NOT! NOPE! NADA!

A lot of folks are still being told that my niece, Kaitlan Head, the banned 2007 Cranfills Gap valedictorian, was going to graduate all along, that no one was stopping her from getting her diploma and graduating---she just would not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony. Well, guess what, folks! The answer is NOT!  NOPE!  NADA!   NOT TRUE AT ALL!!

The notion that Kaitlan would not be allowed to graduate is so incomprehensible to most folks, especially those who want to believe the best of people, especially if the people on the school board are folks you know and think a lot of, who were put there because they indicated they would be the best person to do what was in the best interests of the students----the children in the school. You think because they have a couple of kids going to that school--they have a vested interest in the school being a success---that they will really care what happens at the school and will do the right thing for all kids, not just their own. Yep, you think, they are the best person for the job and you really want to trust them.

 And you don't have to be a parent to be a good school board member, as long as you do the right thing for the students. Usually that means treating others as you would want to be treated, being fair, just, and not playing favorites, treating all equally under the law, and knowing the rules, regulations, and the laws that apply to school districts. And most school board members do just that. They do think of the overall interests of the school and the students. They have the vision to see down the road and realize that every single action has a consequence that could affect the school, the students, and the town, and therefore, they weigh every decison carefully to be sure it is the right thing for all concerned.

The same thing applies to the school superintendent, the one the district pays the big bucks for, the one who is to run the school on a day-to-day basis, take care of the discipline, the everyday nuts -and -bolts of the school, and the financial part, too. The superintendent is similar to the Chief Executive Officer in a large company--the CEO is the in-house boss, the authority figure who takes most of the actual running of the company on their shoulders on a day-to-day basis. The company CEO answers to the shareholders, just as the school superintendent answers to the school board.

 The idea is that the superintendent and the school board are responsible for running the school, so the community-- the town---can go on with every day life, and the students hopefully get a first-rate, enjoyable, and better-than-average education and can, if they choose, move on to higher education or get a good job. Schools prepare our young people to be the citizens of tomorrow.  

                                                                                

To be continued in a little bit