tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post428167433251578608..comments2024-03-18T16:51:10.406-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Board is HiringMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10033019421040368872010-12-02T15:21:12.845-08:002010-12-02T15:21:12.845-08:00Charlie, your post at 9:35A would be a great cover...Charlie, your post at 9:35A would be a great cover letter to send with your resume!seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231800476411684686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31683135491523389732010-12-02T10:49:08.659-08:002010-12-02T10:49:08.659-08:00I have a huge ass as well, and I bring it with me ...I have a huge ass as well, and I bring it with me everywhere I go.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84741135183345689682010-12-02T10:03:53.762-08:002010-12-02T10:03:53.762-08:00Asset, you'd be a huge asset.Asset, you'd be a huge asset.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38795465972280498212010-12-02T09:36:01.812-08:002010-12-02T09:36:01.812-08:00Ha, ha, Charlie, we crossed threads. I'll tak...Ha, ha, Charlie, we crossed threads. I'll take mine off.<br /><br />Charlie, you should apply for Manager. I think you'd be great. They don't say it but knowing this district would be a HUGE assess coming in.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-43542743967871728872010-12-02T09:35:51.102-08:002010-12-02T09:35:51.102-08:00Here's the funny thing: I'm practically do...Here's the funny thing: I'm practically doing the Manager job already.<br /><br />I'm already doing analysis and independent research on the issues brought before them.<br /><br />I'm already attending a lot of the meetings.<br /><br />I'm already reminding Board members of staff commitments and the schedule for annual reports.<br /><br />I'm already doing compliance work.<br /><br />No one else they hired could hit the ground running like me. I have the detailed knowledge of the District's programs, systems, and processes. More than that, I have the institutional memory of someone who has been close to all for ten years. Finally, if I were the a community contact person for the Board I think that I would start with credibility that anyone else would have to build over time.<br /><br />Consider the annual approval of schools situation. Unlike the Board members, I followed the link on the Board Action Report and saw the web page with the links to the CSIPs. As soon as I saw the page I could see what was wrong with it. I not only noticed the schools that were mis-named, I noticed that Jane Addams K-8 was missing. Not everyone is good at noticing what is missing from a long list. I immediately contacted the Board about it because I knew that this failure would make the vote vulnerable to appeal, which would risk the District's primary revenue source. I didn't hold that information back so I could jump out, yell "Gotcha!" and appeal the decision. Heck, no. I told the Board and the staff in time for them to fix it. By the way, I had contacted the Board on this matter in previous years when the CSIPs didn't fulfill the requirements of the WAC. Yes, I read the WAC and compared the requirements of the law with the elements of the CSIPs.<br /><br />I have also recently contacted the Board about the annual reports that are required by Board Policy. These reports need to go on a calendar.<br /><br />I have contacted the Board about the feeble lack of action in their audit response and provided them with a blueprint for a more vigorous, credible, actual, and effective audit response.<br /><br />Seriously, I'm already doing the job. I wish I could do more.<br /><br />I wish I could have the ability to IM the Board during meetings with fact-checks of staff claims.<br /><br />I wish I could be the person who responds to Board testimony.<br /><br />I wish I could be the person who reminds the senior staff of the due dates for data and reports that they promised.<br /><br />Some might wonder if I could get along with my co-workers if I were a District employee. Of course I could. I know the difference between the role of employee and the role of an activist.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23770269883584231352010-12-02T09:19:08.461-08:002010-12-02T09:19:08.461-08:00Yes, they might hold fast to the minimum qualifica...Yes, they might hold fast to the minimum qualifications, but it they did, then they would never hire anyone from Teach for America, would they? One of the minimum qualifications for a teacher position is a certificate.<br /><br />If they really believed the rhetoric used around the Teach for America discussion, then they don't much care about the minimum qualifications. Don't they want to deepen and broaden the candidate pool and make the job available to the best and the brightest? After all, if the applicants really aren't qualified then the Board (or Ms Ferguson) can just choose not to hire them.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41272929414599139482010-12-02T09:10:11.010-08:002010-12-02T09:10:11.010-08:00They are probably very firm about the minimum requ...They are probably very firm about the minimum requirements. If they weren't, they'd be "desirable qualifications". If they hire someone who doesn't meet the minimum requirements, they are vulnerable to a law suit from everybody in Seattle who didn't apply because they didn't meet the minimums.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10975471103056661482010-12-02T09:07:16.908-08:002010-12-02T09:07:16.908-08:00How can a Board Office Manager report to the Distr...How can a Board Office Manager report to the District/Holly F? Doesn't that make it a district position first, and not the independent oversight type of position that the Board is supposed to function as?<br />I've seen HF in action during the school closings as well as with other Board/District meetings and she definitely toes the district line. The Board Mgr. position would not be an easy tightrope to dangle on.SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726295210572942506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41000431447601327452010-12-02T08:54:23.199-08:002010-12-02T08:54:23.199-08:00I say put Jon Stewart in that position. He would ...I say put Jon Stewart in that position. He would rip them a new one.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9069794554799997582010-12-02T08:21:23.096-08:002010-12-02T08:21:23.096-08:00Somehow, though, I don't think "I play ho...<i>Somehow, though, I don't think "I play hockey and don't mind duking it out with someone in a corner" is the kind of 'policy experience' they're looking for.</i><br /><br />No, Meg, but it's the kind of experience the public is looking for! <br /><br />Also, the board aspects of the position should report directly to the board. Any other reporting relationship means more of the same, or possibly even worse.cascadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790011815664752047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-55695343879714668352010-12-02T08:09:03.788-08:002010-12-02T08:09:03.788-08:00Could we start a "letter of recommendation&qu...Could we start a "letter of recommendation" writing campaign to Holly Ferguson? I'd send a letter recommending Charlie for the position. I bet many others would too. Charlie, what do you think about that?<br /><br />Question: Charlie you have called the board directors out (and rightfully so) on many occasions. Would the board directors be accepting of you in that position?seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231800476411684686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-18748401777990280122010-12-02T07:41:54.341-08:002010-12-02T07:41:54.341-08:00If they think they are hiring a Broad person for t...If they think they are hiring a Broad person for this position we need a call to arms. No more sneaky national agenda foxes in the henhouse, especially in these positions. <br /><br />The public needs to be sure the resume of the proposed hire is available to all the citizens of this city.<br /><br />-skeptical-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10177364728461425292010-12-02T07:36:45.335-08:002010-12-02T07:36:45.335-08:00I play hockey. It lacks the elegance of super-spy ...I play hockey. It lacks the elegance of super-spy violence, but the old wood shampoo usually gets the job done. <br /><br />Somehow, though, I don't think "I play hockey and don't mind duking it out with someone in a corner" is the kind of 'policy experience' they're looking for.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795753563127975720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-63185645394048362162010-12-02T07:18:58.029-08:002010-12-02T07:18:58.029-08:00If it's really anything like Mount Doom, the a...If it's really anything like Mount Doom, the answer is an anonymous hobbit (or two -- three counting Gollum) whom everyone overlooks.<br /><br />Helen Schinskehschinskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316478950862562594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54867250664816580322010-12-02T06:34:53.639-08:002010-12-02T06:34:53.639-08:00Given the mood down there at Mt. Doom (the JSCEE),...Given the mood down there at Mt. Doom (the JSCEE), the job might require the talents of Gandalf.<br /><br />Or perhaps Emma Peel.<br /><br />Or James Bond. Probably not the smirking and creaking Roger Moore version, but at least Sean Connery or Daniel Craig. Sophisticated and smooth with a hint of ultra-violence.Eric Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663977355241677800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-8972143059559380862010-12-01T23:56:52.419-08:002010-12-01T23:56:52.419-08:00Correction:
This: Thus you need to either vote a...Correction:<br /><br />This: Thus you need to either vote against TfA or find some other reason to vote (against) it, in spite of Helig's study.<br /><br /><br />Should be this:<br />Thus you need to either vote against TfA or find some other reason to vote<b><i> for </i></b>it, in spite of Helig's study.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15215530083723459382010-12-01T22:28:26.039-08:002010-12-01T22:28:26.039-08:00Charlie,
There is no doubt you are the most quali...Charlie,<br /><b><br />There is no doubt you are the most qualified individual for this job.<br /><i><br />Go for it.<br /></i></b><br />In addition I really liked 40% of this job ... in fact I am wildly enthusiastic about it.<br /><br />Essential Functions:<br />1. Provides strategic support for Board Directors, including strategic communications and <b><i>strategic research on issues before the Board.</i></b> (20% of time)<br /><br />2. Is the primary liaison between Board Directors and Senior Staff and as such exercises <b><i>quality control over information that is provided to the Board.</i></b> (20% of time) <br /><br />===============<br />No Director Carr you cannot say that:<br /><br />"One of the research documents said: <b><i>If you are looking to close the achievement gap, it is important to invest strategically in evidence based "reform options"</i></b>. I believe that we are doing that through the work in our strategic plan"<br /><br />The reason you cannot say this is because Helig's entire study is a mass of reasons against bringing TfA to situations like Seattle's situation.<br /><br />Thus you need to either vote against TfA or find some other reason to vote against it, in spite of Helig's study.<br /><br />====================<br />Same could be applied to Sundquist's use of paragraph 23 and omission of the facts in paragraph 27 on the Nation Math Advisory Panel final report.<br /><br />===================<br /><br />WOW a person to instruct the board to stop misleading the public with distortions of research and get a clue.<br /><br />What a concept!<br /><br />What a country!<br /><br /> -- Dandan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.com