7th Day Before 2011 : Closing A Chapter | Part II - The Other Stuff

REAL talk….

The concessions within the agreement only limits the school district. It speaks to what “we” could not do, what “we” had to do, what “we” could not say and what “we” had to say. If you know me at all then you know I have a visceral NEED to be able to share the TRUTH.

Even now I can’t discuss the details of the agreement. Contrary to what one blogger posits – yes, the information IS public, but that DOES NOT mean the Board can release it. It does mean YOU can OPRA it, and that is exactly what will have to happen if there is public that truly wants to understand all the nuisances regarding this ‘jacked up’ agreement.

It’s a sad commentary with regard to the authenticity in which ‘educators’ now pursue the field of education. It was an honorable pursuit and the reward was in the result of seeing students mature into successful adult citizens.

Today, however, for many (NOT ALL) it is just about the money. For those of you who are in this worthy profession, and do well by our students, I pray we attract more like you and less like the ones that have been prominently featured of late.

Just 7 days left before a new year. We’ve got challenges to face and options to exercise… students to educate, administrators to hold accountable, a community to engage and a district to revitalize. It’s not exactly a ‘blank’ canvas, and we certainly can’t gloss over all that has happened, but we can and must move forward anew.

“Slow and steady wins the race.”