Dick,
my apologies for not including you.
Your
approach is one to be respected. I am big on getting
input from the teachers to improve the system. However there is a problem
in getting the true feelings out without a facilitator. The other issue
that enters in is work duties, hours and pay. It seems this tends to cloud the
education issue.
Check
out www.tordahl.com and his work with I
think it is the Chaska school district.
Teaching is difficult enough, but education of those who want to learn is
easy. We need to find a way everyone will realize the value of
education. Tom
I too served with Paul and Ruth for many years
and did evaluations for at least 3 superintendents. While I agree the
evaluation should and will be done in private, I also believe the criteria for
such an evaluation is a public matter and the public should be able to give
their input to the board. If the board does this evaluation, generally
it was done with a committee of the board that reported the results to the
entire board.
Also, evaluation criteria change over
time. It seems the current trend in the business world is to do 360
degree evolutions. This means the super does a self evaluation and those
around him including his staff, teaching staff, and others he would
supervise give input into the performance of the person. This is common
practice done in the professional world by most employers. It gives the
person evaluated the opportunity to give goals and suggestions for the future
and receive ideas from others.
I hope the board
will consider this method. It is always difficult to evaluate an
employee and leave the emotional factors out and just look at performance
issues. Did the person meet their goals? Were the employees
supervised performing as expected? I trust the board will be direct
and impartial on all counts.
I agree with Tom. If this was a public
forum, it would be a witch hunt. We don't need that.
We elected the school board to be our voice. Let them do their
job. If we don't like what they do, we have 4 seats up for elections
this fall. Dick Gaffron
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Subject: RE: [Winona] School
Board
[Winona Online Democracy]
Ruth and Paul were on the school board for a long time and has
been very involved if my recollection serves me well. I always respect
her opinion.
The rest of us who want to criticize the school board for not
listening need to run for the board and get involved.
I
may disagree and think there is a better way, but if I am not willing to
commit the time to the board or running for the board. Things
like evaluating the superintendent are private events which we as the
public cannot evaluate effectively. A public evaluation would be the
equivalent of a public flogging, especially in light of how many people seem
to be upset with the system and the current superintendent.
What good could come of a public evaluation?
Very well said Ruth. I stopped going
to school board meetings years ago, I couldn't take the stress of being
talked down to and not even listened to when addressing the board.
Rude? I think every board we have has been rude to the
public. They are supposed to be representing us but too often they
either do what the superintendent wants or have their own agenda.
Yes, we should be given the chance to
evaluate the superindentent in a forum besides letters to the
editor.
Linda Fort
[Winona Online Democracy]
I've noticed that they act in many ways
like we who foot the bill are just little unspanked children who don't
understand as much as they do. But, then we rally don't because all the
intelligencia on the board think they know best. Sorry in advance if I
again stepped on someones toes. Bob Kaldunski
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 11:47
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Subject: [Winona] School
Board
[Winona Online Democracy]
How many of this group watched last
Thursday's school board meeting? I thought Natalie was very rude
to the people who got up and spoke their minds on what is going on in
this school district. Mr Ramsdell was the spokesman for the
group, but was not representing the WEA, just the teachers and other
staff that were there for support. They were not talking about
any contract things, just trying to get people to realize how this
administration is trying to keep them quiet about things many of us
disagree that the top people are doing.
All of the speakers are citizens,
taxpayers and have a right to speak in the 5 minute time allowed as I
do. It is good for the people watching on television to hear the
side of the people who are responsible for teaching our
children. We need more people to get up and tell the board
we are not happy with some of the decisions that have been
made. The fee schedule that has now been passed is not
about the $20.00, but that anyone that is doing a service project will
now be charged to help other people. National Honor Society,
HOPE, Student Council just to name a few that will now have to pay to
be in these groups. When will the survey to the community be
sent out so we can all give our opinion of the school board.
Some are doing o.k., but remember there are 4 members up for election
this fall. I also have said at a board meeting that I, along
with many others, believe the community should also be given a chance
to evaluate our superintendent. Good, bad or whatever the board
would then have more to go on then the few people who are getting to
do an evaluation. Ruth
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