Update March 28, 2009

(KENT's DISCLAIMER: The views contained on this site are strictly my own and should not be taken as a reflection of the Board or their positions. Additionally my comments should not be interpreted as Board guidance.)

I have been out of town a couple of days enjoying some Spring Break with the kids, so I apologize that I have not checked this site for a couple of days. I still have not been able to figure out the failure of the comments to show up, so below, I will be posting the 2 that were posted since the last time I updated.

Before I do that there are 2 updates to previous blog posts that I want to make you aware of. The first is the deletion of a comment and my response that was added after the Gazette article ran last Sunday. This comment primarily requested that all parties involved refrain from comments related to children of opposing parties. It was felt and I agree that this was not acceptable, productive, or necessary. I also sent this person an email with my apology and response. After this I was then requested to remove the whole thread as it seemed to add further light in an area where we both felt darkness was a desired outcome.

The second update that I want to identify is a request from Jackie Vialpando, indicating her role in suggesting that new hires be included in the Board packet that is available for public review. She also asked that I recognize that Tammy Harold was the person who requested that the check register be included in the public Board Packet as well. I have included their names in that entry on the March 21st Entry (http://kentclawson.com/node/25)

I have added the "Recent Comments" Section so that folks can see the comment titles (and so that I know when I need to dig into the database to find their actual comments). Below are the 2 that have been posted since I last checked and I apologize for the delay.

Best wishes,

Kent

Tuesday March 17th, 6:07pm

Subject: You act so bold! (Comment to February 9, 2008 Regarding Concerns with the Superintendent Search??? [It may not have been noticed that this was a posted related to last years search, but I am pretty sure the comment is related to our current situation])

Message: Kent, why don't you just admit that the Superintendent position was already given to the worst person, Eric Paugh. I was not the one who made the prior comments, but I believe that person is correct. Why would the Board settle for someone will very little management skills and knowledge to run the "Fastest growing district?" Bad decision, Kent! You will have a mob on your hands when the public finds out what a lot of people already know!

My response (refer to the disclaimer above).

This statement is rather ironic given the support that the Board has had for Mr. Paugh and Mr. Weishaar, but that is the joy of individuality.

Tuesday March 17th, 6:09pm

Subject: LIAR!(Comment to March 23rd Update)

Message: Picking only the comments you want to answer vs. the comments you should be answering!

My response (refer to the disclaimer above).

Obviously I can't win this wit of logical gymnastics, since the commenter doesn't trust me anyway. If I say the statement is untrue then they don't trust the answer any way. Feel free to post the comments that you think I "should be answering" and I will do my best to answer the concern.

Hope this helps (whether you believe me or not ;-)