Good evening. This is Ron Willey, president of the Wicomico County Board of Education. Public input is critically important as the Board begins to develop a proposed budget to fund Wicomico County Public Schools next year. Please share your ideas and insights for funding public education in Wicomico County. I urge you to speak out on education funding at the Board’s public budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, January 15th in the Board of Education auditorium at 101 Long Avenue in Salisbury. You are also welcome to give input by emailing comments@wcboe.org or leaving a voicemail message at 410-677-5251. Thank you for helping us build the best possible budget to serve our students.
How many sheep will show up, believing that what they have to say will mean anything at all. These people have degrees. They are MUCH smarter than you, but understand that they must give the appearance of listening to your counsel. 11:28 has it perfectly correct. Remember the "public input" for the toll increase on the Bay bridge? How about the overwhelming rejection of gun laws in Maryland by "public input"? Believe this --- the decisions have already been made. Keep cheering.
Remember the year most speakers at this meeting spoke about the critical importance of school safety? The superintendent and board members agreed that safety was the number 1 priority. Cutting a school resource officer (deputy) was #135 on the board's list of possible cuts," meaning it would be one of the last areas ever to be considered. Surprise! One of the very first budget cuts was a middle school deputy. How did #135 move to the top of the list? Still waiting for the answer and wondering why a deputy was added to board of ed. meetings that same year. Hard to convince us that what we say about our priorities makes one bit of difference.
From my experiences, public input with the BOE is for show only.
ReplyDeleteThey will continue to do as they please.
I wonder what they would think if we brought the teachers salaries up? Would they listen to any ideas of lowering the cost of teachers?
ReplyDeletedittos 11:28. this was my experience with them for several years, until I wised up and got out of that failing system.
ReplyDeleteHow many sheep will show up, believing that what they have to say will mean anything at all.
ReplyDeleteThese people have degrees. They are MUCH smarter than you, but understand that they must give the appearance of listening to your counsel.
11:28 has it perfectly correct.
Remember the "public input" for the toll increase on the Bay bridge? How about the overwhelming
rejection of gun laws in Maryland by "public input"?
Believe this --- the decisions have already been made.
Keep cheering.
dog & pony show
ReplyDeleteRemember the year most speakers at this meeting spoke about the critical importance of school safety? The superintendent and board members agreed that safety was the number 1 priority. Cutting a school resource officer (deputy) was #135 on the board's list of possible cuts," meaning it would be one of the last areas ever to be considered. Surprise! One of the very first budget cuts was a middle school deputy. How did #135 move to the top of the list? Still waiting for the answer and wondering why a deputy was added to board of ed. meetings that same year. Hard to convince us that what we say about our priorities makes one bit of difference.
ReplyDeleteWilley, here's some input for you. Resign immediately you a$$hole and get the hell out of our business. You screw up everything you touch!
ReplyDeleteAny input sent to this phone number or email account does not go to board members, does it?
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