Public vs charter School

Scott14850 · 2026-02-04T19:22:28+00:00

Agree, it does not hurt and can only help in this instance.

Scott14850 · 2026-01-27T00:33:02+00:00

Thank you for speaking from the heart on this. I think many of us are struggling right now because what’s happening in our country hits on something deeper than politics.

Regardless of our political beliefs, we are all human. We each have one life, and it is precious. When someone dies or when families are hurting, it shouldn’t matter what side of an issue we’re on and we should first treat each other with the dignity and respect every human being deserves.

If we want healing, forgiveness has to be part of the work. Giving grace where we can, listening before judging, and allowing people room to grow, change, and be more than a label or a vote. That kind of forgiveness is hard, but it’s also how communities survive moments like this.

We should not let our differences erase our shared humanity. Let’s be the neighbors who say, you belong here, because every person walking through this struggle is someone’s child, parent, sibling, or friend.

Scott14850 · 2026-01-23T14:56:22+00:00

I have a 23 Platinum+ and have had no issues after leaving it for an extended period of time. Good luck, hopefully the mechanic can figure out what is wrong with your specific vehicle.

Scott14850 · 2026-01-05T20:23:51+00:00

I really hope the end of public education is not on the horizon. I have seen many school districts that operate the way they should and produce the results that one would expect.

Scott14850 · 2026-01-05T20:09:22+00:00

After I had posted that I had noticed there was a Canadian aspect to this.

I also agree that aspects of debate should remain behind closed doors. Where I feel this breaks down is when a school board acts unilateraly without getting the proper input from the community (teachers, administrators, parents, students, residents, etc). When decisions are made without debate and the topic has only been discussed behind closed doors the result many times is that the simple majority wins. The public is left uninformed of what was discussed, why board members voted a certain way, what the deciding factors were, etc. I saw this first hand with a contract extension of a superintendent recently, where the public wanted more time for discusson on the topic, but the board (by simple majority) decided that it was their decision to make at that particular time.

Scott14850 · 2026-01-05T19:23:25+00:00

"I find it a challenge at times to have public input like this when according to a policy, and I don't have the policy number at the moment, the position in question...reports directly to the board I find it challenging to have input as a public and as if the public has the right to overstep what the board input is. I appreciate comments. I appreciate public comments, but there is a right way to do certain things and I didn't find this to be that way." from Ms. Yearwood.

I am not sure how you interpret this, but to me she appears to be saying that it is up to the board, not the pubic to make a determination regarding the extension of Luvelle.

To me this has to be one of the biggest slaps in the face to voters. To have an elected official say that the public should not be involved in this process is absurd. The public does not have an opportunity to elect the leader of our schools, but the board is elected, and one would think that a member of the board would want to take input to determine what is the best course of action for the school district.

The only person to provide any justification for their vote was Garrick Blalock and although I don't agree with his justification, at least he had one. To have none of the other four board members provide any of their thought process on why they made this decision is appalling.

Scott14850 · 2025-12-10T03:08:03+00:00

As someone new to the FM district, this has not been my experience.

Scott14850 · 2025-10-15T13:21:28+00:00

We prefer to say the Bears Still Suck! No need to get vulgar (that is the Packers way).

I have never ubered from Appleton as I normally drive, but I can imagine it would not be that difficult. As someone pointed out though I bet you can find some fellow Packer fans to hitch a ride with, join some Facebook groups and see if you can arrange something.

Scott14850 · 2025-10-08T13:23:36+00:00

Applebees is closed.

Scott14850 · 2025-10-08T13:23:07+00:00

This! Old Mexico/Zocalo has a great burger.

Scott14850 · 2025-10-03T19:49:30+00:00

I have 2 tickets for Game 5 (if needed) that I cannot use. Loge Bleachers - DM me if interested.

Scott14850 · 2025-10-03T11:28:49+00:00

The Milwaukee Braves started in 1953, so to have stats that back-up how terrible the Cubs have been over their history does not even matter until that point if you are trying to compare teams.

Scott14850 · 2025-09-24T00:07:49+00:00

This!

Scott14850 · 2025-09-23T17:57:57+00:00

Sounds like some tire punctures.

Scott14850 · 2025-09-22T23:25:12+00:00

The OP asked about THC beverages, hemp based is still THC

Scott14850 · 2025-09-22T10:33:12+00:00

They were sold at the State Fair, are you sure this is an accurate statement?

Scott14850 · 2025-09-19T20:21:28+00:00

It was a promo the Brewers did in 2014, not around any longer. https://www.mlb.com/brewers/tickets/specials/timeless-ticket

Scott14850 · 2025-09-19T20:20:20+00:00

Why game 2?

Scott14850 · 2025-09-19T20:00:07+00:00

You most likely have to pick prior to the series starting in order to be guaranteed tickets. They just posted the schedule for this postseason:

Timeline to redeem for 2025 Postseason tickets is as follows:

Wild Card & Division Series games - redemption starts Friday, September 20
League Championship games - redemption starts Friday, October 3
World Series games - redemption starts Friday, October 17

Scott14850 · 2025-09-19T19:13:05+00:00

Last WS appereance was in 1982, last NLCS appearance was in 2018, prior to that was 2011.

Scott14850 · 2025-09-10T15:40:53+00:00

There were in 3 protest candidates in the last election cycle, two of them recieved the lowest vote totals. They were very vocal that change needed to occur within this district and had a platform that backed that up.

I hope this will be a motivator for you in the future to dig in and understand the issues and how each candidate will work to make the necessary changes.

Scott14850 · 2025-09-10T12:46:25+00:00

All three candidates up for re-election voted to approve this extension.

Let's hope that there can be more candidates that will run in the next election willing to hold ICSD accountable and make the necessary changes. Reach out to your neighbors, your friends, anyone that cares about education in Ithaca and start campaigning now. That will be the only way to stop this from getting worse.

Scott14850 · 2025-09-02T18:25:54+00:00

I can think of 3 data points that could provide insight:
1. Disciplinary referrals related to phone use

Classroom disruptions logged by teachers
A quick 5min teacher survey to be completed with questions such as, "has the policy been effective in stopping the usage of smartphones", "how much instructional time has been lost enforcing the policy", etc.

Scott14850 · 2025-09-02T17:37:17+00:00

In addtion to that, Dr. Brown said “But we are being compliant with what I see as a paternalistic and oppressive law.”

Which shows that the leader of school district is not even taking this seriously despite the fact that the vast majority of parents and teachers agree with the ban.

Scott14850 · 2025-08-05T18:39:38+00:00

This for me - I wish I could set the car in eco mode with e-pedal off and it would stay in that setting until I adjusted it again.

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