The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
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Hasta la vista, baby
Wait a minute. When discussing the Seattle finalist spot, she told the Statesman-Journal:
A hiring firm contacted Husk several months ago to gauge her interest in the position. Husk said it wasn’t the first time she had received a call about a potential job, but it was the first time she said yes.
“It was a tough decision,” Husk said. “This is a great district, and I enjoy every day I get to come to work.”
Oops, she did it again.
Curious
Hasta etc.
Curious
la vista
Please.
This smacks horribly of behind the scenes political/business and business-as-usual pressure.
Not that I'm not biased. We don't need another 'I want to be a national-mover-and-shaker' on this Seattle stage. Not right now. Right now we need calm, competant, not high maintenance. We need someone not playing Seattle off against another opportunity for career gain. We don't need high pressure business tactics.
DistrictWatcher
I'm sure the Alliance will be disappointed. That's even better.
-Aaarghh!
Curious
-Aaarghh!
I just posted my thoughts on the subject at The superintendent candidates for Seattle Public Schools: The good, the bad and the ugly.
Also, Husk seeks autonomity- even if it means hiding information from the board under the guise of "privacy".
http://www.scribd.com/doc/91249825/Husk-record-at-Salem-Keizer-district
--A
Have them read this...
Statesman-Journal June 28, 2011
Husk not accepting new ideas, opinions
Dick Hughes' June 16 commentary regarding the school budget was so spot on.
Recently, our small coffee group that meets every morning (all Republican, logical-thinking, long-time Salem residents) had some suggestions regarding the school budget so we met with Sandy Husk to share our ideas.
To our dismay, we were met with a defensive and a know-it-all attitude from Ms. Husk, who informed us of her experience, credentials and what she intended to do about the budget. There was no sharing of ideas, no interaction, no openness to seek suggestions -- just a reminder to us that she was the king pin, the one who knows best.
Ms. Husk would not or could not take any suggestions from anyone who is not part of her "in crowd."
Ms. Husk had her mind made up, won't listen to anyone and is blind to accepting opinions other than her own.
The school board should re-examine Ms. Husk's attitude and position and not assume she is always right.
Sandy Husk is no leader. She needs to go back to Colorado, where her liberal views may be more embraced.
You can try that or do a cut and paste of various points that you want to highlight.
You can crib my post as much as you want to.
Dora
But why not Mr. Banda? This is where I feel as a parent, this whole process has left me out. I don't have a good feel for Mr. Banda besides the short video clip. From what I saw, I like him, but am curious to know more. Googling hasn't yield much. Dora or anybody else, if you have more info or better impression about Mr. Banda, please share.
PS mom
That said, and based on what information has trickled out regarding each of the candidates, I find myself pretty much in agreement with Dora - mostly because we do have that local record for Mr. Enoch, and his age makes me think he's likely to regard this position as a capstone, not a stepping stone.
I’ve never tried speed dating but imagine it must be something like the media’s opportunity to meet the three finalists for the superintendent position, organized by Seattle Public Schools.
Teresa Wippel, the District’s public affairs officer, said she and a colleague developed the format so that reporters would have the opportunity to have their questions answered in a more intimate setting, rather than in a traditional press conference, where some reporters might dominate.
I feel the same way Josh does. I thought that we would have at least another week to work on this and I had planned to do more investigative work over the weekend then I got e-mails this morning saying that the board would be deciding tomorrow so I worked with what we all have been privy to.
After looking through all of the information, I really liked Enoch. He has very clear ideas on education, how to approach it in terms of students and I liked the way he stepped up to the plate when it came to funding schools in his district.
I thought, just as I wrote, that Banda seemed nice enough but there wasn't much that stood out, nothing of note.
If someone has something on Banda that makes him an outstanding candidate, please let me know.
Dora
Do you think they've already decided? What about the citizen advisory committee? Do those folks get input in the final selection or was it to select the final 3?
PS mom
Oompah
There are many connections i.e. Harvard educated, worked in Oregon etc.
I'm placing my bet.
I wondered the same thing on another thread yesterday. Seems very likely to me, too.
There is also the potential for the Vicky Phillips connection because...wherever you find Vicky, Susan has always seemed to follow.
--enough already
Any bets?