BOE Meeting March 28th
At the BOE Meeting this Monday, March 28th, the current board members plan on giving their feedback to Mike Lambert (the school district’s attorney) and empowering him to put out a request for proposal (RFP) for a superintendent search firm. We ask, what is the rush? Most of the members of the current school board and the attorney were instrumental in hiring a string of superintendents that did not last and have cost the district a lot of money. read full newsletter here
There are three Board of Education seats up for contention this May and the attorney's term is also up for review. Although we have asked repeatedly for the board not to rush the Superintendent search and take concrete steps to include stakeholder input, our board president, Melissa Thompson seems to be making a push for a quick search, as reported on May 27th by Philipstown.info See full story here
The board should do nothing until after school elections in May. We have a very capable interim superintendent right now, and we feel it is crucial for our district to take its time developing a vision for the BCSD that includes input from stakeholders from Beacon’s diverse community. It would be disastrous for our schools if history was repeated, once again. Will the BOE or Mr. Lambert consider ANY community input on this issue, as we have been asking for? Will placing the power of drafting the RFP on the attorney mean they will be proceeding without consulting stakeholders? It is more important than ever for us to remind them that we demand stakeholder input in this process. If you haven’t already, please take a few seconds to SIGN OUR PETITION that states:
There are three Board of Education seats up for contention this May and the attorney's term is also up for review. Although we have asked repeatedly for the board not to rush the Superintendent search and take concrete steps to include stakeholder input, our board president, Melissa Thompson seems to be making a push for a quick search, as reported on May 27th by Philipstown.info See full story here
The board should do nothing until after school elections in May. We have a very capable interim superintendent right now, and we feel it is crucial for our district to take its time developing a vision for the BCSD that includes input from stakeholders from Beacon’s diverse community. It would be disastrous for our schools if history was repeated, once again. Will the BOE or Mr. Lambert consider ANY community input on this issue, as we have been asking for? Will placing the power of drafting the RFP on the attorney mean they will be proceeding without consulting stakeholders? It is more important than ever for us to remind them that we demand stakeholder input in this process. If you haven’t already, please take a few seconds to SIGN OUR PETITION that states:
We urge the board to work with the community and to empower a "stakeholder committee" comprising administrators, teachers, parents and students, as well as the school board, to conduct the search for our next superintendent.
Please Sign and Share the BCSD VISION PETITION
Again, your participation matters! Please join together with parents and teachers and
INVITE your friends and neighbors to the next school board meeting:
Monday, March 28th at 7pm at BHS
Please RSVP and Add Guests to BOE MEETING INVITE
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Please Sign and Share the BCSD VISION PETITION
Again, your participation matters! Please join together with parents and teachers and
INVITE your friends and neighbors to the next school board meeting:
Monday, March 28th at 7pm at BHS
Please RSVP and Add Guests to BOE MEETING INVITE
#BeaconKidsDeserveBetter www.advocates12508.com *Like* us on Facebook