I have been very critical in the past of the District's website. First, back in November when I was in a hurry to find an employee's phone number and I was bombarded with dizzying photos, and an unorganized mess on the site.
Next, at the first Be Heard! meeting when I verbally criticized the site to Dr. Steve Patz, while Tanya Ruder, Communications Specialist, was also present. Since then, the site has improved somewhat. It is less cluttered and more organized and is being discussed at the Key Communicators Session.
I visited the website today and came across "Franklin Public School Goals."
I recall coming across this before, I believe in December, but in my haste, breezed through the page and didn't analyze it. Today I took my time. I am not sure of the date I last saw the page, nor when it was first posted. Why does something as important as this not have a date that it was created and posted? Board Policies have dates they are adopted.
Below is the first paragraph.
I encourage you to open the link, read the "Goals," and then continue reading my blog:
The Board of Education for the Franklin Public Schools has established the following goals for the District. The board recognizes that none of these goals will be completely achieved in the short term, but it intends to hold itself and the District’s administrative team accountable for significant progress in all of these areas.
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Okay.
Now that YOU have read the "goals" for the Board of Education of the Franklin Public Schools, here is my question and/or problem.
Since there is no date of publication or adoption of these goals I would like to know if these goals were created AFTER we so-called "Watchdogs" brought to light the issues regarding the Referendum and the deceit behind it?
Is this the Board's way of extending an olive branch to the citizens of Franklin, without publicly facing us in a forum and admitting they made a mistake?
We've heard them say "We need to move on."
That statement, made by Dr. Patz and many of the Board has not been an admission of wrong doing.
It has not been an admission of responsibility saying the Board totally went against the wishes of the community in their vote.
Under the first section in the "goals," is the following statement:
"The board demands evidence of accountability and consistency in all of our schools."
What about what WE demand?
What about what we, the citizens of Franklin demand from the Board we elected?
Have YOU who read the blogs about the School Board once emailed the Board or made a phone call yet to voice your opinion?
Will you do it NOW?
They have made it clear with their statement of "We need to move on" that they are not listening.
Will you attend the next School Board meeting on January 23rd?
If you are not letting the Board know your feelings, are you saying you are happy with what they did?
With how they conducted themselves with the referendum?
Are we who are working to bring you this information doing something you value?
If these goals are "IT;" if the Board is going to brush everything under the rug and "MOVE ON; if my own personal request for an explanation from some of the Board members is going to be the WHITE WASH I have been handed because there has not been a larger response from YOU, the community....
Then maybe that is what YOU want....
I truly hope not....
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Below are the phone numbers and email addresses of the Board.
Below are the links, one more time, to all of the emails and correspondence I posted regarding the Board.
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President Dave Szychlinski 414-761-3950
szychlid@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2010
Vice President Jim Ward 414-423-6264
wardj@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2009
Treasurer Sue Huhn 414-423-0009
huhns@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2008
Clerk Debbie Larson 414-761-8993
larsond@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2010
Mary Karolewicz 414-529-5195
karolewm@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2009
Jeff Traylor 414-761-7092
traylorj@franklin.k12.wi.us Term expires April 2010
Dr. Steve Patz, Superintendent
patzs@franklin.k12.wi.us
Links to all Open Records Request Emails and Other Correspondence
Email 1 Open Records Request
Emails 2, 3, 4
Emails 5,6, 7
Emails 8,9,10,11,12,13
Emails 14,15,16,17
Emails 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Emails 24,25, 26, 27,28 ,29
Emails 30, 31, 32 ,33 ,34
Emails 35-39
Emails 40-44
Emails 45-49
Emails 51-52
Emails 50-54
School Board Committee Report Part 2
School Board Community Governmental Relations Report
Emails between Dr.Ward & Janet Evans 12/29/07
Be Heard! #3-Communications Specialist??
Answer...A River In Egypt - Scott Bauer Update
Let the "Source" BE HEARD!
Updated** Can Our School Board VP Be Trusted?
