I think this comment describes the situation well. Last year my wife and I talked to many neighbors whose kids were long gone from D65 or whose kids aren't elementary school age yet. None had a clue what was going on with the district, and had no intention to vote until we spoke with them. Hopefully we got some good Board candidates next year and people spread the word about what's going on.
I think this comment describes the situation well. Last year my wife and I talked to many neighbors whose kids were long gone from D65 or whose kids aren't elementary school age yet. None had a clue what was going on with the district, and had no intention to vote until we spoke with them. Hopefully we got some good Board candidates next year and people spread the word about what's going on.
Part of why I write this blog is to bring the entire community into the fold. There are stories here that are interesting (I think) even if you don't have a kid in the district about politics, democracy, education, and truth
How do we generate enough interest in getting a wider array of candidates next cycle? Feel like having 3 non-incumbents with 3 open seats didn't give a lot of leeway for changes. The smear campaign right before the election on a couple of them didn't help, but having 5-6 alternatives to the status quo IMO might have led to a different outcome.
I'm curious / hopeful one or multiple Bessie Rhodes parents go for it. I think they have a pretty compelling story that really personifies what is wrong with the D65 admin. They were given incorrect / misleading (at best) information throughout the whole 5th Ward School approval process and were left out to dry. The Bessie Rhodes dad who spoke at the meeting on Monday noting that most Bessie Rhodes students don't live in the 5th Ward further shows they are still being lied to given how the Board continues to push that narrative. I think his comments about the feasibility of combining Bessie Rhodes / King Arts was interesting too, and highlights the Board had / still doesn't have some type of long term plan with school closings / opening a new school.
I think this comment describes the situation well. Last year my wife and I talked to many neighbors whose kids were long gone from D65 or whose kids aren't elementary school age yet. None had a clue what was going on with the district, and had no intention to vote until we spoke with them. Hopefully we got some good Board candidates next year and people spread the word about what's going on.
Part of why I write this blog is to bring the entire community into the fold. There are stories here that are interesting (I think) even if you don't have a kid in the district about politics, democracy, education, and truth
How do we generate enough interest in getting a wider array of candidates next cycle? Feel like having 3 non-incumbents with 3 open seats didn't give a lot of leeway for changes. The smear campaign right before the election on a couple of them didn't help, but having 5-6 alternatives to the status quo IMO might have led to a different outcome.
I'm curious / hopeful one or multiple Bessie Rhodes parents go for it. I think they have a pretty compelling story that really personifies what is wrong with the D65 admin. They were given incorrect / misleading (at best) information throughout the whole 5th Ward School approval process and were left out to dry. The Bessie Rhodes dad who spoke at the meeting on Monday noting that most Bessie Rhodes students don't live in the 5th Ward further shows they are still being lied to given how the Board continues to push that narrative. I think his comments about the feasibility of combining Bessie Rhodes / King Arts was interesting too, and highlights the Board had / still doesn't have some type of long term plan with school closings / opening a new school.