Comments on: What could the school board do to better energize and engage our community? http://salidacitizen.com/2009/02/schools-energize-community/ Community news, blogs, info, videos and events for Salida, Colorado. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Scott McFarland http://salidacitizen.com/2009/02/schools-energize-community/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Scott McFarland Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:29:16 +0000 http://salidacitizen.com/?p=1665#comment-465 Thinking and doing are two different things. Instead of suggesting idealogical solutions for the current state of affairs for the Salida School District DO SOMETHING! A good start could be by educating yourself like Laura has by attending meetings and forums about the challenges this district faces. It seems that many are concerned but so few are willing to take steps like Laura has. This district is in need for a community to pull together and actively support it. Thinking and doing are two different things. Instead of suggesting idealogical solutions for the current state of affairs for the Salida School District DO SOMETHING! A good start could be by educating yourself like Laura has by attending meetings and forums about the challenges this district faces. It seems that many are concerned but so few are willing to take steps like Laura has. This district is in need for a community to pull together and actively support it.

]]> By: Trey http://salidacitizen.com/2009/02/schools-energize-community/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Trey Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:34:45 +0000 http://salidacitizen.com/?p=1665#comment-431 This question could have been written: "What could this community do to better support our school board and our schools?" The folks on the board and in the administration are as a rule smart, competent and doing an enormous public service. Our schools are not failing. On the contrary, in this district we have seen some great successes recently. Could schools be better? Sure. <em>Would</em> schools be better if more people showed up to school board meetings? If more parents spent time helping their kids with homework or teaching them how to read? If more people from the community volunteered to help in classrooms? If we, as a community, prioritized education and funded our schools adequately so that the people we select to create/implement a vision for educating our kids have the resources to do the job? Undoubtedly. This question could have been written: “What could this community do to better support our school board and our schools?”

The folks on the board and in the administration are as a rule smart, competent and doing an enormous public service.

Our schools are not failing. On the contrary, in this district we have seen some great successes recently. Could schools be better? Sure.

Would schools be better if more people showed up to school board meetings? If more parents spent time helping their kids with homework or teaching them how to read? If more people from the community volunteered to help in classrooms? If we, as a community, prioritized education and funded our schools adequately so that the people we select to create/implement a vision for educating our kids have the resources to do the job? Undoubtedly.

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