My email exchange on “equity” May 18, 2017 From: “T F” To: “Harry Welty” Cc: Sent: 17-May-2017 14:14:55 +0000 Subject: Equity Harry, I read with interest your post about the Denfeld Equity… Continue Reading
The present and the past of ISD 709 May 18, 2017 Loren Martell describes last week’s Business Committee meeting which led to this week’s School Board meeting. Its much easier to read his synopsis than… Continue Reading
Hup – two – three – mulch. Hup – two – three – mulch. May 17, 2017 The Trib reports that the Duluth School Board is giving playground mulch replacement new life and maybe a little quicker and cheaper: The board… Continue Reading
More borrowing for 709? May 15, 2017 Or as the Trib’s banner headline read this morning. “School projects could lead to debt.” It is debatable whether the rubber tire mulch is… Continue Reading
Where the Red Plan demographers drew the line… May 13, 2017 …that supposedly divided our school population into two equal halves. (this was sent to me by Art Johnston today as he reviews our current… Continue Reading
Denfeld Equity Questionaire May 13, 2017 Yesterday my blog was down for much of the day. I presume this was the result of the worldwide hack. You can see it… Continue Reading
The Quality Steering Committee May 11, 2017 I finally steeled my courage and attended, uninvited, the Quality Steering Committee. Chair Seliga-Punyko forbade me to attend when I asked out of courtesy… Continue Reading
The DNT’s very reasonable editorial on mulch… May 11, 2017 …that I will not abide by. It begins: Now that estimates have come back at more than triple the originally talked-about cost, can the… Continue Reading
I’m still working on a campaign website May 9, 2017 If, after today’s many ridiculous posts which began here, you would like to see me put my long experience, keen insights and cool demeanor… Continue Reading
Meanwhile we are going to take Rockridge off the market… May 9, 2017 … and spend $3 plus million to fix it for Woodland Hills which has just sold its white elephant Cobb Elementary to Many Rivers…. Continue Reading
“I just post rumors” May 9, 2017 The Trib also covered the most recent offer to buy Nettleton to fall through. This was something I posted a week ago, possibly to… Continue Reading
I apologized to two gentlemen at yesterday’s school board meeting May 9, 2017 The issue of mulch consumed a third of our four-hour marathon Business Committee meeting yesterday. I had tried to prepare my “eight loyal readers”… Continue Reading
Whew! National Teacher’s Day May 9, 2017 Why do I lead the title of this post “Whew”? Because in a school board member’s blog National Teacher’s Day should not go unremarked… Continue Reading
I WON’T WAIT FOR THREE YEARS! – PART 3 May 8, 2017 NOTE: AT THE MEETING FOLLOWING THIS POST I APOLOGIZED TO THE WRITER OF THE TEXT MESSAGE QUOTED HERE AND TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SAS… Continue Reading
I won’t wait for three years! – Part 2 May 5, 2017 Remember the name Cory Kirsling. Cory has bird dogged the mulch issue for a year and with an adroitness and tenacity that makes slow-but-steady… Continue Reading
I won’t wait for three years! Part 1 May 5, 2017 In Chinese the character for “Crisis” is the combination of the symbols for “danger” & “opportunity.” This was my third lousy night’s sleep in… Continue Reading
A pleasant day ends with a nightmare May 4, 2017 I got my grandson’s to school a little after eight and scurried home to prepare for a meeting with my fellow school board members… Continue Reading
Inside Baseball oops School Board – emails 3,4,5,6 May 1, 2017 Number 1 Harry, Thanks for speaking with me on the referenced matter. Through various sources, I achieved a greater understanding of the situation. It… Continue Reading
Inside Baseball oops School Board – email 2 May 1, 2017 like Duluth the Minneapolis schools has decided to replace its rubber tire mulch. Cory Kirsling who has been lobbying the State Legislature with other… Continue Reading
Inside Baseball oops School Board – email 1 May 1, 2017 A very thoughtful email on the comparison between Congdon and Myers-Wilkens the two schools nearest my home. Dear School Board Members- I’m writing to… Continue Reading
