{"id":38669,"date":"2019-08-30T03:12:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T03:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=38669"},"modified":"2019-08-30T03:12:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T03:12:53","slug":"hey-amarillo-isd-trustees-youve-got-another-issue-to-ponder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=38669","title":{"rendered":"Hey, Amarillo ISD trustees … you’ve got another issue to ponder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I just read a story about the full complement of Amarillo Independent School District board of trustees getting ready for the upcoming school year.<\/p>\n

They’re talking about cohesion<\/a>, educational excellence and boosting teacher morale. That’s all great. Good luck. I wish you well, even from afar, as I no longer live in Amarillo.<\/p>\n

However, the newspaper story I read didn’t mention this little matter that continues to hang over the board of trustees. Let’s call it “administrative transparency.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The former school board accepted the resignation of a high school volleyball coach from the district’s vaunted Amarillo High School Sandies volleyball program after just a single season. Kori Clements resigned — or, more to the point, was not granted a contract renewal. In her letter of resignation, she said the school board and administration didn’t give her support as sought to fend off the harassment of a meddlesome parent who objected to the way Clements was granting playing to her daughters.<\/p>\n

Oh, and then there’s this: The parent in question was herself a school trustee. Oops! Not good! School trustees always should keep their mitts off of educators’ performance of their duties. This one didn’t. The trustee then quit the school board. The episode raised a lot of hackles throughout the AISD athletic community.<\/p>\n

However, the board and the administration has remained stone-cold silent on the issues surrounding Clements’ forced resignation.<\/p>\n

I mention this because transparency is vital to the running of a public school system. The board and the administration’s silence on this matter has continued to hang over the system. A coalition of parents has formed to demand greater transparency. I happen to believe they have a point.<\/p>\n

So \u2026 with that, trustees, my suggestion to you as you commence this new academic year is to ensure that all of you allow your district’s educators to do their jobs without meddling, especially from within your ranks.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am glad you have been made whole with the appointments of two new trustees. Get to work, folks, but do it the right way.<\/p>\n\n

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