While we’re on the topic of the board lying about stuff let’s remember then-Board president Suni Kartha’s statement in early Nov 2019 to parents that they had identified Horton as a finalist but declined to report his name publicly because the board was ‘respecting the confidentiality requested by the candidates in order to remain in our…
While we’re on the topic of the board lying about stuff let’s remember then-Board president Suni Kartha’s statement in early Nov 2019 to parents that they had identified Horton as a finalist but declined to report his name publicly because the board was ‘respecting the confidentiality requested by the candidates in order to remain in our search process.’
There is no way this is true since it is impossible to believe that Horton—who had been a finalist in at least three public searches that s same year—would have requested anonymity to stay in the search.
Had his name been publicized before his hire, his lack of experience and troubled financial liabilities made it pretty clear that people would have been up in arms with the board that they were seriously considering Horton for the job.
Better for them to lie and make the selection a fait accompli.
Which, not coincidentally, is what they have done with the lease certificate fiasco.
I suspect the last five years have been rife with open meetings act violations but it's basically impossible to prove with someone on the board bringing it up. For instance, I heard they discussed *me* in a closed session - which is allowed in some contexts but is a pretty rampant violation of the OMA. The distrust that the board has for the voters and the general public is just absolutely wild. I've never seen anything like it.
While we’re on the topic of the board lying about stuff let’s remember then-Board president Suni Kartha’s statement in early Nov 2019 to parents that they had identified Horton as a finalist but declined to report his name publicly because the board was ‘respecting the confidentiality requested by the candidates in order to remain in our search process.’
There is no way this is true since it is impossible to believe that Horton—who had been a finalist in at least three public searches that s same year—would have requested anonymity to stay in the search.
Had his name been publicized before his hire, his lack of experience and troubled financial liabilities made it pretty clear that people would have been up in arms with the board that they were seriously considering Horton for the job.
Better for them to lie and make the selection a fait accompli.
Which, not coincidentally, is what they have done with the lease certificate fiasco.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/11/12/city/district-65-narrows-search-for-superintendent/
I suspect the last five years have been rife with open meetings act violations but it's basically impossible to prove with someone on the board bringing it up. For instance, I heard they discussed *me* in a closed session - which is allowed in some contexts but is a pretty rampant violation of the OMA. The distrust that the board has for the voters and the general public is just absolutely wild. I've never seen anything like it.