I respect your willingness to express a different take on much of this, but a lot of what you said assumes all of this occured in a vacuum. There have been plenty of concerns raised over recent years over cost overruns, including an overreliance on expensive consultants. Furthermore, I think it's very valid people are annoyed/angry at th…
I respect your willingness to express a different take on much of this, but a lot of what you said assumes all of this occured in a vacuum. There have been plenty of concerns raised over recent years over cost overruns, including an overreliance on expensive consultants. Furthermore, I think it's very valid people are annoyed/angry at the notion that part of hiring a consultant to make recommendations on school closures is to insulate the board/admin from tough feedback from the community.
As Tom noted, the majority of the current board won't be sticking around to face that justice/accountability you referenced. In fact, the current reality might dissuade some would-be candidates from running at a time where we really could use a wide pool to choose from.
Pablo, yes, I was reacting to this meeting and there is a long history here of the Board trusting/relying on/deferring too much to the Administration. I hope many of them get replaced and will campaign actively for challengers. I do think that Omar is willing to be honest out loud which should be commended.
I respect your willingness to express a different take on much of this, but a lot of what you said assumes all of this occured in a vacuum. There have been plenty of concerns raised over recent years over cost overruns, including an overreliance on expensive consultants. Furthermore, I think it's very valid people are annoyed/angry at the notion that part of hiring a consultant to make recommendations on school closures is to insulate the board/admin from tough feedback from the community.
As Tom noted, the majority of the current board won't be sticking around to face that justice/accountability you referenced. In fact, the current reality might dissuade some would-be candidates from running at a time where we really could use a wide pool to choose from.
Pablo, yes, I was reacting to this meeting and there is a long history here of the Board trusting/relying on/deferring too much to the Administration. I hope many of them get replaced and will campaign actively for challengers. I do think that Omar is willing to be honest out loud which should be commended.