Sorry, but no to a referendum. I understand the situation around referendums, and the great need for updated buildings, etc., but seriously, fool me once, twice, but not a third time. I agree with the one comment...give me a new superintendent, one that comes to us after a national search and fully vetted; and a board that has had time t…
Sorry, but no to a referendum. I understand the situation around referendums, and the great need for updated buildings, etc., but seriously, fool me once, twice, but not a third time. I agree with the one comment...give me a new superintendent, one that comes to us after a national search and fully vetted; and a board that has had time to prove itself to be on point with goals and responsibilities of what a board is actually supposed to do. Evanston desires better, we can do better. Running a school district is complicated, multifaceted, and challenging but it's not rocket science and it's done well in a lot of places. It's time to get back to basics, get back to what our kids and teachers need. Let's see some positive action in those areas and then we can talk about a referendum.
The problem is that all these things take a long time, during which the money is going negative and the District is taking out short term loans to meet payroll, which only furthers the financial distress. Nationally vetting some amazing Superintendent won't do anything when the state has to step in
Sorry, but no to a referendum. I understand the situation around referendums, and the great need for updated buildings, etc., but seriously, fool me once, twice, but not a third time. I agree with the one comment...give me a new superintendent, one that comes to us after a national search and fully vetted; and a board that has had time to prove itself to be on point with goals and responsibilities of what a board is actually supposed to do. Evanston desires better, we can do better. Running a school district is complicated, multifaceted, and challenging but it's not rocket science and it's done well in a lot of places. It's time to get back to basics, get back to what our kids and teachers need. Let's see some positive action in those areas and then we can talk about a referendum.
The problem is that all these things take a long time, during which the money is going negative and the District is taking out short term loans to meet payroll, which only furthers the financial distress. Nationally vetting some amazing Superintendent won't do anything when the state has to step in
Hemingway said it best…
"How did you go bankrupt? Gradually, then suddenly"