"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." Albert Einstein
Huntsville City School Board of Education has chosen Dr. Casey Wardynski as superintendent of Huntsville City Schools. After what appeared to be a perfunctory debate, Dr. Robinson leapt to offer her motion in support of Dr. Casey Wardynski for the superintendent position. (Dr. Robinson showed considerable passion tonight in defending her choice for superintendent. I [...]
Mr. Blair: Tonight you stated that you like to make decisions on data and not emotion. You also later expressed concern over the extensive cuts that have been made to the security staff in the reduction in force plan. Frankly the data published as a part of the minutes from board meetings on February 10, [...]
What is it with this system’s refusal to PUT THEIR PLANS IN WRITING? Even the board may never know what Richardson recommends concerning the closing of schools. He didn’t think it was necessary to share his recommendation in writing. Wow.
The actual numbers are disturbing. After two Reduction in Force plans have been implemented in Huntsville City Schools, a total of two-hundred and fifty-nine (259) people who are classified as Support Personnel (Probationary and non-Probationary combined) have been fired by the Superintendent, the Board and the Consultant Ed Richardson. These numbers are based on the [...]
The Huntsville City School Board is currently in the process of making their decision concerning who should be the next superintendent of our school system. The final three candidate have completed there interview processes and now the board is conferring and arriving at a decision concerning who the city’s top educator should be to help [...]
Assuming that Mr. Brooks is correct, he is claiming that the superintendent and the board are not legally required to present any justification for their life-altering decisions. As Mel Brooks told us once, “It’s good to be ‘da king.” A king doesn’t need a plan, only the will and the force to implement his (or in this case her) decisions. Plans are for little people who have no power.
SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS The Huntsville City Board of Education will meet on the following dates from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the boardroom at 200 White Street. The purpose of the meetings will be for second interviews with selected superintendent candidates. • Monday, May 23 – Dr. Daniel Brigman • Tuesday, May 24 – [...]
Today at Challenger Elementary, we had a good IEP meeting that is best characterized as a meeting where everyone sitting at the table, I am completely convinced, had my boy’s best interest at heart. For this, I want to publicly thank Mrs. Patti McCord, our regular education classroom teacher for leaving her classroom for an [...]
