Jan

28

Mechanics’ Bays at the Bus Garage

January 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

Our Randolph taxpayers recently voted “no” twice on a proposition to purchase property and build a new bus garage, sending a strong message. As loud and clear as the message was, it leaves me wondering about our next step to remedy a problem with our current bus garage.
Our bus mechanics’ bays are not what they should [...]

Jan

28

Straw Bale Construction

January 28, 2009 | 5 Comments

I don’t know for sure who develops the Regents exams. I think it’s a team of teachers. And I am sure it’s not easy. But straw bale construction? That’s what the reading section of yesterday’s Comprehensive English Regents exam was about–straw bale construction. Eleventh grade students are interested in a variety of topics, but I [...]

Jan

28

Revised Renovations

January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

With a capital project well underway, we have some revisions to our renovations precipitated by our decision to keep our sixth grade team at the elementary school. While the scope of our project remains the same with our technology and agriculture programs moving to our new Technology Center, this leaves me thinking about the current [...]

Jan

26

Big Enough for Middle School?

January 26, 2009 | 3 Comments

About five years ago, in an effort to focus on our students “in the middle” and with the hope that it would improve our academic achievement, an experimental middle school was developed in Randolph. Teachers in grades 5-8 came together to work as a team with Middle School principal, William Caldwell.
At today’s middle school faculty meeting, [...]

Jan

26

Don’t Need to Know Meme

January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

I’ve been tagged in an Internet meme by Mark Stock. This Internet meme is entitled “Seven Things You Don’t Need to Know About Me”. This is why this meme business drives me crazy. If you don’t need to know it about me, why should I write it? And I tend to over-think things, so I will [...]

Jan

25

The Tougher Side of the Job

January 25, 2009 | 3 Comments

Despite the current optimism with the presidential inauguration Tuesday, it seems impossible to turn left or right without reading, hearing or watching something about these tough economic times and the implications that holds for schools.
As Governor Patterson said, we are facing the gravest economic challenge of our lifetime. All of this weighs on my mind [...]

Jan

13

Transparency

January 13, 2009 | 3 Comments

We are in the middle of construction of our new technology center and I am thinking a lot about our proposed renovations to the space vacated by our technology and agriculture programs as they move to the new center.
Any proposed changes to the renovations have to be within the scope of the project as [...]

Jan

7

Rocking the Job

January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Being the superintendent of Randolph Central School is possibly the best job of my career. Look at what I’ve gotten to do already this week :

Meet with the BOE to ratify the support staff contract which is 18 months past it’s time.
Interview, select and offer our library media specialist job to the successful candidate.
Problem solve with [...]