Patience February 25, 2015 The last post will be improved upon by the next. Even before I took a week away from the trauma of life on the… Continue Reading
Sunday Opinion February 15, 2015 About 24 Denfeld teachers took the chance that almost nobody else does in these days of email an texting. They signed letters to the… Continue Reading
The snowy school board meeting last Tuesday February 14, 2015 I’ll be working on this after playing with my grandsons and packing for a school break trip. We’re going someplace warm. Now it’s good… Continue Reading
What will it cost? February 13, 2015 At our recent Budget Committee the Board got into the weeds about how to save money next school year. One suggestion was to save… Continue Reading
Kevin Rupp – pioneering the use of the school board purge February 13, 2015 Readers of of my blog have ample examples of my regard for our School District’s attorney Kevin Rupp. Its the law spelled out in… Continue Reading
About my recent lobbying in St. Paul February 13, 2015 In a couple previous posts, like this one, I mentioned that I was in St. Paul with Art lobbying. I was there because a… Continue Reading
They don’t read my blog… February 11, 2015 …but their friends tell them what I write. More later. To my eight loyal readers; I feel like a contractor having to explain to… Continue Reading
A rock and a hard place February 10, 2015 Two impulses seem to have our schools in a vice. The first is a compulsion to train every child for college and the second… Continue Reading
200 Lockers January 26, 2015 In the last post I griped about the short life of News Tribune stories on their website. I didn’t write about the coverage of… Continue Reading
Re: the last post January 22, 2015 Nope, I was off a bit about the State Constitution. The School Board should have almost as much trouble removing one of their own… Continue Reading
“Rosie colored glasses” January 22, 2015 The same fellow who sent me this email yesterday (which he titled “Rosie colored glasses”) sent this one as a follow up to my… Continue Reading
My blog is a treasure chest January 21, 2015 In the previous post I did a search of my blog for mentions of Kevin Rupp. The first two mentions go back to 2009… Continue Reading
The first time I was in a school board minority January 21, 2015 If you don’t count my first two years on the School Board from 96 to 97 when I was one of two new members… Continue Reading
Teasers January 21, 2015 From an email this morning: Mr Welty, Good morning sir… I was perusing your blog this morning and catching up on the disaster that… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 3 – The right to remain stupid January 20, 2015 I had a good long drive down to the MSBA convention on Wednesday and plenty of time to catch up after my week out… Continue Reading
MSBA Notes 2 – The Incredible Shrinking School District January 18, 2015 I have the terrible gift of prophecy where the Duluth Schools are concerned. Much that has happened since the uber ambitious Red Plan was… Continue Reading
A warning to Minnesota School Board members before engaging the legal services of Attorney Kevin Rupp January 15, 2015 Background: I am Harry Welty. I served on the Duluth School Board from 1995 through 2003. I attended every MSBA conference in those eight… Continue Reading
Harry Welty and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month January 14, 2015 Hat tip to author Judith Viorst and her book which I read to my children many years ago. Thank Goodness December, 2014 is behind… Continue Reading
From Florida January 8, 2015 After four lousy nights and an all-day marathon trip to Florida I’ve actually had two acceptable night’s worth of sleep. Hallelujah! What I’ve feared… Continue Reading
Attorney Rupp on the Hot Seat January 6, 2015 Today’s brief DNT story on the January organizational meeting of the School Board is spare but accurate. I didn’t record it but a friend… Continue Reading
