In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
THIS School Board Needs A Reality Check
By Janet Evans
Friday, Oct 10 2008, 06:45 PM
When it comes to attracting new residents to a city, when it comes to schools, what is it that parents and their children are looking for?
As a parent of successful children academically who are now out in the “real world,” and of a child who was successful in sports in high school, I have my own opinion. But I’m sure opinions will vary among different residents. For me, if I was moving into a new community, I would look for quality academics with dedicated teachers, an extracurricular program supported by the district and the community, and a Board and Administrators who are in touch with the community. It’s students and academics first.
So, if I was considering moving to Muskego, why in the world would I give any thought about what sign was hanging at the Administration Building? Why would that, of all things, lure me to that district? If my child was allowed to give input into what city we should move to, based on the schools, let’s say because of the athletic program, why would my child really care about a “cool” Nike-looking school logo attached to the building or inside the school board offices? Would my child really believe that that logo is going to make that a better place to go to school?
It seems some members of the Muskego School Board are in that mind set. They believe spending $5,000 on two signs for the District offices, one for the outside of the building and one for inside the building, will attract students to the district. Is that skewed thinking or what? Read the article HERE .
After that, maybe you might be able to figure out where the priorities of the Muskego-Norway School Board are. Whatever happened to students coming first in a school district?
I guess they haven’t heard about Clayton County, Georgia.
It’s almost as if the concept of “Boomgaard” is a disease that is spreading.
