Hooray! I’ve uploaded two posts on the schools today. I’m bushed.
I’m finding a whole new reason to get on the computer. Its replying to letters (emails really) sent to School Board members on the ISD709 email site for School Board members. I’ve spent an hour on it today and I’m guessing that may end up being pretty routine. I believe people who write to their elected officials should be acknowledged. Its true that the same mail goes to seven board members and that emailing is so easy that we are getting vastly more communications than I got ten years ago when I last served on the Board. That doesn’t change my convictions about a written reply. Several of the folks I’ve replied to have sent me thank you’s even when I didn’t agree with their point of view. Its the communication that is the most important to most of them. NOTE I just went on the email and saw that so far in two weeks I’ve written replies to 66 emails.
In addition I expect to meet with people and make phone calls as well. Some phone calls can go on for a long time as I’m a pretty garrulous fellow and yesterday I had a meeting over coffee with a couple folks that lasted nearly three hours.
I’d like to say more about these events but I’m still tippy toeing so as not to throw fear into fellow board members and a little burned out at my replies to email. There are three or four I’d like to post sans names to show how I communicate and what items are of interest to those sending us emails. But the computer’s glare is intense and my shoulders are still rebelling to me from a recent bout of snow shoveling.
I love being on the School Board. Our problems are vast. Don’t expect happy talk from me. Look for mischievous straight talk. Does that sound like contradiction? I don’t me it to.
