Here are some selected things written by a newer school board member:
Another good example is the "review and consider for approval of the bills paid" section of our monthly school board meetings. When I came on board in May, board members received the bills paid on Friday afternoon. The deadline to turn in a question on a bill is Thursday at noon. That's correct; we were getting the list of bills paid after the deadline to question anything. I was actually chastised by another board member for asking questions about some bills paid. I didn't back down. If you care to look at my record I have voted numerous times to not approve of the bills paid because I believe our Superintendent is abusing his position and wasting tax payer money.
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At Monday night's regular school board meeting, I was blindsided. Although it was included on the agenda in a generic way, I had no idea that we were going to have to act in the manner that was put to the board. This is another example of the lack of communication that our Superintendent relates to the board. If we are going to act on a half a million dollars worth of salaries, I would have liked a little more heads up. Thank you Linda Meekins McClain for noting this in an earlier post yesterday. This is why I and the majority of the board members failed to act on Coach Fedora's contract extension. I knew that his contract was intact through June of 2017. Sixteen months from now. Like every decision I have made since being elected to the board, I want to make an informed and deliberate decision on everything we vote on.
The ensuing circus on social media that happened yesterday is not by accident. There are those who sit on the sidelines and launch continual personal attacks because they have lost any reason for their argument. The navasotaexaminer.com had an erroneous headline that read "Board of Trustees votes to not offer extension on Fedora's contract". False, there was no vote. The motion failed for a lack of a second. There is a huge difference. This will come before the board again. We board members all know this.
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I'm down on the field blowing up the run thru helmet and I take my turn in the concession stand. Don't you dare question my loyalty to Navasota Football and our school district. At a time when parents were pulling out and leaving, I ran for school board because I care about this district and I want only what is best for our kids. That means academically, athletically and economically. If this means I need to take a thorough look at things before we act then that's what I will do. Otherwise I'm just another "rubber stamp".
