As we approach the end of 2011, vaporizing the elected Board of Education for a state-appointed board in July is clearly among the top stories of the year.
OIB headline March 29, A land swap for you! Carve up the city–Abolish the Board of Education.
What about the Bridgeport Board of Education? Hey, here’s a solution … abolish it. No one wants it. Let the towns take it over. No wait, here’s a better idea, let the state take it over. The Bridgeport BOE really doesn’t report to anyone. Certainly not to the mayor financially as the school system does in New Haven. It doesn’t work. Let the state have at it.
We’re all waiting on the State Supremes to rule on the legality of the school board matter. The OIB declaration was part of a broader proposal to split the city into the suburbs. That prehistoric noise you just heard came from suburban elected officials. In case you missed it here’s the entire March 29 article.
I have not attended a BOE finance meeting in over three weeks, so I have no idea where they feel they are or what is top priority.
But I did meet someone today who told me they had applied for a grants position with the City earlier in the year but that did not materialize. They were looking at it again now. Perhaps someone has realized one way to increase revenue is to hire competent and experienced grants writers familiar with urban education?
Does that mean there is confidence the system in place will remain in place? Or does it mean spending dollars in such a way is practical and necessary (and perhaps possible now that some ‘administrators’ with significant incomes are departing)?
Time will tell.
*** Tit for tat, you don’t get something for nothing, no? *** WELCOME CHANGE ***
This blog must be broken. No comments are getting posted.
Hey Grin: I think it may be the Holiday … That’s what is keeping me busy, anyway. 🙂
Gots dam that ain’t it.
Story of the year.
Finch wins reelection. Public is afraid to post anti-Finch comments on Grimaldi’s blog.
Only In Bridgeport!!!
With a couple days to reflect on the Story of the Year query, I may agree with Grin:
FINCH WINS REELECTION!!!
Continues to smile … in the words of Alfred E. Neuman he repeats, “What, Me Worry?” Proceeds to hire and re-hire at higher and higher compensation because of non-accountable “phantom budgeted positions” people of uncertain productivity or credentials to perform functions not clearly identified. If the job titles are new, and the positions are ad hoc or “acting” how will success be measured by taxpayers??? Mayor continues smiling and again says “What, Me Worry?”
As Congress dithers with critical financial decisions, and Europe ‘bankwatches,’ and John Corzine with CEO and CFO sing to the tune of Five Foot Two, “It’s a billion two, that we knew, but for all we care it’s up the flue, has anybody seen our cash?” and Governor Malloy is talking surplus, and our Mayor Finch offers continuing pizza, sandwiches, coffee ‘and’ … (courtesy of taxpayer funds) to those who will attend his meetings, where he still can find nothing about which to worry …
Perhaps this is the formation of the STORY OF THE YEAR 2012, with State, national and international characters in the background? Time will tell.