I think the political science people call this realpolitik, which is also how I kind of view things like this. Which is, let's start from where we are at and see if we can move the goalposts a little bit towards a better situation. I think that was accomplished yesterday. If everyone knows there is real accountability across the board, w…
I think the political science people call this realpolitik, which is also how I kind of view things like this. Which is, let's start from where we are at and see if we can move the goalposts a little bit towards a better situation. I think that was accomplished yesterday. If everyone knows there is real accountability across the board, we can drive change within a complex system one thing at a time. If we can all get to the same page of "D65 has been broken for a long time and was very broken under Dr. Horton", I think that's a major win.
I guess so but the board is still accountable for this mess too despite them being fed false numbers. They never wanted to listen to the community when they questioned the financing. I do agree that we finally seem to be trying to untangle the mess.
The only reason we are untangling this mess is we don’t have any reserve funds left and government is not sending grant funds like Covid funds . At this point it’s simple revenue need to match expenses. That said I would guess they are going to beg for money from taxpayers next time we have school board elections.
I'd argue that they don't have a choice and need to go to the taxpayers in 2025. First they need to prove they're getting things under control and have a plan
How does a referendum impact voter turnout? If a lot of people are frustrated and unconvinced the board can be trusted to responsibly do their job, would more people show up to vote in opposition? Wouldn't that also potentially impact the actual election for open BOE seats too?
I think the political science people call this realpolitik, which is also how I kind of view things like this. Which is, let's start from where we are at and see if we can move the goalposts a little bit towards a better situation. I think that was accomplished yesterday. If everyone knows there is real accountability across the board, we can drive change within a complex system one thing at a time. If we can all get to the same page of "D65 has been broken for a long time and was very broken under Dr. Horton", I think that's a major win.
I guess so but the board is still accountable for this mess too despite them being fed false numbers. They never wanted to listen to the community when they questioned the financing. I do agree that we finally seem to be trying to untangle the mess.
Baby steps...
Nobody likes to hear this (myself included) but except in cases of extreme misbehavior, the accountability comes in the ballot box.
The only reason we are untangling this mess is we don’t have any reserve funds left and government is not sending grant funds like Covid funds . At this point it’s simple revenue need to match expenses. That said I would guess they are going to beg for money from taxpayers next time we have school board elections.
I'd argue that they don't have a choice and need to go to the taxpayers in 2025. First they need to prove they're getting things under control and have a plan
How does a referendum impact voter turnout? If a lot of people are frustrated and unconvinced the board can be trusted to responsibly do their job, would more people show up to vote in opposition? Wouldn't that also potentially impact the actual election for open BOE seats too?