Friday, July 30, 2010
My Realties Comments
My Realities: Money. Money. Money. The state continues to take away money from our district even after we have accomplished nearly ten straight years of excellent ratings. If we had the money, we could afford to add some of the luxuries that other schools are currently enjoying. In all truth though, our school is better off than probably 75% of the schools in the state, so I can't complain. Our community is unbelievably great, and the students excel in every aspect of school life. I wouldn't change anything other than the state punishing us for being successful. I sound like a real complainer now, so I will stop. I learned from this blogging activity that things will be much different down the road if I do indeed become a principal. I will be the one behind the decisions to make our school the "ideal school" that I have envisioned in this excercise. This is a challenge that I will embrace if it ever offers itself to me. Good activity; I might even keep this blog open for my students and basketball team to keep an open forum with them.
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Sometimes it makes no sense who gets what from the state. Its a shame that everyone cant the finances they deserve, or atleast an amount the is pretty equal throughout the state. It sounds like you are in a good situation at Bexley. I observed at the Middle School for a class and I was extremely impressed with the students. If we all could have students that were as motivated as the students at Bexley, test scores and grades would never be an issue.
ReplyDeleteI agree Rosey, the money is by far the biggest challenge to creating the ideal school. Like everything else in life, it all comes down to money. My school district is very similar to your school district. It would be great if we had the money to do some of the things that the wealthier districts can, but like your district, I think we do good with what we have.
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