I read and completed the WLCSC survey, it felt poorly designed and complicated in its messaging. I'm not at all sure what they're hoping to get from it. Response rates are unlikely to be meaningfully representative of community sentiment, but the Board will at some level feel constrained by the results of questions where they asked people to vote. I get the value of seeking community input, but quantifying public opinion is way harder than it looks, and this survey is not going to deliver reliable data.
This Board frequently falls back on surveys in this way, but at some point they just need to do what they were elected to do: lead.
It is a slog. But you are right, they will (mis)use whatever they get from it to do what they want. They claimed that 90% of respondents to an earlier poll supported the idea of using Happy Hollow School, then within minutes blew $50K on a new chiller.
Most WL residents will wonder why they are still investing in an abandoned school building. It is particularly puzzling in the context of both a dwindling student population and a financial crisis. They evidently do not know how to say no.
And instead of just bickering about minutes, the Board are now hand-wringing about having to lay off 5 teachers. I reckon that's about 8 chillers.
There is a lot to say about the transfer students idea. I'll just point out that they seem to be banking on an inexhaustible supply of TSC transfers. If not, then what?
People who are NOT current school kid parents really need to fill out this survey. This is your money.
As a WL parent I'm tired of receiving surveys, and I'm sure that's the case for many (even most) other families. If I get another text from Possip I may fling my phone out the window. I signed up for text alerts so that I can know about school closures or other emergencies, not to be spammed. I know that if I care about an issue I can email my Board reps or show up for community comments at a meeting. That's an advantage of living in a small town. But I shouldn't be surveyed on every issue. The point of electing leaders is that they think about issues and make decisions so the rest of us don't have to, and to the extent I provide input it's every four years when they run for re-election.
So, enough of this governing-by-survey, especially by surveys that are poorly constructed and likely draw from self-selected samples. Show some mental effort and think about the issues, show some backbone and make tough decisions. That's what we elected you to do!
Possip is part of the “Family Friendly” school designation. I don’t know what the benefits of that designation are it seems like a marketing tool. You can opt out of Possip and still get text notifications from the district for school closings or other important information.
Thanks, Melissa. I just checked my Skyward notifications settings and had Survey checked for emails but not for texts. I guess I'll look out for the next Possip email and look for the opt-out option.
I hope Ron Alting takes this pause in the redistricting efforts to come out and say he tried to help the redistricting efforts, but no longer feels it is the best use of the legislatures time. The people have spoken. It is time to focus on kitchen table issues like affordability, health care, and jobs. He tried to convince everyone, but not enough have the stomach. He could put the final stake in the heart of this ill-advised idea with this simple announcement.
Alting’s primary challenger is buddies with Micah Beckwith. They want to rub Ronnie out and replace him with a weirdo conservative pawn loyal to the statehouse (and therefore, whoever they serve at any given time, currently Trump)
I don’t agree he made the right choice, if it were me I’d stuck with what’s right and if you get voted out it either means the district was successfully fooled or they don’t want good local representation anymore. But he’s not a normal dude, he’s a politician. And he knows that tons of folks in his district are MAGA af.
So he made his bed to sleep in, I don’t know that he really had any other choice in this instance if he wants to remain in power FOR SURE. He is Maybe too chicken to do what’s right and see if the constituency is brain-rotted to the point where they vote you out to favor a more MAGA flavored idiot (ie Negele with Commons).
I read and completed the WLCSC survey, it felt poorly designed and complicated in its messaging. I'm not at all sure what they're hoping to get from it. Response rates are unlikely to be meaningfully representative of community sentiment, but the Board will at some level feel constrained by the results of questions where they asked people to vote. I get the value of seeking community input, but quantifying public opinion is way harder than it looks, and this survey is not going to deliver reliable data.
This Board frequently falls back on surveys in this way, but at some point they just need to do what they were elected to do: lead.
It is a slog. But you are right, they will (mis)use whatever they get from it to do what they want. They claimed that 90% of respondents to an earlier poll supported the idea of using Happy Hollow School, then within minutes blew $50K on a new chiller.
Most WL residents will wonder why they are still investing in an abandoned school building. It is particularly puzzling in the context of both a dwindling student population and a financial crisis. They evidently do not know how to say no.
And instead of just bickering about minutes, the Board are now hand-wringing about having to lay off 5 teachers. I reckon that's about 8 chillers.
There is a lot to say about the transfer students idea. I'll just point out that they seem to be banking on an inexhaustible supply of TSC transfers. If not, then what?
People who are NOT current school kid parents really need to fill out this survey. This is your money.
As a WL parent I'm tired of receiving surveys, and I'm sure that's the case for many (even most) other families. If I get another text from Possip I may fling my phone out the window. I signed up for text alerts so that I can know about school closures or other emergencies, not to be spammed. I know that if I care about an issue I can email my Board reps or show up for community comments at a meeting. That's an advantage of living in a small town. But I shouldn't be surveyed on every issue. The point of electing leaders is that they think about issues and make decisions so the rest of us don't have to, and to the extent I provide input it's every four years when they run for re-election.
So, enough of this governing-by-survey, especially by surveys that are poorly constructed and likely draw from self-selected samples. Show some mental effort and think about the issues, show some backbone and make tough decisions. That's what we elected you to do!
"Skyward" is named after where it sends my unread message count. (No one does batch grading like Herr Studt.)
Possip is part of the “Family Friendly” school designation. I don’t know what the benefits of that designation are it seems like a marketing tool. You can opt out of Possip and still get text notifications from the district for school closings or other important information.
Thanks, Melissa. I just checked my Skyward notifications settings and had Survey checked for emails but not for texts. I guess I'll look out for the next Possip email and look for the opt-out option.
Orange Julius Caesar has a broken brain. Sad!
I hope Ron Alting takes this pause in the redistricting efforts to come out and say he tried to help the redistricting efforts, but no longer feels it is the best use of the legislatures time. The people have spoken. It is time to focus on kitchen table issues like affordability, health care, and jobs. He tried to convince everyone, but not enough have the stomach. He could put the final stake in the heart of this ill-advised idea with this simple announcement.
Alting’s primary challenger is buddies with Micah Beckwith. They want to rub Ronnie out and replace him with a weirdo conservative pawn loyal to the statehouse (and therefore, whoever they serve at any given time, currently Trump)
I don’t agree he made the right choice, if it were me I’d stuck with what’s right and if you get voted out it either means the district was successfully fooled or they don’t want good local representation anymore. But he’s not a normal dude, he’s a politician. And he knows that tons of folks in his district are MAGA af.
So he made his bed to sleep in, I don’t know that he really had any other choice in this instance if he wants to remain in power FOR SURE. He is Maybe too chicken to do what’s right and see if the constituency is brain-rotted to the point where they vote you out to favor a more MAGA flavored idiot (ie Negele with Commons).
If he loses his primary, I think a Democrat wins.