Karen Taubenheim, in
her blog today, posted a summary of topics discussed at a recent PAC meting
regarding the Menomonee Falls
School District. One of the topics was: Why don’t we have school board
reaching out to residence/parents? Meetings should be more inviting
rather than to have an “invisible fence” around themselves ~ Not approachable
for most people.
I have been involved with the
broadcasting of School Board meetings in the Falls for over 15 years. For all those years, for the most part, the
only time any involved parent shows up at a board meeting is when a son or
daughter is singled out for recognition for excellence. Otherwise a few vocal taxpayers show up now
and then to voice opinions during budget preparations. Watch the broadcast
sometime. There are rows and rows of
empty chairs visible on the camera.
Nobody cares. Show up and say
something if there is something bugging you.
You voted these people in and they’re doing the best they can. 'There
ain’t a conspiracy against you!'
No board member is
unapproachable. If you are too shy to
get up in front of a meeting, (every meeting has time set aside for comments
from citizens) then call them. Their
phone numbers are not unlisted.
So, get off your fanny and each
and every one of you contact a board member.
Don’t depend on someone else – or worse - a mob of people who may have
opinions other than you own.
Finally, if that doesn’t motivate
you, run for office. The election
process starts again in December.
