tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post6075380561852225997..comments2023-09-29T06:32:16.005-04:00Comments on My School Committee Blog: Superintendent Finalists AnnouncedCatherine A. Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523667921190365891noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-43089950290881726452011-03-18T20:48:40.803-04:002011-03-18T20:48:40.803-04:00Thanks very much for posting the summary of the ca...Thanks very much for posting the summary of the candidates, its very helpful for those too busy to do the research.California EDDhttp://www.eddca.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-6227536095283584132011-01-13T14:27:13.920-05:002011-01-13T14:27:13.920-05:00Anonymous 2:24 - thanks for the kind words! I loo...Anonymous 2:24 - thanks for the kind words! I look forward to the community learning more about all of the candidates next week. I share your enthusiasm!Catherine A. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523667921190365891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-50307876377981548152011-01-13T14:24:46.979-05:002011-01-13T14:24:46.979-05:00Just read the bios of the three candidates on the ...Just read the bios of the three candidates on the ARPS Web site. The search committee did a great job -- these are three excellent candidates! Let's keep our fingers crossed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-2023174574541256792011-01-13T11:03:30.859-05:002011-01-13T11:03:30.859-05:00I am going to comment on procedure here, not any o...I am going to comment on <i>procedure</i> here, not any of the candidates -- and as one who himself served on a rather politicized search in the past, do understand how much those involved really just want this over --- I really don't think the decision should be made the evening of the final candidate's presentation.<br /><br />This <i><b>looks</b></i> bad -- no matter who is hired, he/she/it will inevitably be attacked with something along the lines of "if the boards had an extra day for me to tell them [whatever] about that person, they would instead have hired the person whom I wanted."<br /><br />And on a more practical issue, exactly what benefit is there to making written comments about the third candidate -- exactly when will anyone read them? (After the vote to hire and then to what end are the comments?)<br /><br />So what this process does is essentially sabotage the candidate before he/she/it has a chance to even try to mend the hurt feelings of those who were championing another candidate. <br /><br />We do not need to do business like this. Take an extra week -- you are hiring what is likely the highest paid municipal employee in three of the towns involved, quite likely all four, take the extra week and avoid this firefight.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-32740525327881134802011-01-13T09:09:30.668-05:002011-01-13T09:09:30.668-05:00So, I added whatever I could find in their publish...So, I added whatever I could find in their published bios on the topic of their degrees. I was not able to find the topic of Ms. Geryk's BA or Dr. Bayless's MA and EdD. I hope parents and community members will ask about these in the meetings.Catherine A. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523667921190365891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-87529099882643245322011-01-13T08:54:14.053-05:002011-01-13T08:54:14.053-05:00Anonymous 2:38 - sure - will add that info!Anonymous 2:38 - sure - will add that info!Catherine A. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523667921190365891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270815429299703055.post-4714440441949517452011-01-13T02:38:38.928-05:002011-01-13T02:38:38.928-05:00Can I trust that the credentials will not only sta...Can I trust that the credentials will not only state that they have degrees in education but WHAT those degrees are in?<br /><br />Or perhaps you could expand upon your announcement and list what each of these degrees you cited were in? This sounds pretty neutral to me -- and helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com