Looking at the weather reports, we are in real danger of having our schools closed Thursday, Jan 27. Oh well, this is New England. Weather happens, safety first.
Still we need to examine a little more closely to discover all that truly means. If there is no school then according to long standing policies there will be no meeting of the Lynn School Committee that night. Unless I am mistaken, there is no "makeup" policy. If I am wrong, somebody please correct me.
That will mean two meetings in the past three months. With five failing schools, we can't afford to be idle.Students have to make up snow days to insure that they go to school the federally mandated 180 school days a year. How does he Lynn School Committee get away with such truancy?
Does anybody remember that we have five failing schools in Lynn? There is the "Race To The Top" money to spend and the year is almost over and then there is the 4 million dollar grant from the state. We need plans if we are to achieve the objectives for these grants. Who is willing to take it on faith that the same people who administered over these failing schools while they were sinking.
They need to meet so we can we know who to hold accountable.
I agree. If tonight’s meeting is not rescheduled for next week, we will have gone 2 months between meetings. I know that we have to give ample notice to stay within open meeting law guidelines and people make plans around the calendar, but I would even prefer a rescheduled meeting without a quorum than going this long between meetings. When I inquired about this yesterday, I was told that schedules are being looked into. Stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteThank You Rick. There is too much business to take care of, serious business.
ReplyDeleteAMEN!!
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