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<DIV>No more "Big Deals (a quarterly incentive program used by some
teachers to encourage good behavior, performance, etc."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What? So not only do I have to fork over
my hard earned to pay for teachers and too many administrators but now I also
have to pay to keep kids in the seats via a monetary pay out also commonly
referred to as a bribe? When did this become an effective teaching tool?
Apparently the MSD employees won't be happy till they get the class sizes down
to four per teacher and the quartet that shows up is paid a living
wage. Enough already!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=the_ivies3@yahoo.com href="mailto:the_ivies3@yahoo.com">Tom Ivie</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] What about the
kids? (was Weitz is a civicterrorist??</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>It also has required the school district to freeze all
funds. That means no field trips, Big Deals (a quarterly incentive
program used by some teachers to encourage good behavior, performance, etc.),
and no contracts for teachers with 1-3 yrs experience. Luckily, the
school district's lawyer is from the firm that has written the book on
education law in Idaho, literally; The Law of Education in Idaho by Anderson,
Julian & Hull, LLP. Unfortunately, it negatively affects the kids
NOW. Any donation to your local public school or class of choice would
probably be well accepted for those end of the year activities.
<BR><BR>Something else that concerns me is that the three names that have been
cited in connection with this attack on our school district (Jerry Weitz, Jim
Demeeleer, and Brian Thie) are all listed on the "leadership" of the Greater
Moscow Alliance. Does this action represent the "Alliance" or is it just
a coincidence. I would add that I would be just as critical or at least
question it if the same happened in regards with the Moscow Civic
Association. I don't happen to be a member of either group. They
say that business and politics don't mix. There is a good reason; you
can lose business!<BR><BR><B><I>Bill London <london@moscow.com></I></B>
wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>your question: "<FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>If Dr. Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have any
concern?"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>my response: a huge amount of administrative time and a sizable chunk
of money (as in paid by local taxes to the district) will have to be used to
fight this suit. Of course the district, and its patrons, are
concerned.</DIV>
<DIV>BL</DIV>
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<A title=vpschwaller@gmail.com href="mailto:vpschwaller@gmail.com">Glenn
Schwaller</A> </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B>
<A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B>
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:10 PM</DIV>
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[Vision2020] Weitz is a civic terrorist?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Ms. Emerinemix,<BR><BR>I don't know if there is any merit
to Dr. Weitz's claim. I believe that the foundation for any argument
is "is this position valid?" With something as complex and
potentially dangerous and damaging as the illlegality of a tax-based
ballot measure, I have no problem with someone questions its
validity. Dr. Weitz has wisely chosen to use the law to determine if
his claim has merit. Many will discount this as "frivolity" and cite
a laundry list of reasons based on gut-wrenching emotion (oh the poor
kids! The poor teachers! The poor administration!) and avoid
considering a more insidious outcome of allowing a group to unfairly and
inappropriately tax the public for whatever it is they want (be it
schools, roads, parks, athletic centers). This potentially could set
a precedence by which any group could do the same thing. If Dr.
Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have any
concern? I for one would rather see the law surrounding this issue
clearly delineated than to see some other, possibly more unsavory group,
use the same tactics to fund their particular
interest.<BR><BR>Schwaller<BR><BR>"The bigger they are, the harder they
fall on you"<BR> Mark Knopfler<BR>
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