May

29

The Great Green Sixth Grade

May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

Okay, I have a deep dark secret to confess in these “green” times. We don’t recycle. I live in a rural area where we have no garbage pick up unless we pay for it. Which we do, we pay quarterly, and the disposal truck picks up our garbage once a week. He takes anything, in [...]

May

27

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now. . .

May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

I think that I am literally smarter when things are really cooking around here. Wonder if that’s possible? I’m sharper in problem solving discussions, more productive and happier. When I go right from one meeting and project to another with several deadlines to meet, I’m stoked. The worst thing for me to see is an [...]

May

21

One Vote

May 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

Ever hear someone say that they don’t bother participating in elections because one vote doesn’t make a difference? Tell them this.
We are fortunate enough to have had four excellent candidates running for three BOE seats this year. Our vote was yesterday and the number of votes per candidate were as follows:
Candidate #1–347 votes, Candidate #2–285 votes, Candidate [...]

May

17

Ideas and Voice

May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

As usual, Will Richardson got me thinking again about the long term usefulness of blogging in his post My Blogging Legacy. I have had a lot of false starts at returning to blogging this year and Will’s post reminded me that there’s a piece of a person that gets left in every post.
I’m so hung up on [...]

May

16

School Improvement

May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

School Improvement. What does that really mean? Through our capital projects we improve our school buildings and grounds. Under the leadership of our superintendent, BOE and a strong business executive, our financial picture just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Our climates have improved dramatically. And our students’ state scores just earned us NYSED status as  “High [...]