Thanks for that intel. I then expect Soo La Kim to resign not long before the election so they (read: the current board members) can appoint someone that they want long-term. This board has a pattern of doing that -- they "pick and choose" their successors from their circle of like-minded thinkers instead of offering it up to the elector…
Thanks for that intel. I then expect Soo La Kim to resign not long before the election so they (read: the current board members) can appoint someone that they want long-term. This board has a pattern of doing that -- they "pick and choose" their successors from their circle of like-minded thinkers instead of offering it up to the electorate to decide and vote. Of course, that person then needs to be elected when the election comes, but incumbency is powerful....I think Donna Wang Su and Omar Salem are the ONLY current board members to first join when voted in from an election? And shockingly, they're the only two that went "against the grain" on this vote.
I have found Soo La Kim in particular (with Biz a close second) to often be condescending in her remarks throughout her tenure. Joey Hailpern is the only (longstanding) board member who is willing to acknowledge a mistake and shows some empathy ...
There is great irony in the fact that this equity/racial-lens-obsessed board is getting national headlines about closing the most diverse/low income school. This board values certain minority groups over others though and also needs the 37% of BR students to populate their new school that is the beacon symbol of "educational reparations" lest it be left half empty with few that want to go there.
To be fair, there have also been a fair number of elections where folks ran unopposed or with not much opposition. Prior to 2021, there wasn't much competition in these races.
Wow, that is good context to have....would also be interesting to overlay what the turnout was (% of total electorate who voted) for those. How many of the above winners were appointed before being elected? Is it true that Omar and Donna were the only ones?
Thanks for that intel. I then expect Soo La Kim to resign not long before the election so they (read: the current board members) can appoint someone that they want long-term. This board has a pattern of doing that -- they "pick and choose" their successors from their circle of like-minded thinkers instead of offering it up to the electorate to decide and vote. Of course, that person then needs to be elected when the election comes, but incumbency is powerful....I think Donna Wang Su and Omar Salem are the ONLY current board members to first join when voted in from an election? And shockingly, they're the only two that went "against the grain" on this vote.
I have found Soo La Kim in particular (with Biz a close second) to often be condescending in her remarks throughout her tenure. Joey Hailpern is the only (longstanding) board member who is willing to acknowledge a mistake and shows some empathy ...
There is great irony in the fact that this equity/racial-lens-obsessed board is getting national headlines about closing the most diverse/low income school. This board values certain minority groups over others though and also needs the 37% of BR students to populate their new school that is the beacon symbol of "educational reparations" lest it be left half empty with few that want to go there.
To be fair, there have also been a fair number of elections where folks ran unopposed or with not much opposition. Prior to 2021, there wasn't much competition in these races.
2023: 3 winners, 5 candidates (Wilkins, Salem, Hernandez)
2021: 4 winners, 8 candidates (Kim, Hailpern, Lindsay-Ryan, Su)
2019: 3 winners, 3 candidates (Tanyavutti, Mendoza, Hernandez)
2017: 4 winners, 5 candidates (Chow, Cohen, Hailpern, Kartha)
2017-special: 1 candidate, 1 winner (Tanyavutti)
2015: 3 winners, 4 candidates (Rykhus, Phillips, Brown)
2013: 4 winners, 4 candidates (Quattrocki, Chow, Kartha, Garrison)
Wow, that is good context to have....would also be interesting to overlay what the turnout was (% of total electorate who voted) for those. How many of the above winners were appointed before being elected? Is it true that Omar and Donna were the only ones?
Stay tuned - I got my intern working on compiling this!!