[Vision2020] Stop Misleading Electorate

Fri May 21 16:07:50 PDT 2010

It's administrators who ensure that our public school district conforms to often nearly impossible-to-understand Federal guidelines, and without these administrators, this and every other school district in the United States is in danger of unintentional violation of Fed policy -- and risks falling behind not only Fed mandates, but behind other schools as well.  In a competitive, high-stakes, constantly changing public schools climate, I really think that we understand how important it is to make sure the ship is running as it ought to be, even if, to the uninformed, it appears to be a top-heavy picture.  

By the way, anyone out there know how many administrators NSA has?  Not "fellows," "Dons," or pirates, jet pilots, or superheroes, but administrators?  I think the school has about 200 students.  I wish someone could educate us on how many deans, directors, lead staff, and other higher-ups are on the school's payroll.

Keely
www.keely-prevailingwinds.com

> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:37:17 -0700
> From: vpschwaller at gmail.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Stop Misleading Electorate
> 
> Well . . .. I'm going to venture a guess here (then do some digging so
> don't be getting yer knickers in a twist) but I suspect, as many of
> you "progressives" have spouted on here RE: University of Idaho, maybe
> one needs to "look at the top". Funny how you don't seem to think
> that pertains to K-12 schools.
> 
> GS
> 
> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
> > Courtesy of the "Letters" section of today's (May 21, 2010) Moscow-Pullman
> > Daily News with a VERY special thanks to Tom Brandt.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Stop misleading electorate
> >
> > By golly, it must be campaign time again. The old whipping boy has been
> > trotted out into public square for his bi-annual flogging. That's right,
> > it's those evil public schools ruining our country once again.
> >
> > Of course, our new local political wannabes have jumped up on the
> > bandwagon. "We are spending a lot on education, but we're not getting much
> > as a return," said David Klingenberg in his candidate bio. Ike Young
> > one-upped Klingenberg by stating "There (are) vast amounts of money wasted
> > in our public schools."
> >
> > Really? When was the last time either of you spent any amount of quality
> > time in any school? I teach at Moscow High School, and I would love to
> > have you come into my room and show me some of the "vast amounts of money"
> > I'm wasting.
> >
> > It certainly can't be our building. The main part was built in the 1930s.
> > How about our books? Nope. I don't even have enough books (which are six
> > years old) for all of my students in one course. I have barely enough
> > books for the second course (also six years old), and my statistics books
> > are copyrighted 1999, many of them having lost their covers some time ago.
> >
> > How about the furniture? I've got a random assortment of three different
> > styles of desks. Don't know how old they are, but they are functional.
> > Incidentally, there was no furniture budget last year and there won't be
> > one next year.
> >
> > We turn off our computers and peripherals at night to save electricity,
> > and I even use chalk, partly because I like it, but also because it's a
> > lot cheaper than markers.
> >
> > So, Klingenberg and Young, show me where my waste is. If you don't have
> > any specific suggestions, stop misleading the electorate and find out what
> > is really going on.
> >
> > Tom Brandt, Moscow
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > If anybody knows Mr. Brandt's email address, please pass it on to me, ok?
> > I'd like to buy him a beer.
> >
> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
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