Banda Approved as Superintendent, 7-0
Finally! There was a bit of yakking tonight before they finally got to the vote.
Carr reviewed trip to Anaheim that she and Patu took last week. All good things - neither she nor Patu had anything of concern to tell the Board.
Banda spoke briefly to the audience saying it was a "bittersweet moment." He said, "You become part of a community and builds bonds and relationships." He said he was not just part not just of schools but of community. It was nice to hear that he has that goal. More on the media questions later.
Carr reviewed trip to Anaheim that she and Patu took last week. All good things - neither she nor Patu had anything of concern to tell the Board.
Banda spoke briefly to the audience saying it was a "bittersweet moment." He said, "You become part of a community and builds bonds and relationships." He said he was not just part not just of schools but of community. It was nice to hear that he has that goal. More on the media questions later.
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I see that the board approved the revamped bus schedule at the meeting last night. They said they wouldn't move the MS/HS times earlier, but they would move some elementary schools' start times later. Do you know if they are moving back schools that are currently starting at 8:30/9am, or are they making the already horrible 9:30am 3rd Tier schools start even later at 10am? Was there any discussion of these specifics?
Thanks,
SPS Mom
Not sure what we are going to do if one of us has to stay home even later in the morning next year before getting youngest off to school. My employer's patience is already thin as it is.
Mom to more than one kid
Even the few of us that were there were kept in the dark. The Powerpoint wasn't on the screen, there were no handouts. Apparently the directors got the "specifics" via personal chats with McEvoy. So business as usual.
However, our daughter's elementary school teacher opens her classroom at 9am everyday. She tutors children etc. My daughter loves going to school early. For these kids, they receive an additional 2.5 hours of class time per week- or 10 hours per month. I know other caring and generous teachers are opening their classrooms early, too. For us, it worked out in a positive manner. I appreciate concerns of others, though.
parent
No the board did not pick the last-man-standing. They made it very clear that they chose Banda over Husk, and after that choice was made Husk tried to make it look like she pulled out before she was passed over. I think that was indicative of the CYA behavior we would have gotten if she had been selected.
Not sure what happened with Enoch though. Sadly, I doubt we'll ever get the real inside scoop on what went down with him.
Banda was absolutely selected as the best, or second best, candidate out of a pool of 40+ applicants.
Facts matter
I actually feel a little bad for Husk, in that there has been so much public discussion over the fact that her "withdrawal" was really a "she didn't get the job offer". It must be a bit humiliating. We really are a somewhat rude town sometimes.
Facts matter
There just three finalists selected. One did drop out and the other two were still in the running.
That Sunday, Mr. Banda was called and made the offer. President DeBell had attempted to reach Ms. Husk to tell her of the decision but could not reach her.
She dropped out on the Monday morning. So both were in the running when the decision was made.
What! I feel bad for Banda, to have what should be a well-deserved celebration instead be grist for the racist, speculative mill. Husk's actions were ungracious. I guess she thought she had it in the bag because the business circles told her so.
-Sue in Zen Field
P.S. Wouldn't it have been really funny if there really was someone ELSE named Susan Enfield that commented here?
The "update" was Pegi McEvoy at the mic, with no powerpoint, no explanation of the current scenario, and just a lot of handwaving about how they were "refining" the proposal.
It was very odd.
It made me wonder if they were intentionally not discussing the details of the current proposal in front of Mr. Banda?
North End Mom
Dr. Husk: oddly enough, I sort of agree with Facts matter. I do think it is a common courtesy at times to let someone withdraw if they are not going to be selected. I suspect we are so thin-skinned on this issue because last time we DID get stuck with "the last one standing" -- AND she was MGJ (my recollection is that early indications were that the last person who dropped out was being preferred -- and when that person left, the board lacked whatever (time, energy, grit) to reopen the process. If MGJ hadn't turned out to be a flaming disaster as a Superintendent, none of us would care.
Banda: we are lucky. I hope that, as a District, we can pull ourselves together to give him the support he needs to succeed.
Given the Paul Hills, Frank Greers, Liv Finne dissemblers in this town, I DO NOT feel we are operating under the common rules of courtesy.
I know I'm certainly not! ; p
Uh...the reporters outnumber the students. Great job AH!
You are a "class act" for admitting you were incorrect and not "withdrawing" from the conversation. Now if our leaders would only follow your fine example.
Parent