I have often thought the ED board wakes up about every six months and goes . . . “Gee, uh, maybe we should write an editorial that shows the voting public that we open our 4th estate ears once in awhile.” Well, today they decided that they should say a little something about the school board not really doing anything except rubber stamping Dictator Homan’s policies;
That said, the board should enter the discussion and ask questions when administrators propose policies representing broad, substantive changes in providing educational services.
That is why it is puzzling to learn that some Sioux Falls School Board members seemed uninformed of a major change in the instruction of the district’s at-risk students who attend Joe Foss alternative school.
What information do they need? This is how it goes before every board meeting;
• They receive their $75 dollar check for showing up and keeping a seat warm (while breathing).
• Before they start voting on the agenda items, Pammy gives them all the look of death.
• They all vote yes, then go home.
Who wouldn’t want this kind of gig?
School district patrons trust their administrators to act in their best interest. But they also elect school board members to do due diligence on important decisions.
No, we don’t trust them, especially after they don’t even bother to read a contract before approving it. One of the reasons many people don’t bother to vote in a school board election is because they already know who runs the district, Homan. You could have polished turds as school board members and the results would be the same. Hail Homan!
This is why it is important that people run for school board, people who put cotton balls in their ears whenever Homan is addressing them.
This one should have received greater public scrutiny before the vote.
And where was our 4th Estate before that vote?