The Auburn Enlarged City School District board is currently considering the formulation of a policy which can be easily abused by a sitting majority stung by public disclosure of their activities or deliberations. The public did not elect anyone to the school board for the purpose of adjudicating the ethics of their fellow members.
We currently live in a district with declining enrollment and ever-increasing taxes and harboring such dismal failures as “everyday math” and yet the board wastes its time and the taxpayers money trying to shield themselves from public scrutiny.
Let the public be the final arbiter of ethical issues by their vote as they did on the school budget. The majority of the board is not necessarily always correct.
Alice Buttarazzi
Auburn
Buttarazzi is a former board member of the Auburn Enlarged City School District
Let the public be the final arbiter of ethical issues by their vote as they did on the school budget. The majority of the board is not necessarily always correct.
Alice Buttarazzi
Auburn
Buttarazzi is a former board member of the Auburn Enlarged City School District
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brew1234 wrote on Sep 21, 2008 5:03 PM:
Unknown... wrote on Sep 21, 2008 9:00 AM:
jlmorgansr wrote on Sep 21, 2008 8:44 AM:
However, it is apparent that JD Pabis and his bobble board have lost track of their responsibilities. In their little circle, appearance is deemed more important than education.
Turf is more important than education, capitol improvement projects are deemed more important than education, hiring more administrators are deemed more important than education.
The truth is, our district is failing, we are currently on New York States A District in Need of Improvement List (not a good thing) We have 2 schools which are on the needs improvement list, we have an enormous drop out rate, yet, instead of addressing these issues they are more concerned about their little code of ethics.
If we want our school district to succeed then it is time for a change, in both the board and its leadership.
Change is inevitable, and nothing this board says's or does will stop it.
The public has finely recognized that this district is nothing more than a ship without a rudder, we are floundering and we need a responsible board and a responsible administrator, if this district is expected to succeed. "