tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post768557992147664973..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Another committeeKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-30353689286930429212007-12-16T05:13:00.000-06:002007-12-16T05:13:00.000-06:00Thanks for correcting who Elizabeth Fox is -- she ...Thanks for correcting who Elizabeth Fox is -- she is a realtor who I doubt has much knowledge on what is going on in the public schools. It will be interesting to see what the committee does if anythingdin819gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05148195871366562486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-86392924675404763952007-12-15T10:19:00.000-06:002007-12-15T10:19:00.000-06:00BTW, thanks for all the links!BTW, thanks for all the links!Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087082956705159705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-13316817321980048212007-12-14T17:44:00.000-06:002007-12-14T17:44:00.000-06:00Yes, there is one gentleman on the committee who w...Yes, there is one gentleman on the committee who was also on the Strategic Plan Committee; he is the director of a non-profit. I do not know him but have heard good things. However, it should be noted, the very year he served on this committee, MNPS payments to his non-profit jumped from $30,000 to $298,000. At the same time, class sizes rose. Those of us who meet with and see students on a daily basis have less time to counsel our students. We have less time to "touch base" with them individually and encourage their academic, social and emotional success. Many counselors in the system, who are great, simply do not have the same contact with kids. We teachers are counselors, instructors, coaches, etc. I'm sorry but the truth is these extra services make it more likely students will fall through the cracks. The money for them displace funds for regular classroom teachers, they are not in addition to.<BR/><BR/>But can we truly have total trust that these non-profit leaders, who I am sure are sincere in their efforts, can we truly trust that they go into this process open minded about the best way to spend mnps's limited resources? <BR/><BR/>I've got $20 that says one proposal out of the group is a new kind of counselor. Any takers?Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087082956705159705noreply@blogger.com