Post by elelohesterling on Nov 27, 2007 0:16:50 GMT -5
Fellow SVU fans, I am considering running for the Board of Education in my area. I want your opinions, views, and help. Below is my platform.
Integration of a Guest Lecturing Program.
-This program will allow students to take a Guest Program course as an elective, supervised by a certified teacher, however the students would invite lecturers or the school or school board may invite lecturers for a period of 5 class periods, to speak on a subject they are a clear authority on. Parents will be notified on what subjects are being talked about a week in advance, and parents may send a note to excuse their student from that class, to the library or a study hall for the periods in which any material a parent disagrees with is being taught. This program would allow students to learn about jobs, and other areas of study, they may not have thought existed, or may not know very much about, and would increase our students horizons. Doing the math of roughly 80 red days and 80 blue days, in one year a student would learn about roughly 16 different subjects. In addition the lecturers would be on a volunteer basis, and at least 50% of them would be required to be locals to the Ohio area, of which 1/2 of those to the Toledo area.
Get in the Trenches
-I plan to spend multiple hours a week meeting with parents, students and others who my job has an impact on. I will personally observe class conditions around the city’s public schools.
ACCOUNTABILITY AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE!!!
-Online activities
-- Website
--- I will publish a website, to be viewed by all, in addition to forums and such where you can contact me and have virtual discussions.
--Weekly updates online
---I will publish online a weekly update concerning my activities as it relates to my job as a school board member.
- In addition I want to have monthly town hall meetings to get your input in person.
Salary
-20 % of my salary for school board member will be donated to non-profit organizations that work in the TPS Schools.
Politics
-I will not Participate in mudslinging politics, and will discourage any independent group supporting me to do so either.
-I will hold myself and my party to a higher standard than members of the opposing party. For if I can not remove the plank from my own eye, I have no right to comment, let alone condemn someone else for the speck in their eye.
-NO partisan politics. I’m not afraid to go against the grain for the sake of common sense.
TPS Online Presence
- The TPS online presence program is in major need of change, the website is largely outdated. I will encourage the school board to update the website and include areas for parents to check on children's homework, Internet usage at school, and other such features. Another Feature that I would suggest is a updated school listing, with lists of teachers, what they teach, a small biography, and contact information. I would also link these to the students profile so that parents knows who teaches their student's classes.
-This program will allow students to take a Guest Program course as an elective, supervised by a certified teacher, however the students would invite lecturers or the school or school board may invite lecturers for a period of 5 class periods, to speak on a subject they are a clear authority on. Parents will be notified on what subjects are being talked about a week in advance, and parents may send a note to excuse their student from that class, to the library or a study hall for the periods in which any material a parent disagrees with is being taught. This program would allow students to learn about jobs, and other areas of study, they may not have thought existed, or may not know very much about, and would increase our students horizons. Doing the math of roughly 80 red days and 80 blue days, in one year a student would learn about roughly 16 different subjects. In addition the lecturers would be on a volunteer basis, and at least 50% of them would be required to be locals to the Ohio area, of which 1/2 of those to the Toledo area.
Get in the Trenches
-I plan to spend multiple hours a week meeting with parents, students and others who my job has an impact on. I will personally observe class conditions around the city’s public schools.
ACCOUNTABILITY AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE!!!
-Online activities
-- Website
--- I will publish a website, to be viewed by all, in addition to forums and such where you can contact me and have virtual discussions.
--Weekly updates online
---I will publish online a weekly update concerning my activities as it relates to my job as a school board member.
- In addition I want to have monthly town hall meetings to get your input in person.
Salary
-20 % of my salary for school board member will be donated to non-profit organizations that work in the TPS Schools.
Politics
-I will not Participate in mudslinging politics, and will discourage any independent group supporting me to do so either.
-I will hold myself and my party to a higher standard than members of the opposing party. For if I can not remove the plank from my own eye, I have no right to comment, let alone condemn someone else for the speck in their eye.
-NO partisan politics. I’m not afraid to go against the grain for the sake of common sense.
TPS Online Presence
- The TPS online presence program is in major need of change, the website is largely outdated. I will encourage the school board to update the website and include areas for parents to check on children's homework, Internet usage at school, and other such features. Another Feature that I would suggest is a updated school listing, with lists of teachers, what they teach, a small biography, and contact information. I would also link these to the students profile so that parents knows who teaches their student's classes.