My request for this week: events. As we start planning out the months ahead, it would be good to be scheduling events that I should plan to attend. So if you have one, email me it to me at bill4board@lavezzi.us, and I’ll see if I can schedule it in. Continue reading “On the Trail”
And the winner is . . .
Our new Superintendent of Public Instruction is Paolo DeMaria; the State Board of Education selected him unanimously in open session on Wednesday, following two days of closed interviews. I wish him well as he begins his duties.
Having discharged part of the their responsibility to the people of Ohio by choosing the next Superintendent, the Board now returns to its regular task of holding him accountable. Continue reading “And the winner is . . .”
Interview Week
On Monday and Tuesday, the State Board of Education will meet in executive session to interview candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This is the most critical single decision that the Board makes, and it shouldn’t be prejudged.
Board members were provided nearly 900 pages of material on the 44 candidates who originally applied. I’ve posted links to the briefing books and identified the page numbers relating to the eight candidates being interviewed. Based on my reading of their files, I have an idea which of the candidates I would be inclined to support. Continue reading “Interview Week”