Fairhope, Alabama.
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
At a special meeting in Loxley tonight, the Baldwin County School Board voted unanimously to appoint a 27-member committee to develop a community-based five year strategic plan to "help create a picture of what the citizens want" and "bring us closer to their expectations."
(full list below)
Teachers and other employees are developing an independent strategic plan of their own as well; School Board members will have to reconcile the two into a final form of their own.
Nominations were made by mayors (and county commissioners) -- and compiled by Terry Burkle of the Baldwin Education Coalition who coordinated the effort.
Burkel recommended approving all: She had personally spoken with each and was "confident" they had the childrens' "best-interest at heart" -- with no personal agendas.
She may want to add a representative (parent of) for private schools and home schooling later, if ones can be found.
An "independent" facilitator may be needed as well for the meetings, at the board's expense.
Their first meeting will be July 9th in Robertsdale.
FAIRHOPE'S REPRESENTATIVES
Vickie Bailey, Tommy Faust Jr., Kathy Sternenberg. Kelly McGriff, and Cody Phillips were appointed to be Fairhope's representatives: they were all nominated by Mayor Kant, according to Rep. Cecil Christenberry.
(Council President Jack Burrell told the Times' edcucation reporter later that the mayor had asked him for suggestions, but chose others.)
Several members expressed reservations about Cody Philips who unsuccessfully ran for county commissioner last year -- and has close ties with the Common Sense Campaign (Tea Party) group that worked against the March referendum; but they wound up voting for him anyway.
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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| Baldwin School Board tonight |
(full list below)
Teachers and other employees are developing an independent strategic plan of their own as well; School Board members will have to reconcile the two into a final form of their own.
Nominations were made by mayors (and county commissioners) -- and compiled by Terry Burkle of the Baldwin Education Coalition who coordinated the effort.
Burkel recommended approving all: She had personally spoken with each and was "confident" they had the childrens' "best-interest at heart" -- with no personal agendas.
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| Christenberry, right |
An "independent" facilitator may be needed as well for the meetings, at the board's expense.
Their first meeting will be July 9th in Robertsdale.
FAIRHOPE'S REPRESENTATIVES
Vickie Bailey, Tommy Faust Jr., Kathy Sternenberg. Kelly McGriff, and Cody Phillips were appointed to be Fairhope's representatives: they were all nominated by Mayor Kant, according to Rep. Cecil Christenberry.
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| Cody Philips |
Several members expressed reservations about Cody Philips who unsuccessfully ran for county commissioner last year -- and has close ties with the Common Sense Campaign (Tea Party) group that worked against the March referendum; but they wound up voting for him anyway.
Comments
Citizens, want everything from goverment, but for free. So-called conservatives are always first in line for their favorite government handouts it seems.
Raise taxes for schools and new roads too. Going to happen eventually anyway.