I recently tore in to people about putting more effort into saving two school buildings than into improving BVSD so that it no longer is failing many of our children.
John Gless wrote a long comment where he spelled out how BVSD's actions on Washington School hurt a lot of school kids and that their actions on Washington School have become more about helping the children and less about the building.
Ok. Everyone who comes to find how bad our school system is has their own path that led to this realization. John's came from Washington School being shut down. That's every bit as legit as anyone else's path to knowledge.
So here's my challange. Let's harness that power John has to put together a slate of candidates for the BVSD that will effect change. People who can improve the system, yet who can work with the vast majority of BVSD employees who do want a better school district. This is not trivial, but it is doable.
And then let's recall the existing board on the grounds of incompetence. After all, they all ran on a platform of improving the district and yet there has been no measurable improvement in performance. (Note, scores will bounce up and down 1 or 2 points year by year so up slightly is not a trend.)
But the key is a quality slate for the board that will truly significantly improve the school, and that can get elected. That first, recall second. You guys up for it?
