Comments on: What’s the purpose of a school board? http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/ Keeping you informed on Oklahoma's education system Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: cherie http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/comment-page-1/#comment-10946 cherie Thu, 06 May 2010 21:01:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/#comment-10946 I have a ?.I want to know what i can do about ,my daughter she is in the 3 grade and she has had a lot of ab.and they want a dr note every time she misses school.but going to the dr cast money.what do i do? I have a ?.I want to know what i can do about ,my daughter she is in the 3 grade and she has had a lot of ab.and they want a dr note every time she misses school.but going to the dr cast money.what do i do?

]]> By: Summit http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/comment-page-1/#comment-10651 Summit Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:35:22 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/#comment-10651 At times i do not even see the point of the school board, if you are not going to follow through on what is promised then why even have one? At times i do not even see the point of the school board, if you are not going to follow through on what is promised then why even have one?

]]> By: jody white http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/comment-page-1/#comment-10593 jody white Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:16:32 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/#comment-10593 We need to start educating our children on two subjects... GOD and Politics. (The two things that were removed almost 50 years ago!). It starts by taking our children to these board meetings and city meetings. It is boring for them but they will see parents actually caring about what is going on. Then we need to hold the politicians to their oath that they took UNDER GOD! It is not about money, power or authority! The parents have to realize they are responsible for their children and that a school is not a babysitting service. We have to care as a community. The schools have to realize that we are all not working just to pay their financial wages today and for the future. The parents must become involved and understand the teacher is in the leadership role. The teachers must understand that the leadership role is helping the parents to educate their minds... not just keep our children busy with work so they can get to the next subject! Good teachers are like good moms... but how many families do you see with 30 kids... We were not MADE TO LIVE THIS WAY! Get more parents involves, show them what to do, and help them, help the teachers, educate our children. That was not how this country was made... Our children are only a number to a few... A dollar sign in the school district. A dollar sign in the consumer world. A dollar sign as a worker... Many of these teachers have never left school and are teaching the same subjects over and over again. We need to get some REAL WORLD teachers mixed in with the teachers that understand organization, consistency and follow through. If we could mix it up a little... we would have an awesome 20/20 vision of a NEW WORLD! We need to start educating our children on two subjects… GOD and Politics.
(The two things that were removed almost 50 years ago!). It starts by taking our children to these board meetings and city meetings. It is boring for them but they will see parents actually caring about what is going on. Then we need to hold the politicians to their oath that they took UNDER GOD!

It is not about money, power or authority! The parents have to realize they are responsible for their children and that a school is not a babysitting service. We have to care as a community. The schools have to realize that we are all not working just to pay their financial wages today and for the future.

The parents must become involved and understand the teacher is in the leadership role. The teachers must understand that the leadership role is helping the parents to educate their minds… not just keep our children busy with work so they can get to the next subject! Good teachers are like good moms… but how many families do you see with 30 kids… We were not MADE TO LIVE THIS WAY! Get more parents involves, show them what to do, and help them, help the teachers, educate our children.

That was not how this country was made… Our children are only a number to a few… A dollar sign in the school district. A dollar sign in the consumer world. A dollar sign as a worker…

Many of these teachers have never left school and are teaching the same subjects over and over again. We need to get some REAL WORLD teachers mixed in with the teachers that understand organization, consistency and follow through. If we could mix it up a little… we would have an awesome 20/20 vision of a NEW WORLD!

]]> By: court http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/comment-page-1/#comment-10262 court Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:01 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/#comment-10262 What do you do when both the school board, and the administrative staff ignore your complaints? What do you do when both the school board, and the administrative staff ignore your complaints?

]]> By: Judy http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/comment-page-1/#comment-6653 Judy Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:01:03 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/#comment-6653 What do you do when your School Board waits until Spring Break when teachers are gone to inform the principal of the highest performing school in the district, which has 80% approval rate among parents, that they will not be asked back next year? They are citing parent and teacher complaints. 32 of the 38 teachers(2 others were out of the country) rallied to support their pricipal... does anyone have any idea how to go up against the board when they are going on unfounded information and using quite frankly, unjust, backdoor, slimy politics? Seems like some sort of conspiracy or hidden agenda. What do you do when your School Board waits until Spring Break when teachers are gone to inform the principal of the highest performing school in the district, which has 80% approval rate among parents, that they will not be asked back next year? They are citing parent and teacher complaints. 32 of the 38 teachers(2 others were out of the country) rallied to support their pricipal… does anyone have any idea how to go up against the board when they are going on unfounded information and using quite frankly, unjust, backdoor, slimy politics? Seems like some sort of conspiracy or hidden agenda.

]]> By: Leslie http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Leslie Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:28:36 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/18/whats-the-purpose-of-a-school-board/#comment-643 I don't disagree with what's stated above about the role of the School Board. I believe in following the chain of command however, when genuine concerns fall of "deaf ears" then where's the public to go? For example, how long do you tolerate a principal who's allowed his school to drop consistently from the #1 school in his district to #12 during his 4 year reign? How long do you tolerate a teacher who the parents want to avoid like the plague because of her poor reputation and performance? Or another teacher who laughs because she's got boxes of new textbooks gathering dust in her closet that she's not using because the older ones are better? Waste of money? Hello! Or when you know your principal is breaking the School Safety laws that have been established to protect our children? Where do you turn? Our personal solution was to leave the district (Putnam City) and we are now a proud "transfer family" into the Oklahoma City School District. I don’t disagree with what’s stated above about the role of the School Board. I believe in following the chain of command however, when genuine concerns fall of “deaf ears” then where’s the public to go? For example, how long do you tolerate a principal who’s allowed his school to drop consistently from the #1 school in his district to #12 during his 4 year reign? How long do you tolerate a teacher who the parents want to avoid like the plague because of her poor reputation and performance? Or another teacher who laughs because she’s got boxes of new textbooks gathering dust in her closet that she’s not using because the older ones are better? Waste of money? Hello! Or when you know your principal is breaking the School Safety laws that have been established to protect our children? Where do you turn? Our personal solution was to leave the district (Putnam City) and we are now a proud “transfer family” into the Oklahoma City School District.

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