Last night (4/3/08) the Baraboo School Board bid farewell to one of its staunchest allies, Baraboo School Superintendent Lance Alwin. As you may recall, Alwin was at the epicenter of two referenda, the closing of Fairfield Center, the elimination of shuttle buses for city kids, the conversion of West School to a Kindergarten Center, and proudly promoted his perception of some community members to distrct staff, the school board, and the public at large. Quite an impressive set of accomplishments!
Let's review in detail. The two referenda failed and divided the community thanks to the divisiveness of the school district's blatantly biased attempt at brainwashing and fear mongering community members. OH! THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND READING SCORES!!
With Fairfield Center closed, the SCAN program has moved from trashing Pleasant Valley School to Fairfield. No word on how much damage they've done there, if any. Now we're starting to hear an undercurrent about the district running out of space. What a line of bulls**t. School board members: It's time to put your thinking caps on. Hmmm, where could we find more room? Hint: The answer is not, "Let's go to referendum so we can build some."
With the elimination of shuttle busses, kids are walking to school in -20 windchill and traffic by the middle and high schools is tied in knots daily. In addition, one youth was injured in that area last year because they couldn't be seen as a result of the traffic congestion. What a wonderful idea to eliminate shuttle busses!
Converting West to a Kindergarten Center is hard on the kids. As their first experience with a public school, they're together for one year. Then they go their separate ways to different schools. So much for congruency, consistency, and mainstreaming of the little ones!
As for the promoting of his perception of those who sought accountability for our school district by calling referendum non-supporters names...sticks and stones may break my bones, but I've got truth, Lady Liberty, and God on my side. We're quite a team and win every time.
Maybe, someday soon, the BNR will actually have an official opinion about FORMER Superintendent Lance Alwin. Nothing like closing the door after the cows have gone to pasture. Spineless. Their headline is just another example of being out of touch.
With Alwin's departure, yet another of my predictions for the year has come to pass. Should Alwin's eyes come across this posting, here are a few words of wisdom for him:
As you're sitting on a beach somewhere, enjoy an adult beverage on me, the Baraboo School District taxpayer. Take comfort knowing you were able to convince the school board you were something you are not...a leader. Should you decide to stay in the field of education administration, God help those you may encumber. In closing, I have two parting words for you and a farewell song.
DLTDHYOTWO - We wouldn't want an insurance claim.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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