New T-Shirt: I Survived the Executive Committee Meeting (Part 1)
People have often asked me, "Why don't you run for office?" The painful slog that is sometimes the Board meetings and/or committee meetings is one reason. Today's Executive Committee meeting was one such experience. Started at 8:30 am and ran probably till noon (probably because I left at 11:45 am). This is Part 1.
Not that it wasn't chock-a-block full of news - it was. But Brian Rosenthal from the Times left early (and surprisingly right before a good part) and Charlie, a twitchy guy on his own, was fairly chomping at the bit to get out of there.
I'll start backwards because that's one of the most interesting parts.
Good news - they picked the "focus group' community for the superintendent search. For the most part, a good list with touches of greatness and one truly bad choice. But I have faith in the abilities of the majority of
Not that it wasn't chock-a-block full of news - it was. But Brian Rosenthal from the Times left early (and surprisingly right before a good part) and Charlie, a twitchy guy on his own, was fairly chomping at the bit to get out of there.
I'll start backwards because that's one of the most interesting parts.
Good news - they picked the "focus group' community for the superintendent search. For the most part, a good list with touches of greatness and one truly bad choice. But I have faith in the abilities of the majority of
