Looking at Board Behavior

Wed. Dec. 24th, 2014

Merry Christmas from your board! The rest of us saw our taxes go up again this year, at the regular school board meeting

Harry on the Hot Seat

Wed. Dec. 31st, 2014

Poor Harry had been deemed one of those misbehaving miscreants. By the time Seliga-Punyko and Miernicki were done with him, he was voting in favor of his own punishment.

Meet the New Boss

Thu. Jan. 15th, 2015

With a wry smile, Mr. Welty quipped, “I once thought I might see that, too. But that was in my pie-in-the-sky days. Now we’re in pie-in-the-eye days!”

Glass Half Full

Thu. Jan. 29th, 2015

School Board meeting: 1/20/15. Normally only a few people attend school board meetings who aren’t district employees. These good citizens do their best to hang in there, but within an hour or so they usually dash for the door, yawning prodigiously.

Where Have All the Children Gone?

Wed. Feb. 25th, 2015

It’s always nice to start with good news first, especially when the Duluth public school district is the subject. Director of Business Services, Bill Hanson, is projecting no cuts to education (no lost teachers or classes) in the upcoming fiscal year

Once Upon a Time…

Wed. Mar. 4th, 2015

(boardroom fairytales)

Less Rain Predicted…

Thu. Mar. 26th, 2015

(but don’t bet on it)

Unruly Rules

Wed. Apr. 1st, 2015

Good teachers rank near the top of the saintliness scale. They seem to selflessly gain an inordinate amount of happiness from anything that benefits their students.

Its NOT a LAW…not that it would matter.

Wed. Apr. 15th, 2015

The decision was now the Superintendent’s. An unelected bureaucrat had inserted between the public and its representatives.

Words, Agreeable and Disagreeable

Thu. Apr. 30th, 2015

For those who don’t know, Superintendent Gronseth tried to jump ship to a school district near the Twin Cities. Mr. G. ultimately failed to land the job, but did his best to escape from Duluthwhich should be less than reassuring to anyone