There is an assumption at the Romeo School board that if you don’t attend their 6 hour pointless meetings, that your opinion doesn’t count. I am certainly hoping that our community will wake up and start to see how members of the board are sitting by idly while Romeo Community School officials mismanage millions of [...]
Written on June 30, 2008 | Posted in
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Truth is a pesky thing. For some, truth is allusive because lying is just so much more convenient. For others, truth is about all they have so we cling to it.
Last week, I offended some folks at the Romeo Community Schools by posting 5 suggested ways that they could save $2.1 million without a single person [...]
Written on June 3, 2008 | Posted in
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My life is wrapped up around middle school and high school students and their parents. Whether it’s families I come into contact with from church or people I meet in the community they all seem to say the same thing about mathematics at Romeo Community Schools: The curriculum stinks.
When you dig a little deeper into [...]
Written on March 31, 2008 | Posted in
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I was at the Romeo school board meeting Monday night. From the moment I grabbed my agenda, made a cup of coffee, and sat down I felt like something odd would happen.
My feeling was correct. The meeting started off with a heated debate about agenda items and a rapidly approaching end time of 8:00 PM [...]
Written on February 13, 2008 | Posted in
Romeo News
Just about the only close election in Michigan primary, at least in Macomb County, was the vote on the Romeo Community Schools Sinking Fund. There will be smiles in the district offices today as they’ve managed to get their $8 million to balance an unbalanced budget.
The vote was close. Actually, if you look at the [...]
Written on January 16, 2008 | Posted in
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With just a few days to go before the January 15th primary vote, we are getting regular information about the proposed renewal.
Yesterday I received a pamphlet from something called “Our Kids Count Committee.” (I can’t find any information online, anyone know anything about them?)
Here’s a sample of the scare tactics found in this pamphlet:
Will [...]
Written on January 12, 2008 | Posted in
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