SF School District

SF School District puts out ‘advocacy’ against Labor Day start date, possible violation of state election laws

l3wis March 8, 2015 9Comments

This is the document (fact sheet) that the district is dispersing, (DOC: Combined Student Version with Calendar) notice who the author is and what time it was authored. Deeann is the district’s marketing/communications person.

This is questionable in so many ways;

1) Advocate education being conducted by a government entity against its citizens

a) The schools and school administration is legally to remain neutral during the public debate

b) It is questionable if the Superintendent can even legally weigh in on this issue as a 24 hour staff employee

c) School Board members would be able to discuss this or be part of the debate outside of their official meetings

d) They cannot take part in the debate during school board meetings or during legally called school functions

e) School District employees during working hours campaigning for or against an initiative or referendum is unconstitutional and illegal under South Dakota state law

I. Teachers

II. Staff

III. Superintendent

IV. School Board members during official meetings

2) The likely use of publicly owned resources to print this document

a) A receipt showing payment for the printing would be required to prove otherwise (it will show the use of government resources to pay for anti-citizen campaigning)

b) What time was the printing picked up or the delivery to printer (shows use of government time to campaign)

3) There is time expense used during work hours to construct this document

4) There is time used to distribute the document.

Like I have said in the past, both sides have good arguments, but that discussion and debate shouldn’t cost tax payers money. The school district needs to knock off their campaign, at least during business hours.

The Sioux Falls School Board wants a ‘compromise’

l3wis February 5, 2015 10Comments

What is the definition of ‘and’?

When I first watched this story in disbelief (mostly because there is no compromise with the board and Homan) I enjoyed the hilarity of their comments;

“How do we make this so it’s an ‘and’ solution. How do we start school as late as possible and have the semester end in December and maximize the number of instructional days for students?” Sioux Falls School Superintendent Pam Homan said.

And what?! Now that you are threatened with an election that you will lose you decided to work with the group? And I only thought it took physical threats against the school board members to change policy? Boy, I look like a jackass.

“If we had more input, we wouldn’t have acted necessarily to approve that calendar. We would’ve very willingly compromised,” Sioux Falls School Board President Kent Alberty said.

LMAO! Yeah Kent, they have only been asking for 4 YEARS!!!! Maybe you need to clean the wax out of your ears.

My advice to the group is to move forward to the election, and don’t look back. Short timer Homan and the deaf, dumb and blind school board can continue their compromise keepers meeting. Now let’s all say the pledge of allegiance!

It’s all about control

l3wis December 13, 2014 0Comments

And it seems the SF School District is in control with another big developer

People shook their heads Wednesday at an agreement to transfer a chunk of property from the West Central School District to the larger school district to the east.

A few raised voices. A couple promised to put the matter to a public vote with a petition. Most laughed wryly when a board member welcomed the petition with a frank admission.

“Then it’s out of my hands,” Dennis Husman said.

Once again the citizens are ignored and the big developer wins. Hopefully their petition drive is successful.