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Category Archives: Huntsville City Schools
Can Standing Silently for 65 Seconds Constitute a Threat?
Just go read this: “You Made People Uncomfortable”. There you will learn that although citizens can comment for three minutes at a Huntsville City Schools Board of Education meeting, if they fail to use their allotted 180 seconds, standing silently … Continue reading
Posted in Huntsville City Schools, Parenting
Tagged F, First Amendment, free speech, geek palaver, Huntsville City Schools Board
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The Worst Yet: Summing Up. Some Deserve Acclaim. Others, Shame.
I’ve learned a lot this fall. The case is concluded, and my daughter is doing well. We encountered a number of different attitudes and behaviors in our odyssey that involved three fundamental social arenas: the medical, educational, and legal systems. … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama juvenile courts, Dating or Domestic Violence, Huntsville City Schools, Medical, other than PBC, Parenting
Tagged Alta Morrison, Crisis Services of North Alabama, Intake Supervisor at Madison County Juvenile Court, J. B. Ward, Josh Ballinger, Judy Rushton, Madison County District Attorney's Office, Nita Batt, Pupil Services, Robert Broussard, Victim Service Officer
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Dig in your heels, Laurie McCaulley. The kids need you. Some good news: Wardynski on consolidating middle schools
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HCS Board Meeting, 8/4/11. Thank you, Dr. Wardynski for Taking a Stand Against Corporal Punishment
Dr. Casey Wardynski, the new superintendent of the Huntsville [AL] City Schools, proposed at the School Board meeting this evening that corporal punishment be eliminated within the system. I guess this will be put to a vote next meeting. Thank you, … Continue reading
HCS: Map Time! How Many 2.4-Mile Cab Rides Would $50K Buy?
When WAAY TV.com published the list of schools affected by the new double-up bus scheme that will have some kids on the corner at 6 am, I was curious to see which kids were going to be bearing the brunt … Continue reading
HCS Board: Let’s Play Whack-a-Mole
Trying to keep track of the Byzantine mechinations of the Huntsville City School Board is like playing a really unfun game of whack-a-mole. You think you’ve figured out what they are up to, and then another mess rears its ratty … Continue reading
HCS Meeting, July 16, 2011: Why Bother with a Board? Why Bother with Elections?
In its first Saturday meeting ever, the HCS Board approved the new superintendent’s plan for alleviating overcrowding at Providence Middle by bussing the sixth grade class to under-populated Williams Middle.
Those HCS Collateral Costs
My modem and router were fried in the storm Sunday night, but I’m back now, and I want to tell you a few of my reactions to “Collateral costs to change Huntsville superintendents, erase debt reach $300,000″ by Crystal Bonvillian … Continue reading
Posted in Explain this to me, Huntsville City Schools
Tagged Ann Roy Moore, Crystal Bonvillian, Ed Richardson, Education Planners, Ford, Gude Management Group, Huntsville City Schools, Huntsville Times, J.R. Brooks, James Wilson demographer, Lanier, School Board, Shaver and Payne, Steve Salmon demographer
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About the HCS Board Meeting 7/7/11
I attended my first HCS School Board meeting July 7, 2011, and I was struck by how what I was seeing seemed minimally connected to what information is readily available for public scrutiny. So my assessment is based on my … Continue reading
Posted in Explain this to me, Huntsville City Schools
Tagged Board of Education, Casey Wardynski, Dr. Jennie Robinson, Dr. Scales, Education Planners, Education Planners Georgia, Facility Utilization Study, HCS School Board meeting July 7 2011, Huntsville City Schools, James Wilson, James Wilson demographer, Laurie McCaulley, Population Association of America, school closures, Steve Salmon, Steve Salmon demographer, superintendent, wardynski
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A Message for Dr. Wardynski, Superintendent, Huntsville City Schools
Welcome to Huntsville. I hope that what I am going to tell you, you already know, and that what I’m going to suggest is on your agenda. So I will be brief. In your Entry Plan, you named identifying three … Continue reading
