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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. <BR>
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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.<BR><BR><FONT color=#8064a2><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><FONT face=Verdana>Keely<BR>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:37:17 -0700<BR>> From: vpschwaller@gmail.com<BR>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Stop Misleading Electorate<BR>> <BR>> Well . . .. I'm going to venture a guess here (then do some digging so<BR>> don't be getting yer knickers in a twist) but I suspect, as many of<BR>> you "progressives" have spouted on here RE: University of Idaho, maybe<BR>> one needs to "look at the top". Funny how you don't seem to think<BR>> that pertains to K-12 schools.<BR>> <BR>> GS<BR>> <BR>> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> wrote:<BR>> > Courtesy of the "Letters" section of today's (May 21, 2010) Moscow-Pullman<BR>> > Daily News with a VERY special thanks to Tom Brandt.<BR>> ><BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > Stop misleading electorate<BR>> ><BR>> > By golly, it must be campaign time again. The old whipping boy has been<BR>> > trotted out into public square for his bi-annual flogging. That's right,<BR>> > it's those evil public schools ruining our country once again.<BR>> ><BR>> > Of course, our new local political wannabes have jumped up on the<BR>> > bandwagon. "We are spending a lot on education, but we're not getting much<BR>> > as a return," said David Klingenberg in his candidate bio. Ike Young<BR>> > one-upped Klingenberg by stating "There (are) vast amounts of money wasted<BR>> > in our public schools."<BR>> ><BR>> > Really? When was the last time either of you spent any amount of quality<BR>> > time in any school? I teach at Moscow High School, and I would love to<BR>> > have you come into my room and show me some of the "vast amounts of money"<BR>> > I'm wasting.<BR>> ><BR>> > It certainly can't be our building. The main part was built in the 1930s.<BR>> > How about our books? Nope. I don't even have enough books (which are six<BR>> > years old) for all of my students in one course. I have barely enough<BR>> > books for the second course (also six years old), and my statistics books<BR>> > are copyrighted 1999, many of them having lost their covers some time ago.<BR>> ><BR>> > How about the furniture? I've got a random assortment of three different<BR>> > styles of desks. Don't know how old they are, but they are functional.<BR>> > Incidentally, there was no furniture budget last year and there won't be<BR>> > one next year.<BR>> ><BR>> > We turn off our computers and peripherals at night to save electricity,<BR>> > and I even use chalk, partly because I like it, but also because it's a<BR>> > lot cheaper than markers.<BR>> ><BR>> > So, Klingenberg and Young, show me where my waste is. If you don't have<BR>> > any specific suggestions, stop misleading the electorate and find out what<BR>> > is really going on.<BR>> ><BR>> > Tom Brandt, Moscow<BR>> ><BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > If anybody knows Mr. Brandt's email address, please pass it on to me, ok?<BR>> > I'd like to buy him a beer.<BR>> ><BR>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> ><BR>> > Tom Hansen<BR>> > Moscow, Idaho<BR>> ><BR>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>> ><BR>> > - Unknown<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> http://www.fsr.net <BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> =======================================================<BR> <br /><hr />The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3' target='_new'>Get started.</a></body>
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