I have given up, and will never spend one second making arrangements to vote in one of these. There will always be enough teachers, admins and nitwits voting to pass any referendum proposed. What would be really slick is if they could figure out a way to charge a fee to vote in the referendum - school staff of course having their fees paid by the taxpayer. . .
Newer computers won't teach students how to think and solve problems - unless the computers replace teachers!
And of course, if it doesn't pass they'll just keep coming back until it does. It doesn't cost them anything to keep trying.
It sound like another good opportunity to hire some consultants...I bet the school board knows just where to find them.
Will they be using the computers to teach programming? No, but they will be useful to look up things like "global climate change" on Wikipedia and for "self teaching modules" that will provide unequaled educational opportunities (translated: "I'm sure glad we have those computers because I didn't have time to write up a lecture for tomorrow").
For anyone paying attention - this is absolutely NO SURPRISE.
When the $16.5 million referendum (that passed this spring)was first proposed, it was pointed out MANY MANY TIMES that what the distrct really needed was $70M - $80M to get its buildings up to snuff and to bring them into the 21st Century.
In fact, Brian Dey and Don Nielsen recommended a bonded referendum for the whole amount, instead of coming back to the taxpayers year after year. In the event that a bonded referendum would pass - we could stretch that over a 20 year period, I believe.
The board (as a whole) did not think that large of an amount would pass, and ironically, Mr. Hazen said we would not be able to spend it fast enough.
Whatever that means...
Apparently, many of the projects are time-consuming and we have only a fixed period of time to spend the money?
Any way, again to anyone paying attention this is NOT a surprise!
It's only the beginning....
Shameless plug follows: Caledonia School District feasibility study results will be announced Monday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at Olympia Brown School.
I (innocently) think, at best, this should be like a shareholders' vote - each and every taxpayer who pays one penny or more into the system should be sent a ballot. The taxpayers should not have to go to city hall (I do like the blue lights by the way, I hope we didn't pay $100,000 for a consultant to study that) to vote absentee or go to the polls on the day.
Just like clockwork.
What's wrong with this statement: It’s been three years since Unified last took an inventory of its technology in the schools, he said. District officials don’t do an annual inventory, Hazen said, but they need to know which computers in schools are used for instruction and which are used for business purposes.
They don't an annual survey and they don't know what the computers are used for? My goodness, that is horrible management.
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