Comments on: School boards: Benefit or burden to education? http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/ Your source to discuss and learn about education in Atlanta, Georgia and the nation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:43:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: coetsee http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-26667 coetsee Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:57:53 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-26667 Affiliate Marketing is a performance based sales technique used by companies to expand their reach into the internet at low costs. This commission based program allows affiliate marketers to place ads on their websites or other advertising efforts such as email distribution in exchange for payment of a small commission when a sale results. <a>on line marketing</a> Affiliate Marketing is a performance based sales technique used by companies to expand their reach into the internet at low costs. This commission based program allows affiliate marketers to place ads on their websites or other advertising efforts such as email distribution in exchange for payment of a small commission when a sale results.
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]]> By: d http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15836 d Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:04:31 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15836 Time Will Tell obviously didn't attend the DeKalb County BOE meeting this month at Columbia High School. Time Will Tell obviously didn’t attend the DeKalb County BOE meeting this month at Columbia High School.

]]> By: jim d http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15834 jim d Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:02:05 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15834 BTW, Larry, that was most excellent!! BTW, Larry,

that was most excellent!!

]]> By: Decatur City teacher http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15758 Decatur City teacher Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:23:54 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15758 I have worked at many metro districts and am now in Decatur City Schools. I will never leave this district because the leadership here is fantastic! Our board members actually do put kids first in all their decision making!! All 5 members have fulltime jobs and don't meddle in the staff and superintendent's business. They were even altruistic enough to forgo their pay for the past 2 years in acknowledgement that teachers weren't getting a raise due to the bad economy. They did it without fanfare so not many folks know about it. They get very little money to begin with - probably about $1,500/year - so that's probably one of the reasons why we get good folks on the board here. And they get beat up plenty by our wonderfully involved and high-maintanence parents. It's certainly a job I wouldn't do!! I have worked at many metro districts and am now in Decatur City Schools. I will never leave this district because the leadership here is fantastic! Our board members actually do put kids first in all their decision making!! All 5 members have fulltime jobs and don’t meddle in the staff and superintendent’s business. They were even altruistic enough to forgo their pay for the past 2 years in acknowledgement that teachers weren’t getting a raise due to the bad economy. They did it without fanfare so not many folks know about it. They get very little money to begin with – probably about $1,500/year – so that’s probably one of the reasons why we get good folks on the board here. And they get beat up plenty by our wonderfully involved and high-maintanence parents. It’s certainly a job I wouldn’t do!!

]]> By: Resolve http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15713 Resolve Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:29:35 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15713 It is amazing to read how many counties are not happy with the performance of its school board. When Clayton county's troubles were front page news, you would have thought that Clayton County was the only county with a destructive board. I am not defending the idiots that were ousted by the governor. I am simply acknowledging that other counties have boards that are troubled. Dr. Elgart (SACS) understands there are destructive board across this state and instead of stripping accrediation for each board (like he did Clayton), he took the path that he thought was politically easiest- creating a statewide law. He went to the General Assembly and pushed the school board legislation. It failed because local boards of education did not want to give up their local control. It is amazing to read how many counties are not happy with the performance of its school board. When Clayton county’s troubles were front page news, you would have thought that Clayton County was the only county with a destructive board. I am not defending the idiots that were ousted by the governor. I am simply acknowledging that other counties have boards that are troubled.

Dr. Elgart (SACS) understands there are destructive board across this state and instead of stripping accrediation for each board (like he did Clayton), he took the path that he thought was politically easiest- creating a statewide law. He went to the General Assembly and pushed the school board legislation. It failed because local boards of education did not want to give up their local control.

]]> By: Time will tell... http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15712 Time will tell... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:07 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15712 To the parent in Spalding County (Griffin), You have one of the most racially divided school boards in the state. Time will tell that Griffin's racial tone has not changed since integration. To the parent in Spalding County (Griffin),

You have one of the most racially divided school boards in the state. Time will tell that Griffin’s racial tone has not changed since integration.

]]> By: William Casey http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15710 William Casey Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:51:27 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15710 School board positions on the Fulton County Board of Education are "stepping-stone" positions for females of independent means (husbands' or family money) who are seeking higher political office and to make a political "name" for themselves. I'm a retired teacher/coach now but in 2004 I was publicly (in the local paper) attacked by Board member Katie Reeves for suppoosedly teaching an "anti-Bush" lesson to my Advanced Placement American History students. School system administrators investigators examined my lessons and found them to be entirely "fair and balanced." However, Ms. Reeves had successfully "branded" herself as the "Sarah Palin" of North Fulton Republican politics which was the whole point. Watch a Board meeting on Comcast. School board positions on the Fulton County Board of Education are “stepping-stone” positions for females of independent means (husbands’ or family money) who are seeking higher political office and to make a political “name” for themselves. I’m a retired teacher/coach now but in 2004 I was publicly (in the local paper) attacked by Board member Katie Reeves for suppoosedly teaching an “anti-Bush” lesson to my Advanced Placement American History students. School system administrators investigators examined my lessons and found them to be entirely “fair and balanced.” However, Ms. Reeves had successfully “branded” herself as the “Sarah Palin” of North Fulton Republican politics which was the whole point. Watch a Board meeting on Comcast.

]]> By: jim d http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15705 jim d Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:35:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15705 a thankless job???? I think not. The people that often seek these positions are looking for power and control. and allow me to mention that along with that power and control comes other benefitss. FOLLOW THE $$$$ a thankless job????

I think not.

The people that often seek these positions are looking for power and control.

and allow me to mention that along with that power and control comes other benefitss. FOLLOW THE $$$$

]]> By: Larry http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15700 Larry Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:21:36 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15700 Georgia school system populations range in size from Gwinnett, which is over twice the size of some states, to others with only hundreds of students. Local school boards are equally diverse and about the only thing they have in common is that they are elected not appointed (in case anyone missed the fact that we actually changed Georgia’s Constitution to ensure local voters would control their schools). As another regular contributor to this blog can attest, the general public is so stone ignorant of their local school board, that they can’t possibly form a valid opinion concerning any needed changes. This unnamed contributor and I were the ONLY two citizens to show up at Gwinnett’s public budget meetings for so many years that “Jim and Larry’s Annual Budget Bash” became a synonym for the thing among those paying attention. So, if you want to eliminate elected local boards, blog away until you feel better. You can’t change anything because you don’t know how. After 200 years of self-government, it’d be nice of folks got the hang of it, but I try to eschew over-optimism. @unnamed contributor, did I clean this up enough, or should I have been blunt? Georgia school system populations range in size from Gwinnett, which is over twice the size of some states, to others with only hundreds of students. Local school boards are equally diverse and about the only thing they have in common is that they are elected not appointed (in case anyone missed the fact that we actually changed Georgia’s Constitution to ensure local voters would control their schools).

As another regular contributor to this blog can attest, the general public is so stone ignorant of their local school board, that they can’t possibly form a valid opinion concerning any needed changes. This unnamed contributor and I were the ONLY two citizens to show up at Gwinnett’s public budget meetings for so many years that “Jim and Larry’s Annual Budget Bash” became a synonym for the thing among those paying attention.

So, if you want to eliminate elected local boards, blog away until you feel better. You can’t change anything because you don’t know how. After 200 years of self-government, it’d be nice of folks got the hang of it, but I try to eschew over-optimism.

@unnamed contributor, did I clean this up enough, or should I have been blunt?

]]> By: Dr. John Trotter http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/10/23/school-boards-benefit-or-burden-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-15695 Dr. John Trotter Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:47:25 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=2474#comment-15695 Maureen: I hope that you understand that "adminstrator" was meant to be "administrator." Tebow just broke Herschel's record, and I am writing this on Maureen's blog. Maureen, your blog is addictive. Ha! Maureen: I hope that you understand that “adminstrator” was meant to be “administrator.” Tebow just broke Herschel’s record, and I am writing this on Maureen’s blog. Maureen, your blog is addictive. Ha!

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