Today – the good March 2, 2017 I was scheduled to read in several classes at Homecroft school this morning. I went to bed firm in the knowledge that I had… Continue Reading
The Good Donald Trump March 1, 2017 I had every intention of watching President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress last evening. Instead, I got Trumped by the… Continue Reading
Harry’s an unhappy camper. March 1, 2017 It’s not quite midnight and I want to vent. Our School Board meeting went on till 10:30 PM by far the latest since I… Continue Reading
ISD 709 budgets and the sale of empty schools February 25, 2017 A SOBERING PREFACE: We will have a Committee of the Whole meeting at 5 PM on Tuesday to consider our 2017-18 budget. I explained… Continue Reading
My Mulch Reply to Jennifer February 25, 2017 Jennifer, Such simple questions can lead to the longest more tortured answers. Here’s my tortured answer for you. By temperament I hate wasting money,… Continue Reading
Tire mulch Intermission is over February 24, 2017 Well not quite yet. I wrote last night that I would continue this morning because I was too bushed after staying up to watch… Continue Reading
Today’s “graduation rate” story is past the “embargo” February 24, 2017 Possitivity may not be enough. Our grad rate is down a bit. Continue Reading
Intermission February 24, 2017 I stayed up late to watch Colbert’s latest sketch on national politics. I’m too bushed to begin that post about mulch after all. Instead,… Continue Reading
“Vintage Harry” in Three 709 updates February 23, 2017 1st. I had a long delayed lunch with member Nora Sandstad yesterday. Nora has had some medical worries that seem to be resolving themselves… Continue Reading
Prodded by conscience and a blog critic I offer… February 18, 2017 …the Duluth News Trib’s take on I.V. Foster the six-month superintendent that I suggested was harassed out of Duluth. This is what was reported… Continue Reading
To Err on the side of self flagelation is…. February 16, 2017 Loren Martel. Loren has been outdoing himself lately. His columns have been churned out almost weekly and he is in the Duluth Reader yet… Continue Reading
How the Cookies resist crumbling February 15, 2017 The Education Committee lasted almost three hours yesterday. We had several long presentations but the surprise was what I might have imagined to be… Continue Reading
The DNT’s take on school leadership February 15, 2017 The DNT Editorial today was longish and reasonable. You can read it here. I’ll only include my remarks as they were reported: Count Duluth… Continue Reading
Chuck Frederick asked me what I thought … February 13, 2017 …about the Superintendent’s looking for a new superintendency. He may put a quote in tomorrow’s newspaper. In short, I said I had no problem… Continue Reading
I was alerted by another School Board member before this hit the press February 8, 2017 Elk River beckons. A school superintendent does not owe the School Board any advance notice of his/her applications to other school districts. Continue Reading
I unfairly cast blame where it did not belong February 1, 2017 In today’s Trib story about the possible reuse of the Rockridge School I fussed that the neighbors of the school were making it hard… Continue Reading
What’s up with Rockridge? January 30, 2017 It hasn’t hit the press yet but Rockridge neighbors all know about it already. There was a meeting with them today. I sent a… Continue Reading
Sticks and Stones, Pt. 1 the unspeakable January 30, 2017 I’ve been looking forward to Loren Martell’s take on our January School Board meeting. The only truly objectionable thing about it was its length…. Continue Reading
and a followup to the last post January 27, 2017 At the last Minnesota School Board’s conference several of Duluth’s school board members ran into a number of the ex JCI “consultants” who helped… Continue Reading
A followup to the last post January 27, 2017 I will encourage the parents who have offered to help replace the tire mulch in Duluth’s school playgrounds to consider a less back breaking… Continue Reading
