Posted by alohagirl231 on February 4, 2011, 8:29 pm, in reply to "Re: School Board "
Hey, Here's a novel idea. Instead of bashing the district and those that serve it. Lets do the bashing where the bashing needs to be done.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHO IS WITHHOLDING FUNDING FOR THIS AND EVERY OTHER DISTRICT IN THE STATE BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITY TO MANAGE FUNDS PROPERLY.
Do any of you, especially those who feel people working in the district dont deserve raises, do any of you realize that this district was the only one out of Alton,Collinsville,and Edwardsville, who did not layoff a single teacher or administrator this year. Those they did layoff and there were very few, most if not all have been rehired. They managed to distribute their budget in a manner that didnt cost taxpayers one additional red cent. That means for those of you who are so intrested, that no one applied for and recieved unemployment and no one had to apply for welfare.
They cut book fees in half in order to help families in the district. And provided clothing vouchers for families in order to accommodate the dress code.
It just slays me to read some of the gripes people make about what a shoddy school district we have. If it is that bad, here are some possible solutions for you:
1. Run for school board. You have enough friends and family that you stand a pretty good chance of winning.
2. Attend EVERY board meeting and tell them what a lousy job they are doing and how they dont deserve to have their jobs. Make sure you tell them which teachers and administrators you want gone and who should, in your learned opinion, replace them.
3. Put your kids in private school and you wont have to worry about it. Make sure its an accredited by the state school. You want to make sure the high school courses they take are accepted by colleges nationwide.