Agmaker said:
please don't admit to the rest of us that you not willing to pay attention to the meetings or even the news. Just go to the minutes and videos of the board to learn it for your self. We're well beyond educating rookie posters on such elementary items about this topic.
I respectfully disagree with you on this and I hope you will take it with a kindred spirit of engaging the community in informative discussions about the schools in College Station.
Any *rookie poster that is not obviously trolling for trouble and has approached TexAgs (cause they know stuff) I attempt to give the benefit of the doubt. You are correct that the news and the CSISD website have information, but not all community members are coming from the same place same situation. We are all unique and communication comes in many forms and preferences so posting a quick recap (the topic
has changed from the first page and right or wrong it is rare for users to read an entire thread) or a link (like you did above) is very helpful and in the spirit of the Aggieland board.
After all, there are parents in this community who probably cannot name a single member of our school board, or even take the time to vote for one. It would not surprise me if a parent's child walking across the stage at graduation and shaking hands is the first time that parent has even paid much attention to the school board at all....unless, something has happened to cause the parent to notice the governance behind the scenes that keeps schools operational. Things like boundary adjustment or rising taxes, etc. Parents have come to TexAgs going back many years to discuss those topics and discussion is a good thing!
There have been posters who have been pretty honest that they weren't paying much attention (until the hs rezoning) but are now active and involved with the schools beyond whichever campus their child(ren) attend. While it is indeed sad that the whole negative situation with the Board was what drew them forward, going forward those parents will be diligent and thoughtful providers of commentary and perspective. So, kudos to them for rolling up their sleeves and getting to work.
Life happens to all of us, and our interests and focus are sometimes drawn elsewhere due to circumstances so I advocate educating all
who come here with good intentions. After all, I learn a lot from many of you and I hope I can pay that forward someday.
*I saw that post upthread earlier in the day and am glad the moderators took care of it.