A simple tick of the clock that humans assign such importance. Would that life actually cared about things like a new second; we would surely be more attentive to each moment, each action, each decision that we make that makes life harder for those around us.
But we’re not. Life isn’t like that. Life doesn’t care that the n [...]
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Hopes for the New Year
A simple tick of the clock that humans assign such importance. Would that life actually cared about things like a new second; we would surely be more attentive to each moment, each action, each decision that we make that makes life harder for those around us.
But we’re not. Life isn’t like that. Life doesn’t care that the n [...]
Balancing the Budget on the Backs of ...
Last night, by an unanimous vote, the board approved the 2012 budget. The budget had to be presented to the state by September 15th, so they moved the called board meeting to after the budget hearing, added the approval of the budget to the agenda, and then approved it after taking just a single question from the public which was, “Cou [...]
“A Statement of Priorities̶...
On Thursday, September 1, Dr. Casey Wardynski and the board held the first of two Budget Hearings for the Huntsville City Schools proposed 2012 budget. (The second and final one will be tonight at 5:30 after a brief called board meeting.)
During this meeting, he stated to the public and the board that “the budget, again, is a statement [...]
The PTA: For All of Our Kids
It’s strange what having a relaxing weekend away will do to you. Suddenly you start seeing things in a different light. I love my job. Truly love it. But it’s a far and away distant second when it comes to my family. Everyday, my boy, my girl, and Laurel remind me of just how lucky I am. And getting to spend a weekend at the lake [...]
“Nationally Competitive” ...
Thursday night, I made some comments to the Huntsville City School Board of Education and Dr. Wardynski asking about the number of aides that Dr. Wardynski has as compared to the aides that my son has.
I stated at one point, “The superintendent continues to hire people at, as he said about the new CSFO, nationally competitive rates.R [...]
How Do You Justify Aides for Administ...
Editor’s Note: These were the comments that I made to the Huntsville City School’s Board of Education at the board meeting tonight. Dr. Wardynski’s response to my comments was, “I did not state that we were hiring people at a nationally competitive rate, but rather that the salaries were competitive on the state level. [...]
Superintendent Continues to Hire Aide...
It seems that I underestimated the superintendent’s need for aides.
On a day when the system still needs to fill 15% of their teaching positions. On a day when classrooms are still overcrowded. On a day when special needs students and their parents are still being told that their child cannot have the support that their IEP requires, t [...]
How Many Aides Does It Take To Educat...
Ah one. Ah two. Ah three.
Please continue to ask questions of your schools about the staffing of your kids’ classrooms (and if you can, share the information you get with us here). When you ask about your child, keep this in mind:
The number of Instructional Assistants system wide has been cut in half from last year, but the number of [...]
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