boundary discussion and move on towards more important topics for our children. Foreign Language in Elementary School? one topic I'm concerned about. 203 is all over this. Why aren't we? Again, another reason for us to move on from our normal discussions of boundary related topics. you keep talking about boundaries, and then say that we shouldnt talk about them - if I don't hear any talk about boundaries for a long time, that's fine with me - and I don't see any reason for there to be talk about boundayy changes any time soon - mcL, do you see any reason to discuss boundary changes over the next few years?
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Post by WeNeed3 on Aug 28, 2008 21:44:36 GMT -5
You make a good point about foreign language, mclovin, and you should actually start a thread about that. I know that a long time ago, they offered Spanish as an after-school program at our ES. It lasted a few weeks and taught the basics.
To me, that is what the SB should be focusing on. Implementing new changes, focusing on NCLB. Not rehashing boundaries that haven't even had a chance to be implemented.
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Post by mclovin on Aug 28, 2008 21:56:30 GMT -5
Boundaries can and should change if there is a compelling reason for them to be altered. I really think we all need to get over the boundary discussion and move on towards more important topics for our children. Foreign Language in Elementary School? one topic I'm concerned about. 203 is all over this. Why aren't we? Again, another reason for us to move on from our normal discussions of boundary related topics. you keep talking about boundaries, and then say that we shouldnt talk about them - if I don't hear any talk about boundaries for a long time, that's fine with me - and I don't see any reason for there to be talk about boundayy changes any time soon - mcL, do you see any reason to discuss boundary changes over the next few years? I've read some posts on this board that discount/trash a resident from a certain area because of boundaries. I've also read this and the original "blue board" for years. Let's face it, the discussion has centered on boundaries for the past 2 years at least. Wouldn't you like to get beyond boundaries? further into education regardless of where kids go to school? I would. Time to move on.
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Post by warriorpride on Aug 28, 2008 22:02:52 GMT -5
you keep talking about boundaries, and then say that we shouldnt talk about them - if I don't hear any talk about boundaries for a long time, that's fine with me - and I don't see any reason for there to be talk about boundayy changes any time soon - mcL, do you see any reason to discuss boundary changes over the next few years? I've read some posts on this board that discount/trash a resident from a certain area because of boundaries. I've also read this and the original "blue board" for years. Let's face it, the discussion has centered on boundaries for the past 2 years at least. Do you disagree with that analogy WP? Or are you of the mindset that boundaries are the most important filter for anyone interested in a 204 board seat? Above and beyond anything else, boundaries are #! and the continued focus on this site and other sites. That bothers me, doesn't it bother some of you? Get over it. In my opinion, its time to move forward, you disagree it seems, right? I agree with you if you think that boundaries should move to the back-burner and remain untouched for a while - I never said it was the most important thing - however, I bet if you surveyed current 204 families, a majority would not want to hear any talk of boundary changes in the near future why has there been a focus of boundaries over the last 3 years? maybe ask the hundreds of people that have posted on boards, written LTEs, written emails to the SB, and spoken at SB meetings about boundaries You're right, the boundaries have been set and it's time to move on
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Post by mclovin on Aug 28, 2008 22:06:40 GMT -5
You make a good point about foreign language, mclovin, and you should actually start a thread about that. I know that a long time ago, they offered Spanish as an after-school program at our ES. It lasted a few weeks and taught the basics. To me, that is what the SB should be focusing on. Implementing new changes, focusing on NCLB. Not rehashing boundaries that haven't even had a chance to be implemented. We need to get over the old arguments and focus on good decisions for the kids, all of them.
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