Friday, November 09, 2007

Every rule, regulation, policy, and directive,

that determines the course of the APS,
is the prerogative of the leadership of the APS.

Their were at the wheel when the bus left the road.

They have been doing things their way for a hundred years, and all they have to show for it is a school system that is mediocre on a good day.


The system is fundamentally flawed.

One of the most fundamental flaws is that it allows board members and administrators to keep secrets about public interests and resources. Secrecy allows the worst in human nature to flourish. A void in accountability is filled by incompetence and corruption. Soon, there is so much corruption and incompetence that a blanket of secrecy must cover every aspect of administration.

It is secretive for a reason.
There is no good reason to keep secrets.


Beth Everitt's administration, and the current board, refuse to answer legitimate questions about the public interests in the public schools.

Nobody is talking about complete transparency as a fundamental requirement of the next superintendency.


Any change which continues in secrecy,
is no change at all.

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