I am a solid NO vote on a referendum until I see the board hire a new superintendent with turnaround experience (and they conduct a search in the open), cut administrative bloat, provide a realistic assessment of the financial implications of walking away from the Foster school project (assuming we can still do that).
I am a solid NO vote on a referendum until I see the board hire a new superintendent with turnaround experience (and they conduct a search in the open), cut administrative bloat, provide a realistic assessment of the financial implications of walking away from the Foster school project (assuming we can still do that).
No way in hell would I vote for a referendum in April.
We may have 16 qualified candidates running, but you are already seeing that those connected with the old guard/old guard mentality (Sorensen, Wymer, Pinkard, Anderson) are the ones developing campaign infrastructure like fundraising committees and websites.
We really need to see the new board makeup and their actual actions before a referendum is presented to the community.
Be very weary of those connected to the old guard, DPOE, etc.
Sadly, I’m afraid we’re going to end up getting the same old same old. Honestly —I just don’t think that the people living here care enough to engage, go against the grain, and revolt.
Also, I can’t wait for the candidate forums where the same shitty questions get asked, and we see the same tired BS that got us here in the first place. Just ask some of the past non-incumbents how they fared when they went against the grain, saw a different way forward, and spoke the truth. The STPs (same thirty people) and their acolytes seized on them like piranhas. Just look over at the D65 parents & guardians page to get a taste of what the town bullies are saying & what’s to come. 🤮
I am a solid NO vote on a referendum until I see the board hire a new superintendent with turnaround experience (and they conduct a search in the open), cut administrative bloat, provide a realistic assessment of the financial implications of walking away from the Foster school project (assuming we can still do that).
No way in hell would I vote for a referendum in April.
We may have 16 qualified candidates running, but you are already seeing that those connected with the old guard/old guard mentality (Sorensen, Wymer, Pinkard, Anderson) are the ones developing campaign infrastructure like fundraising committees and websites.
We really need to see the new board makeup and their actual actions before a referendum is presented to the community.
Be very weary of those connected to the old guard, DPOE, etc.
Sadly, I’m afraid we’re going to end up getting the same old same old. Honestly —I just don’t think that the people living here care enough to engage, go against the grain, and revolt.
Also, I can’t wait for the candidate forums where the same shitty questions get asked, and we see the same tired BS that got us here in the first place. Just ask some of the past non-incumbents how they fared when they went against the grain, saw a different way forward, and spoke the truth. The STPs (same thirty people) and their acolytes seized on them like piranhas. Just look over at the D65 parents & guardians page to get a taste of what the town bullies are saying & what’s to come. 🤮
I think it was Donna Su who said to the RoundTable that she felt ok leaving the board because she talked to ‘good people’ who were going to run.
I wish she and her fellow board members would endorse candidates so I know who to cross off my list!
As it stands Sorensen, Pinkard, Wymer and Anderson all have major red flags that make it easy to exclude from consideration.