One of my goals as an IPS School Board Member was to help bridge the gap between Board Members and the parents. I felt I could offer some insight, since I had been a student and a current parent of young children in IPS. It's a tough job to bring on change.....
One idea I had was to host an IPS School Board Open House. This will be held in the lobby of Central Office on October 25th from 6-6:45pm. All are welcome to attend the Action Session immediately following. There will be some special guests including the Tech Culinary students who will be providing some treats, the Manual choir, and a presentation form the AVID program at Manual. Please mark this on your calendars and try to attend. Children are absolutely welcome!
The Open House will provide time to meet the IPS Board Members, view their district map, learn your district, and a time to ask questions.
Friday, October 14, 2011
After being in the sticks for 4 days, I thought the worst I would come home to is cat puke.
Boy was I wrong.
I felt like Intersession was the ticking time bomb and I wanted to be around to see how it went. However, I planned a trip with the family, and while gone rarely even had internet connection. Since I have been back I have heard both positive and negative. Mostly though, I stand my ground on my disappointment with the program. It was not the program we approved.
However, I thank all the employees who dedicated hours and hours to organizing and planning Intersession after it was handed off to them. Why? Because the person in charge dropped the ball. And they truly saved the day, and did the best possible job they could. It is not their fault that this was not the plan that was promised to parents.
But the biggest mess I walked into was the horrid comments made by our Superintendent regarding IPS accepting students. Facebook, Twitter, Emails, Blogs, and News Channels have been going crazy. Here is what he said in an interview...
"You've got to understand. We are public schools. What does that mean? We take everybody that come through the door, whether they are blind, crippled, crazy..."
Ouch. No matter the intent, these comments are hateful and ugly. They have hurt our children that come to us with special circumstances. No excuses.
I felt like Intersession was the ticking time bomb and I wanted to be around to see how it went. However, I planned a trip with the family, and while gone rarely even had internet connection. Since I have been back I have heard both positive and negative. Mostly though, I stand my ground on my disappointment with the program. It was not the program we approved.
However, I thank all the employees who dedicated hours and hours to organizing and planning Intersession after it was handed off to them. Why? Because the person in charge dropped the ball. And they truly saved the day, and did the best possible job they could. It is not their fault that this was not the plan that was promised to parents.
But the biggest mess I walked into was the horrid comments made by our Superintendent regarding IPS accepting students. Facebook, Twitter, Emails, Blogs, and News Channels have been going crazy. Here is what he said in an interview...
"You've got to understand. We are public schools. What does that mean? We take everybody that come through the door, whether they are blind, crippled, crazy..."
Ouch. No matter the intent, these comments are hateful and ugly. They have hurt our children that come to us with special circumstances. No excuses.
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