tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post6209258929172646976..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: Issues matter more than résumésChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-24853193967937564042014-07-25T06:23:05.242-05:002014-07-25T06:23:05.242-05:00Of course McGinnis thought this was a good idea, h...Of course McGinnis thought this was a good idea, he is now not the most reprehensible board member.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-38879968235436367022014-07-24T19:37:07.975-05:002014-07-24T19:37:07.975-05:00At least Townsend should be able to keep everybody...At least Townsend should be able to keep everybody in line. He clearly knows that sometimes you just have to smack a loudmouth woman around to knock some sense into them. The board meetings might get interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-26771405871783745752014-07-22T18:47:39.808-05:002014-07-22T18:47:39.808-05:00I wonder if the quest for someone who's "...I wonder if the quest for someone who's "neutral" here makes more sense if it means "neutral" regarding the two rough factions that the board seems to split into rather than regarding specific issues or ideologies or party allegiances, etc. There isn't really anything that anyone said that suggests this, but its the only way that I can make sense of it. Many of the other candidates seemed like they might have been likely to ally with one side or the other particularly, based on past allegiances, geography, etc. The fact that Townsend doesn't seem to be guaranteed to add weight to either side, but was appealing to all of the current members, seems hopeful to me, as does his support by the CRJ.EDJhttp://deliberatespeed.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-61436927638770899292014-07-21T23:49:49.453-05:002014-07-21T23:49:49.453-05:00I should mention that board member Patti Fields di...I should mention that board member Patti Fields did express disappointment at the lack of discussion, after it appeared that the decision to appoint Townsend was a foregone conclusion within minutes after the board meeting began (even though she ultimately agreed with the choice). That said, I don’t know what that discussion could have involved, since there was virtually no publicly available information about where the different applicants stood on issues facing the board.<br /><br />I should also mention that Townsend apparently had the support of the Racial Justice Coalition, who have raised important issues about how the school system treats minorities. For me, though, that’s not quite the same as knowing Townsend’s own positions on issues. But to the extent that it’s a good sign, it also contradicts the board’s desire to choose someone who’s not associated with particular “political” stances, no?<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.com