I chose the October 27th board meeting. Right away I could tell that the members on the board were clearly articulate educators at various schools in Fayette County. I couldn’t unfortunately hear the names of the individual members on the board. There was 2 people who ended up addressing the board. One a reverend who had issue with the math scores that the district had which were novice. He was also unhappy that 40% of students in the district made a novice in reading. He didn’t like that 2/3rds of the African American students couldn’t read on grade level. He had a lot of support from the crowd as he got a lot of applause and he even had some people on the school board nodding in agreement. The next person that addressed the board was a retired educator from the Fayette County school system. She was a former graduate of Kentucky State University and she was concerned …show more content…
He was addressing the concern that parents had while being at an open house in which there was a security officer at the elementary school. They as were their kids were concerned that they had safety concerns about the school and it scared some of the schools. He thought there should have been a heads up to the parents that there was going to be a law officer at the school. He wanted to know if there was a threat to an administrator. The next person who questioned the board was a woman who asked that they hold Meadowthorpe Elementary admiration accountable for not providing an acceptable learning environment. She much like the previous guy was upset that the grade school had dropped off a distinguished level and wanted answers. I thought this woman was out of line. She was pretty much “head hunting.” She wanted them to fire the administration. She pretty much wanted the administration at the elementary school to be the scape goat when in reality you can’t put all the blame on the educators at the
As I waited to observe the audience as they filled the seats with pencil in hand, I was amazed by the amount of diversity I saw before me. By the time the lecture was ready to set foot, I observed that nearly the entire lecture hall was filled. I would say that the hall where our discussion was being held in could probably hold around 300 people. The majority of the audience was not students forced to write a paper on the Brown v. Board Commemoration events, but rather scholars who were on average in their mid-40s. It seemed as though everyone knew each other to some degree. At one point, I saw a woman walk in with her young son and they were greeted by one of the first presenters. Oftentimes, groups of 2 or 3 walked into the room and they would sit down in no particular section of the seating and proceed to talk moderately loudly and peacefully. There was a sense of joy and rejuvenation in the air. After making my final observations of the crowd, I noted that it was a predominantly white showing! Not something I would expect to see when attending a discussion on slavery. It was a spectacle for me to see a group of Asian Americans nodding in unison when points were made during the seminar relating to black and white race relations. I would say that African-Americans wer...
Board of Regents (1967). The teacher’s interest as a citizen in making public comment must be balanced against the State’s interest in promoting the efficiency of its employees’ public services. The court found the statements of the appellant were substantially correct, regarded matters of public concern, and presented no questions of faculty discipline or harmony. The statements offered no proper basis for the school board’s action in dismissing the appellant (Oyez, n.d.).
At times, I noticed that the mayor would have probably been more attentive hearing from irate citizens than listen to Armenta trying to get clarifications to C-5. Unexciting as the council meeting agenda items might have been, it was still fascinating to see local government at work in such an orderly, proper fashion. We may disagree on particular ordinances or agenda items, but we will do so in an appropriate way that does not disrupt the city at large, and even though the topics of discussion were mostly mundane, students should still at one point or another witness their local governments at work. Doing so leads to a greater understanding for how day-to-day city improvements take affect and how important it can be to voice your opinion and be a leader within your community.
our school district never faces a problem as big as the ones presented in this
While watching the Uniondale School Board of Education meeting this was something very interesting. The people that attended this meeting where the school board members, the superintendent, the student member, business affairs and people from the local community. The people the present was the student member, two school board members and a couple people from the community. There were a couple things that the board talked about and the members of the community. Something that was very interesting at this board meeting was that the members of the board had a student member by the name of Campbell present during the meeting. Campbell raised a concern about the segregation that is happening in Long Island. She mentioned how she and other people
As I researched the last three years of articles about the district, one big theme emerged, which was the passage of bond issues. The articles highlighted the time leading up to the vote, and the passage and implementation of the bond issues as well. These articles give insight to Owasso and the community involvement and support of the school district.
On August 8, the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreed. The court ruled that the Piscataway, N.J. Board of Education violated the Civil Rights Act when it fired Sharon Taxman, an "overrepresented" Jewish female school teacher, to make room for a black woman under the school system's affirmative action plan. The school district was ordered by the court to pay $144,000 in back pay. The judges' decision was based on their own investigation into the legislative history of Title VII ...
Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member in this school better touch a student when they
Across America, young people are being short changed due to a broken education system. Bliss is just one example of the shared frustration felt by students. In an interview, Jeff said one of his key points is the fact that it's not just about his education, it's about our education. "If we embrace this, I feel as if we can make a serious change and a positive change. But if we just want to ignore and push this to the side then I expect to see the same problems again and again." Though he was not punished for his actions by the district, Bliss reveals that after dropping out of school and returning the next year, he takes his education very seriously and expects his teachers to do the same (Collins). “You got to take this job serious, this is the future of this nation… this is my country’s future and my education,” said Jeff. A video of the outburst, taken by another student, has since gone viral on various social media outlets causing a buzz throughout the educational system. Bliss expressed his own opinion about the changes he wants to see implemented by saying, “I want to see a teacher stand up and interact with the students, get involved, discuss, talk, question and dig deep into the subject,” in the interview (Klein).
The school board was not allowing the kids to attend due to them feeling as the school scores will be very low. Many kids failed behind and some gave up and became drop outs. These people are not treated equally
He then got out of his car and, against neighborhood watch rules, began to chase Trayvon, saying that "these a-holes always get away." ... ... middle of paper ... ... Speech.
Being one of the staff members under his current leadership position, I have observed Dr. Mork’s leadership at the Crescent School District. Due to the education program that I am completing, I understand the different leadership styles that Dr. Mork uses in certain circumstances. However, there are several of my co-workers that do not understand why and have spoken about how certain people at Crescent School are treated differently than others.
factor was he was a black man took the board of education to a court
The news constantly shows the negatives in school boards and only shines a light on the corrupt ones. If the good in school boards was made more publicly, I believe that many would have a different opinion when they heard about school boards. Most school boards are very good at using the tax dollars toward things that will actually aid the education of the children. Each district in America is different, each has their own economic difficulties and problems. What one district needs for their schools could be the total opposite from what another might need so, school boards make custom decisions for their schools. School board members bring diverse opinions and backgrounds. They “ensure that different voices get heard, the marginalized have someone to appeal to, and different concerns get weighed” (Hess, 2010 pg.16). If school boards were taken away then the decisions would be made more like a business, we would lose the “moral, and social responsibility” each school board member feels (Ravitch, 2010
If you were a member of the school board, how would you have voted? And why?