For sure, once CCSD's Board of Trustees starts appointing District 20's constituent board members (and all others, as supported by Sen. Robert Ford's stealth bill), the raison d'etre of all constituent boards will no longer compute.
Let's all remind ourselves why these constituent boards were created. The idea was to bring what were then separate districts into partnership while still protecting the interests of each individual district. Decades later, the results reveal it was a forlorn hope for the downtown district. Instead, its best interests have been ignored, with the proceeds of its considerable assets going to build up other constituent districts, especially in Mt. Pleasant.
So it is with a certain amount of nostalgia that we read of District 20's day in court over the lawsuit concerning CCSD's policies for Buist Academy [Buist to Get Board Answer], noting the irony of Alice Paylor's role in the Buist controversy, obviously a conflict of interest. As District 20's attorney, Larry Kobrovsky, correctly pointed out, "it wasn't fair for former Charleston County School Board Chairwoman Nancy Cook to receive free representation from Paylor on an issue related to her board candidacy and then preside over the Buist Academy principal's appeal of the constituent board's admissions policy decision."
Just out of curiosity, does Buist still have "over 1000 on its waiting list"? I thought Doug Gepford was working on that.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
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The problem with that is that Doug is trusting Sallie in doing what he tells her to do...I thought she was sending out mass letters -
What letter? I'm still waiting on my letter. Don't worry, I'm not holding my breath.
Sallie has expressed her dislike for me. I wonder why??
Sallie said she sent out mass mailings in December, but only to those on the 8th grade waiting list. Someone this stupid shouldn't be allowed to be a principal. She definately isn't qualified to be a principal of a school for the academically talented and gifted. She is either too dense or she is deliberately trying to thwart the will and interests of the public. She has done nothing to enhance the public perception of Buist.
Judge Scarborough heard the case. He has personal knowledge of Buist and how it works. Let's hope that his ruling will be fair and transparent, characteristics that have been missing from the Buist formula and CCSD's management of District 20 for too long.
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