At this past Monday's Orange County Board of Education meeting, Chairman Ted Triebel decided that the Board needed more time to fully consider both his "Rainbow Plan" and Dennis Whitling's latest attempt to destroy both CES and HES. So, he decided to call a special meeting for further discussion - for 8:00 am on Saturday, December 15th.
Now, I am told, the meeting date was changed because at least one Board member couldn't make a Saturday meeting, but the unusually early meeting time was of Ted Triebel's choosing.
[Note: The Board's website posted information about the meeting on Friday. The posted time is 30 minutes later than what was originally scheduled. I have updated information in my column to reflect the new time. - Allan]
So, it looks like Ted thinks he's found a solution to the overwhelming opposition parents have shown to the Board's consistent failure to find a plan the community can support - hold meetings at a time when most parents cannot attend.
In an obvious attempt to make the meeting as inconvenient as possible for parents from either school, Ted has scheduled it for two hours starting at 8:30 am on a weekday.
Since the Board has not even seen fit to announce the existence of the meeting on its website, I guess I will have to do so here.
What: Orange County Board of Education CES/HES Merger Discussion
When: Friday, December 14, 2007 @ 8:30 am
Where: Central Office Board Room
200 E. King Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
So, here is what I propose: Every parent able to spare the time, should go directly from the drop-off circle at HES to the meeting at the Central Office. We need to send the message to Ted, and the other Board members, that no matter how hard they try to exclude us from this process, we will still be watching them and our voices will be heard.
Who's with me?
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6 comments:
Allan,
I might have a sore throat that day and miss out on work.
JW
Let's hope that "illness" is catching and spreads to every parent at the school.
My husband just read in the N&O that Wake Co. parents are frustrated that SES balance is taking priority over academic success.
I wonder if WRAL would consider coming out and doing a piece on the "Reign of Error" board.
Story here
Okay, since E informed us that Navy and White are the international Caucasian colors (please not the sarcasm), maybe we could all wear red on Friday. It would symbolize STOP the madness.
Allan Scott wrote "Now, I am told, the meeting date was changed because at least one Board member couldn't make a Saturday meeting"
In the interest of full disclosure, Ted changed the meeting day at my request so that I could attend my extended family's Christmas celebration down east.
My apologies for any inconvenience.
Al H.
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