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You're right. So many important personality issues like Mr. Tata's eyebrows, and whether Mr. Tedesco, as an elected official, is entitled to be addressed as "Honorable" and where Stephen Colbert's kids go to school ....
Of course those are not the personality issues. The issues are the disfunction of the school board caused by infighting and members denigrating each other in public.
Last edited by Green Irish Eyes; 01-21-2011 at 01:43 PM..
Reason: Please discuss the topic, not each other.
Tedesco accepting gifts? that's important- an ethical issue.
But Mr. Tedesco never accepted any gifts. So I guess the fact that he declined the offer, and instead asked people to donate to a charity, says what about his ethics? I haven't heard too many people say nice things about him based on that.
(As I've posted before, I am not a fan of the policies he advocates.)
[Not picking on you BTW - just using your post as a spring board to make the above comment. Appreciate your insight.]
The issues are the disfunction of the school board caused by infighting and members denigrating each other in public.
But aren't some of the posts here doing that very same thing? How are we advancing the cause of civil discourse by doing the very thing of which we complain? If denigrating each other in public is what we loathe in our elected officials, then should we not abstain from it also?
But aren't some of the posts here doing that very same thing? How are we advancing the cause of civil discourse by doing the very thing of which we complain? If denigrating each other in public is what we loathe in our elected officials, then should we not abstain from it also?
I don't disagree about some of the comments here - who cares about dude's eyebrows? My point is that LEADERS need to hold themselves to a higher standard. That's what successful leaders do - cut the crap, find some common ground, and come up with the best solution for all involved. Unfortunately I think that's beyond the capabilities of the current board. That's why the people have become the issue, maybe as much so as the actual issues.
My point is that LEADERS need to hold themselves to a higher standard. That's what successful leaders do - cut the crap, find some common ground, and come up with the best solution for all involved.
Tata starts in a couple of weeks and will have a couple of advisors provided to him by the academy that trained him. That is a good thing considering his lack of educational experience. It will be interesting to see how they interact with the board and if they can all get and be on the same page. Not good if Tata gets caught in the middle.
Recent structural changes that could put a definitive stamp on the state's largest school system for years to come include severing ties with state and national school board associations and ditching past qualifications for the superintendent's job. The change would allow the consideration of business executives or other nontraditional candidates for the post.
Why did the withdraw from affiliation with other Boards of Education? Is this reall a do it alone operation of folks without a history in education? Is that what voters really wanted as the end product?
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