Why another blog?

After sending thousands and thousands of emails and attempting to keep up with the daily debacles of this board, I have decided that a blog would help to keep every one informed. This blog should allow each person the ability to read when they have time and also to comment when they feel so inclined to do so. With the emailed letters, the only comments came directly to me and although greatly appreciated it was difficult to pass the comments and information back to the group, this blog will eliminate those difficulties.

There are only a few rules with this blog. First, it is not a gossip site, please include facts and information that is important to the group, we all want to understand what is happening, but need to understand the facts in order to help fight the actions of a few. Second, we are not here to attack the board members, unlike their daily rituals. We are here to inform educate and participate. If some of these board members put themselves in a position to be ridiculed or talked about then so be it, as long as it is factual. Signing your name is not a must; I do understand the ramifications for some people if their name is involved in this type of community support mechanism. But please be truthful, we do not want to stoop to their levels of incompetence and ignorance.

There have been several very well done blogs associated with this board and I certainly do not want to take from their efforts, however after Jane Ann Songer and I discussed the difficulties associated with keeping letters up to date, and with all of the recent happenings associated with Coach Dalton, the Insurance, the 62% increase in attorney fees, the discrimination suit, the Dalton suit, half day kindergarten, the potential closing of South, the bussing issues, the contract negotiations, the lack of contract negotiations for the non teaching staff, the A.D, the Superintendent and his case etc. etc. etc. We decided that a blog would best fit the needs and support of the group.