Comments on: HUSD special meeting, plus possibility of community voice in supt. search

By: Kathi Booth

Kathi Booth — Sun, 08 May 2011 23:53:11 +0000

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL.

By: Kathi Booth

Kathi Booth — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:49:03 +0000

In education, especially here in Hayward, the philosophy is “always make children fit into the boxes the leadership wants them in” regardless of whether it really works. The Faith Ringgold/Charquin/Project School philosophy has always been one that administrators could not wrap their heads around. It didn’t fit the “norm”, it wasn’t their idea, therefore it must go away. God forbid the community were to find out that there was a better way to give our young minds a strong and wholistic start in their educational lives! God forbid that a true collaboration between teachers, parents and students would work!

By: qodrn

qodrn — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:00:56 +0000

If you suffer all the way to the end of the meeting you will discover a presentation by an employee regarding salary payments. The district may owe this person $30,000 or so. Her legal fees (which the district will pay if they lose) are around $25,000. This doesn’t count the the costs the district has spent “defending” theirself. What a waste of money if the district loses. Another $60,000 out the door.

Why is it the district is closing Faith Ringgold again a Hayward school students actually want to attend?