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By Janet Evans
Monday, Sep 8 2008, 11:50 AM
I don't know why I checked the Wisconsin Court Systems site...something just made me do it.
I knew Eddie Lyn Keck had been sentenced on September 3rd...I guess I knew sometimes additional text is added to the site after the trial. So I went back.
I was surprised to see "Case Closed" already. I remember when it would take months to get cases updated on the site. I was more surprised by what I found when I entered the case. I didn't expect to see the detail and it just gave me a heavy heart....
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Wagner - 38, Jeffery A. |
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Court ordered restitution in the amounts of
As to Gary Kitchen: $15,533.83:$9662.28 for funeral, $5239.00 for cemetary and $632.54 for flowers.
As to Barbara Kitchen: $11,569.54: $5698.00 for funeral, $5239.00 for cemetary and $632.54 for flowers.
Restitution to be collected by the Department of Corrections from 25% of funds under Sec. 973.05(4)(b), Wis. Stats.
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A plea...A sentence...CASE CLOSED...
Easy.
I hope things are going as easy for the family of the Kitchen's.
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Previous:
Eddie Lynn Keck Sentencing - Do You think He will find God in Prison? (09/06/08)
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Eddie Lynn Keck was sentenced to 36 years in prison for killing of Gary Kitchen, 53, and his wife, Barbara, 52.
Now the special prosecutor will be sending his recommendations to our Licensing Committee of Alderman Solomon, Alderman Taylor and Alderman Wilhelm so they can make a determination as to what should happen to the Buckhorn Tavern and bartenders licenses.
So, does the Committee go solely off of that recommendation? Who knows...we will wait as the wheels of "due process" turn.
In the meantime, as Keck goes off to prison, I wonder if he will find God, as so many criminals do while they are locked up. I ask because of a comment I received on this yesterday from "Suzanna." I don't know if Keck is a religious man already. Perhaps he is. But the topic of the comment was forgiveness. It's an interesting read. Check it out below.
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When Eddie Lynn Keck plead Guilty on June 23rd, his sentencing date was scheduled for July 24, 2008.
That sentencing has since been postponed twice. Sentencing is now scheduled for September 3rd.
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This was brought to our attention by a comment left on this post 8/15 by reader Scott Thinnes. He has some interesting observations (see below).
When will our Common Council bring the Buckhorn issue back into the Common Council Chambers?
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June 23rd. 2008:
Eddie Lynn Keck Pleads GUILTY to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.
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Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in court with attorney Christopher Hartley. Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in custody. William J Molitor appeared for the State of Wisconsin. As to counts 1 and 3: Defendant was advised of constitutional rights and maximum penalties, waived all rights, plead GUILTY and was examined as to the plea. Plea Questionnaire/Waiver of Rights and Addendum received and filed. Parties stipulate to the complaint as a factual basis for the plea. Court found defendant guilty as charged in the Information.
As to counts 2 and 4: Pursuant to plea negotiations and on motion of State, Court ordered counts dismissed.
Court will order a PSI and remand the defendant. Defense counsel is also having a sentencing memorandum done by Cedar Creek Counseling. Court orders case adjourned to 7-24-2008 in Branch 38 at 8:15a.m. for SENTENCING. ls Sentencing hearing scheduled for 07-24-2008 at 08:15 am.
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Feb 8 2008, 11:00 PM
Franklin Public Schools
School Board Elections will take place
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
There are two (2) seats open on the Board
The order of the Candidates on the ballot will be, as follows:
#1 Linda Witkowski
#2 Dennis Butler
#3 David Works
#4 Edward Holpfer
Candidate Interviews in the Order They Were Conducted:
David Works Ã
Linda Witkowski Ã
Ed Holpfer Ã
Dennis Butler Ã
I'm sure you want to be an informed voter when you go to the polls to select the two candidates to fill the open seats on the Board.
These interviews will help you learn about the views of the candidates.
You will also get to post questions to the candidates.
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Feb 5 2008, 11:00 AM
 Child safety advocacy group Citizens for a Safe Wisconsin (CFSW)
is pleased to announce its first annual fundraising event
”Leap Into Action and Celebrate Safe Kids!”
on Friday, February 29th, 2008
from 6:30-11:30 p.m.
at the Oak Creek Community Center
8580 S. Howell Ave. Oak Creek, WI.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
Highlights of the evening include dancing to the disco sounds of The Boogiemen with opening act Band X; food provided by Di Carlo’s restaurant of Oak Creek; and great raffle items.
Tickets are $50.00 per person and can be ordered on-line at
http://www.cfsw.info/, or by calling 414-630-8214.
Order now – tickets are limited!
Founded in 2005 as a grass-roots effort to protest the placement of housing for sexually violent persons in Southeast Wisconsin, Citizens for a Safe Wisconsin is now focused on state-wide policy change and public education with a goal that no child will be victim to sexual abuse and exploitation. CFSW, Inc. is a 501©4 organization.
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Join with your Community and Master of Ceremonies, Kevin Fischer, to support this worthwhile non-profit organization.
Help Keep Our Kids Safe!
View the flyer Leap Into Action and Celebrate Safe Kids! É here
and ... Keep me busy that night…I may be selling Raffle Tickets!
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jan 31 2008, 11:45 AM
One of our regular readers, Scott Thinnes, left the following comment on my "Instant Replay" blog today:
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Jan 23 2008, 10:06 PM
Well, let's just say there could have been a cat fight, if it had been taken outside....
And Sue Huhn would have won, even if she had been declawed!
I got home late tonight, so this is going to be short.
And basically, the meeting was uneventful, except for the two items I am going to tell you about, which are scandalous!
First, there was a Committee report regarding the meeting I attended on January 9th.
The Be Heard! report was given.
Sue Huhn began by speaking about the fact that we need to know where a building would go next time discussion of a new school being built was brought up.
The District doesn't own any land for a High School or Middle School (only for an elementary school).
Dr. Patz said we need to start looking 5, 10, 20 years down the road regarding land acquisition.
Continue investigations regarding land even though no referendum is in sight at this time.
Then, Mary Karolewicz piped up with her usual "We need to continue discussions with the community."
She talked about reports and forming focus groups.
Discussing options presented.
Alert the community that we want input.
What does the community see as future needs?
The community needs to have a part in it and a say about tax dollars.
She has talked to several other districts that have had success because they took their ideas to the community.
THIS IS WHEN "IT" HIT THE FAN......
Remember, we have been talking about the Be Heard! Committee Report (again).
That means we were hearing about community input about what went wrong with the referendum.
Remember?
This is when Sue Huhn.... Boldly announced "WE DID THAT!":
Let me repeat that....
Mary was going on, and on about how the District needs to get input from the community...
And Sue said: "WE DID THAT!"
You go girl!
Looks like Sue has been reading my blogs, because she then said "We can't be sweeping this under the carpet anymore."
The Board didn't listen!
As I was sitting there with a huge smile on my face.....
Mary came back (a look of disbelief and contempt on her face) with "You've only presented one story." (and she was upset)
Sue shot back with "Sometimes the community is not going to agree with us. We need to listen better!"
Well, I have to say, Jim Ward, was Darth Vader....and tonight, Sue Huhn was Wonder Woman!
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On another issue...
It seems those "Goals" that the Board put out there...the ones I blogged about....
Well, they mentioned they expect the Administration to follow "zero-based’ budgeting methods.
Trouble is.... they just announced that's impossible to do!
That's right!
Seems the Board didn't have a clue as to what zero-based budgeting was when they implemented this goal.
You can't do this type of budgeting in a school district. It just won't work.....
They might have a new plan ironed out by the next Board meeting.
Gee...I wonder how many of the other goals were carefully thought out.
We'll have to keep a close eye on these goals.
I'm going to go read the book Comedy of Errors now.
Goodnight!
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jan 22 2008, 10:45 AM
That’s right, come and join in!
Show the School Board you are concerned about what they are doing.
Take advantage of THE 15 MINUTES we, as citizens of Franklin, are allowed to speak out in public and make a comment in front of this School Board.
It’s your only chance…they obviously won’t give us any other forum to ask questions about their past deeds regarding the referendum.
They won’t face us.
They just want to “Move on.”
Here is the agenda:
Regular Board of Education Meeting
Date: Wednesday - January 23, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM
MEETING NOTICE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23, 2008
6:00 PM
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CENTER
8255 WEST FOREST HILL AVENUE
AGENDA (Action items will result from the following):
1. Roll Call and Meeting Notice
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognition
a. Colleen Torres
b. Student Artists – Ben Franklin, Southwood Glen, Country Dale, Forest Park Middle School
4. Community Comment (per Board Policy, up to 15 minutes of resident comment is permitted)
5. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Minutes
1. Regular Board of Education Meeting, December 19, 2007
2. Regular Board of Education Meeting Closed Session, December 19, 2007
3. Special Board of Education Meeting, December 20, 2007
4. Special Board of Education Meeting, January 7, 2008
5. Special Board of Education Meeting, January 7, 2008
6. Special Board of Education Meeting, January 9, 2008
7. Special Board of Education Meeting Closed Session, January 9, 2008
b. Personnel Report
c. Invoices for Payment
d. Gifts
6. Committee Reports
a. Committee of the Whole – Debbie Larson
(Re: Meeting held on January 9, 2008)
1. Forest Park Middle School Music Department – Technology Integration
b. Community/Governmental Relations Committee – Sue Huhn
(Re: Meeting held on January 9, 2008)
1. Be Heard! Discussion
2. Communication Update
7. Superintendent’s Report
a. SWSA Report
b. Board Goals (Student Achievement)
8. Clerk’s Report – 2008 Election Notice and Candidate Ballot Positions
9. CESA Report – Mary Karolewicz
10. Treasurer’s Report
a. Bank Balances and Investments
b. Budget Condition Report
11. School Board Calendar
a. Monday January 28, 2008
Education and Community Center
8:00 PM Special Board of Education Meeting
b. Tuesday January 29, 2008
Education and Community Center
6:30 PM Committee of the Whole
c. Wednesday February 6, 2008
Education and Community Center
6:15 PM Committee of the Whole
6:30 PM Community Education/Recreation Committee
6:45 PM Curriculum Committee
7:15 PM Personnel & Policy Committee
d. Wednesday February 27, 2008
Education and Community Center
6:00 PM Regular Board of Education Meeting
12. School Board Announcements
13. Motion to Enter Closed Session to Discuss Employment, Promotion, Compensation and Administrative Performance Evaluation Data for Named District Employees Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute §19.85(1)(c) and Review of Negotiation Matters with Franklin Education Association Union (FEA) Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute §111.70
14. Return to Open Session
15. Adjournment
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By Janet Evans
Monday, Jan 14 2008, 11:30 AM
By Janet Evans
Saturday, Jan 12 2008, 06:46 PM
I have been very critical in the past of the District's website. First, back in November when I was in a hurry to find an employees phone number and I was bombarded with dizzying photos, and an unorganized mess on the site.
Next, at the first Be Heard! meeting when I verbally criticized the site to Dr. Steve Patz, while Tanya Ruder, Communications Specialist, was also present. Since then, the site has improved somewhat. It is less cluttered and more organized and is being discussed at the Key Communicators Session.
I visited the website today and came across "Franklin Public School Goals."
I recall coming across this before, I believe in December, but in my haste, breezed through the page and didn't analyze it. Today I took my time. I am not sure of the date I last saw the page, nor when it was first posted. Why does something as important as this not have a date that it was created and posted? Board Policies have dates they are adopted.
Below is the first paragraph.
I encourage you to open the link, read the "Goals," and then continue reading my blog:
The Board of Education for the Franklin Public Schools has established the following goals for the District. The board recognizes that none of these goals will be completely achieved in the short term, but it intends to hold itself and the District’s administrative team accountable for significant progress in all of these areas.
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Okay.
Now that YOU have read the "goals" for the Board of Education of the Franklin Public Schools, here is my question and/or problem.
Since there is no date of publication or adoption of these goals I would like to know if these goals were created AFTER we so-called "Watchdogs" brought to light the issues regarding the Referendum and the deceit behind it?
Is this the Board's way of extending an olive branch to the citizens of Franklin, without publicly facing us in a forum and admitting they made a mistake?
We've heard them say "We need to move on."
That statement, made by Dr. Patz and many of the Board has not been an admission of wrong doing.
It has not been an admission of responsibility saying the Board totally went against the wishes of the community in their vote.
Under the first section in the "goals," is the following statement:
"The board demands evidence of accountability and consistency in all of our schools."
What about what WE demand?
What about what we, the citizens of Franklin demand from the Board we elected?
Have YOU who read the blogs about the School Board once emailed the Board or made a phone call yet to voice your opinion?
Will you do it NOW?
They have made it clear with their statement of "We need to move on" that they are not listening.
Will you attend the next School Board meeting on January 23rd?
If you are not letting the Board know your feelings, are you saying you are happy with what they did?
With how they conducted themselves with the referendum?
Are we who are working to bring you this information doing something you value?
If these goals are "IT;" if the Board is going to brush everything under the rug and "MOVE ON; if my own personal request for an explanation from some of the Board members is going to be the WHITE WASH I have been handed because there has not been a larger response from YOU, the community....
Then maybe that is what YOU want....
I truly hope not....
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Below are the phone numbers and email addresses of the Board.
Below are the links, one more time, to all of the emails and correspondence I posted regarding the Board.
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President Dave Szychlinski 414-761-3950
szychlid@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2010
Vice President Jim Ward 414-423-6264
wardj@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2009
Treasurer Sue Huhn 414-423-0009
huhns@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2008
Clerk Debbie Larson 414-761-8993
larsond@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2010
Mary Karolewicz 414-529-5195
karolewm@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2009
Jeff Traylor 414-761-7092
traylorj@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2010
Dr. Steve Patz, Superintendent
patzs@franklin.k12.wi.us
Links to all Open Records Request Emails and Other Correspondence
Email 1 Open Records Request
Emails 2, 3, 4
Emails 5,6, 7
Emails 8,9,10,11,12,13
Emails 14,15,16,17
Emails 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Emails 24,25, 26, 27,28 ,29
Emails 30, 31, 32 ,33 ,34
Emails 35-39
Emails 40-44
Emails 45-49
Emails 51-52
Emails 50-54
School Board Committee Report Part 2
School Board Community Governmental Relations Report
Emails between Dr.Ward & Janet Evans 12/29/07
Be Heard! #3-Communications Specialist??
Answer...A River In Egypt - Scott Bauer Update
Let the "Source" BE HEARD!
Updated** Can Our School Board VP Be Trusted?
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jan 10 2008, 07:05 PM
Last night at the Franklin School Board Committee of The Whole meeting I had the pleasure of being able to listen to a presentation by students from the Forest Park Middle School Music Department. They introduced to us, Technology Integration through a program called SmartMusic. The Music Department received this program through a Grant from The Franklin Educational Foundation.
SmartMusic is an interactive music practice system that includes accompaniments, exercises, and recording/burning functionality for students to archive and listen to their own work. Designed for woodwinds, brass, strings, and vocals, the system includes accompaniments for some 30,000 compositions and provides feedback on student performance as they play along. The system also allows educators to guide student practice and provides tools for assignments and grading.
Music Teacher, Cheryl Miracle, introduced us to six Jazz students, Axel Xiong, Sam Rivedal, Christine Stein, Bianca Kue, Julia Bustle, and Lauren Mather.
Axel manned the program first, and set it up with the piece Evensong (Lehman). He performed a vocal, with a microphone that was plugged directly into the program, singing as the program showed the notes on the screen. He was allowed to change the tempo of the song as he went along and did a very nice job. This was light years away from the days when we stood there with the teacher pounding away on the piano for us as we sang.
Sam, toted his tuba to the front, explaining that he had to sit on a large book because the tuba is so large. And it was! He plugged into the program and played Offenbach’s Marines Hymn, flawlessly. He actually played twice. The first time he played unaccompanied because the program was being set up. You could tell his excitement about this program, because when he was hooked up and playing while being accompanied by music and a beat from the program, his whole demeanor changed and it brought him up a level from good to excellent.
Next Christine, Bianca, Julia and Lauren played to You’re a Grand Old Flag (Cohan). Christine plugged in her flute while the other girls played along with their saxophones. The program shows, while the student is playing, red and green notes so the student can see if they are making mistakes and try to improve. We were not seeing any red notes on these practiced pieces.
Bianca also played You’re a Grand Old Flag on her Tenor Sax, also with no mistakes and Julia did a performance of Yankee Doodle (Cohan) on the Alto Sax.
Since these practiced performances were done so well, Ms. Miracle wanted to show us what would happen when a student was just learning a piece, so Lauren plugged in and played the Can-Can (Offenbach). She did have red notes pop up during her performance. The program will give the student how many notes were incorrect and a percentage rate.
I have to say, music class has come long way with technology, and we were told this isn’t even up-to-date technology. These students can use this program at home to practice, send information to their teachers, performances can be burned to CD. Music can be composed and transposed. You are allowed to see how your single instrument will sound with a backup band. It’s great!
My youngest child was at FPMS 1994-96 and there was nothing technologically available when he was in band. While he learned music and appreciation for the art, I think he would have appreciated it so much more with a program like this. These students are very fortunate to have the SmartMusic program available to them. I hope they are able to keep updating the programs in the future.
The parents of Axel, Sam, Christine, Bianca, Julia and Lauren should be very proud of the fine job they did performing at the meeting last night. They are outstanding music students and an asset to Forest Park Middle School and the City of Franklin. Cheryl Miracle is doing a nice job with the music program and the technology available to her.
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jan 10 2008, 10:22 AM
I reported on the Be Heard! Discussion portion of the
COMMUNITY/GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE meeting last night.
I want to discuss the reactions after Dr. Steve Patz gave his list of six points regarding the Be Heard! sessions and then move on the final agenda item of the evening.
After Dr. Patz announced his #6 item of the need to Move Forward in the district, he gave a few ideas/points on how he felt we could do that.
Those points were:
By putting a plan together and taking a look at future needs
Looking into a land purchase
Address the master plan of the city
What might we need in 20 years?
Again, look to the future
Go through the buildings...keep the cart ahead of th horse
It might take two years to get a building built
Look at trends
Look at the student population
Look at space needs...are they growing?
Here is something that dumbfounded me.....
Dr. Patz said, and I quote
"We never talked about redistricting. We never talked about another referendum."
What?
Did I hear that correctly?
Yes, I did.
Now at the last regular Board meeting I was at, Dave Szychlinski stated that there would not be talk of a referendum for a while, so I'm okay with that.
But, "We never talked about redistricting?"
Well, I guess it depends on the definition of what "we" is. (If I can borrow that tactic from a past President of ours.)
I distinctly heard Dr. Patz "mention" redistricting at the first Be Heard! meeting.
There is redistricting talk in an email of Dr. Ward's.
There was unofficial redistricting talk between Dr. Ward and Scott Bauer.
I guess the "we" must mean officially as a Board around the table.
I guess "we" as the public need some clarification on that statement.
School Districts "redistrict" all the time. It's a school fact of life.
I'll move on ....
Next, Mary Karolewicz said people still needed more information regarding the referendum. Many people didn't make meetings, or didn't call Board members. How do you address busy families? Busy community members? Things can get lost.
Dr. Patz said we do need to get information out. Not everyone uses a computer. Not everone reads the newspaper. People are busy. We need to utilize the parent teacher conferences, athletic events, be visable to answer questions. Venue is important.
Mary Karolewicz said this is not limited to referendum issues. All things in the district and the budget are important. We can't lose site of why we sit in these chairs. We're here for academic success too.
This is where I can just link you to her emails she sent because she started talking about the environment and advocates, and....well, it's all in here .
Dr. Patz said people want to cut taxes. They don't want taxes to rise. People will support us if we show people need. We need to show evidence.
Sue Huhn said there has to be a constant look at the Communication Plan. The Internal and the External Plan. We need to move forward. Don't repeat history. Learn a lesson from past referendums.
Patz said not to forget to reach out to the community for financial donations. The community wants to be involved.
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Next we moved on the the final agenda item...the Communications Update.
Tanya Ruder had done an internet survery regarding the website. I beleive she said 221 people replied to the survey. Most of those who replied had children.
Tanya said the most disturbing issue to her was that people felt they did not receive information frequently enough.
She said perhaps in the future the district could try more tri-fold flyers, Points or Pride, continue Be Heard Sessions (they are not just regarding a referendum), Key Communicators Sessions (the website will be discussed next Wednesday). She said "we are not a perfect district."
Sue Huhn asked if there was a way to determine if the people who said they didn't get enough information were the people without children. Tanya said she could, but not easily.
Dr. Patz said there were other venues to use for surveys. Again, we need more communication.
Sue Huhn mentioned Voice Poll.
The meeting was adjourned.
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My last comments are observations of the meeting:
The first part of this meeting was The Committee of the Whole.
Our students were present.
Jeff Traylor strolls in wearing shabby jeans and looking like he just rolled off the couch.
We want students to look decent at school.
You are elected officials.
At a formal meeting , can't you dress appropriately?
I was embarrassed for Traylor.
Debbie Larson, who was on the Communications Committee, barely said one word.
She basically called the meeting to order.
Like the last meeting I was at, she sat there and scowled.
Traylor never spoke.
Can they speak?
Do they contribute?
Are they the silent minority or what? I'm just asking.
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I'll have one more report and it will be about the Committee of the Whole.
This one will be for the students.
What all of this is about in the first place....
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Jan 9 2008, 10:18 PM
I attended the School Board meeting tonight.
I want to inform you about the COMMUNITY/GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE meeting, which started very late, and kept citizens waiting out in the hall a very long time. I particularly want to inform you about the Be Heard! Discussion, item #2 on the agenda.
I want to say, I thought from Dr. Patz’s remarks at the actual Be Heard! sessions that discussion regarding the sessions was going to be more publicly announced. I found out about it by reading tonight’s agenda. I do not have children in the schools. If I would not have checked the agenda, where would I have heard about this discussion? Even if I had children in school I don't think I would have heard about it.
This is just what we are talking about as one of the major problems with the District and the purpose of this Committee….Communication. Perhaps this is not the official Be Heard! meeting. I don’t know. It’s a mystery to me. If not, why would there be another one? I can think of a few people that will be angry that | |
