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| I like to think of myself as Aslan, and you can be the Pevensie kids! |
I must say, you people do not disappoint. I have heard new voices speaking up and fresh faces stepping out into the light. You are doing amazing things.
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| Look! There you are! |
Teachers are busting their butts to implement new curriculum.
Parents are showing up to board meetings and expressing concerns on everything from bonds to bullying.
The union is hard at work keeping the district in compliance with the law.
Our new superintendent is sticking to her word to try and change the culture inside our district.
School board members are engaging in lively discussions both with themselves and their constituents (I even heard that Ms. Lancoln spoke a full sentence for the first time ever in a board meeting!).
There are whispers and rumors of next year's school board elections and who might be interested in running.
Community members of all types have been attending meetings to discuss Reimagining High School, our Special Education services, Pre-K options, and more.
Cooks are cooking, coaches are coaching, clowns are clowning (what's up with that?), and everywhere you look Pasco schools are full of energy and enthusiasm.
Pasco, I'm really proud of you. I've never been more optimistic about the future of Pasco schools, but...
You knew there had to be a "but" right? There's always a but.
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| Be honest, does this blog make my butt look bigger? |
But we can do more. We MUST do more.
We've been headed in the wrong direction for a very long time. Now we are finally turned around, but we are moving at the pace of a turtle... pulling a freight train.
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| Look out! I'm coming for you! It may take a while, but I'm coming... still coming... any day now... I'll be there soon... |
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we've turned this train around. But now is not the time to sit back and congratulate ourselves. We are finally pointed in the right direction, so now is the time to put all our energy into moving forward to make up for lost time.
We need more parents and teachers at board meetings.
We need more letters and phone calls to administrators.
We need more honest dialogue about what's working and what isn't.
We need more of you.
I can't vote (imaginary people are the most disenfranchised voting block ever).
But you can!
I can't call board members (restraining orders can be a real downer).
But you can!
I can't touch my toes (I love food too much!).
But you can!
What I can do is share information.
Lots and lots of information.
My rabbit hole inside the Booth building grows larger every day, and there is no end to the secrets the have begun spilling out.
So tell me what do you want to know?
What information do you need in order to make your case and fight the good fight?
My goal has always been to share truth with the masses, but at this point in time I have so much information to share I don't even know where to begin. So tell me what you want to know.
Want to know how the new curriculum is going?
Want to know who's whispering about running for school board?
Want to know the latest on the upcoming bond?
Want a play by play of the latest board meetings?
Want to know about PSD's legal woes?
Want to know what's going wrong and right with sports? music? special education?
Want to find out more about the community forums that have been going on this fall and how you can get involved?
Want to know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
Tell me what you want to talk about, and let's talk.
