Comments on: Seven Bainbridge teaching jobs saved by grassroots campaign http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bainbridge-conversation/2009/06/30/seven-bainbridge-teaching-jobs-saved-by-grassroots-campaign/ Reporter Tristan Baurick engages island residents in a conversation about their community. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James M. Olsen, Shining City Media http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bainbridge-conversation/2009/06/30/seven-bainbridge-teaching-jobs-saved-by-grassroots-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-6566 James M. Olsen, Shining City Media Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:37:56 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bainbridge-conversation/?p=6278#comment-6566 The difference between the SOT -- Save Our Teachers -- campaign and the failed $42,000,000 bond effort is SOT is voluntary. SOT campaign identified a specific need -- loss of teahcer -- and a voluntary effort to raise money. The failed $42,000,000 bond was ill-defined, mandatory and not specific. Oh, yes, the ostensible reason was the repair of Wilkes but no answer was given why the rebuild amount was 100% overstated or why we had another $10,000,000 added to a bloated rebuild project. I would caution BISD from extrapolating from the SOT success that voters are primed for another bloated bond submission. I personally believe the shortage of teachers is a direct result of mis-priorities of BISD #303 LEADERSHIP on how to run a district. Let's see less front-office types and more on-the-street teachers. BISD #303: beware of submitting another bloated bond in the name of the children. The difference between the SOT — Save Our Teachers — campaign and the failed $42,000,000 bond effort is SOT is voluntary. SOT campaign identified a specific need — loss of teahcer — and a voluntary effort to raise money. The failed $42,000,000 bond was ill-defined, mandatory and not specific. Oh, yes, the ostensible reason was the repair of Wilkes but no answer was given why the rebuild amount was 100% overstated or why we had another $10,000,000 added to a bloated rebuild project.

I would caution BISD from extrapolating from the SOT success that voters are primed for another bloated bond submission.

I personally believe the shortage of teachers is a direct result of mis-priorities of BISD #303 LEADERSHIP on how to run a district. Let’s see less front-office types and more on-the-street teachers.

BISD #303: beware of submitting another bloated bond in the name of the children.

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