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Bill Steele III - Views on education, current issues Recent write in candidate for board member from Division 5 issues statement on teachers, cooks, support staff and the superintendent and his proposal on how to resolve the current controversy on renewing Superintendent Alan Reed's contract Click on headline for complete article By Bill Steele III Personal commentary Webster's defines the word "teacher" as "one whose occupation is to instruct." Herein lies the underlying problem! Teachers today are far too often called upon to fill the roles of so much more. They are part time mothers and fathers to many, councelors to others, a friend to all when needed, and the list goes on and on. Not all students walk through the school doors with all the same needs. I thought for years that teachers had it made. They get the summers off and every Holiday that comes down the pipeline. Sounds pretty enticing really, but then I became a full time teacher to 3 boys. No summers or Holidays off! All of a sudden the light bulb came on. How in the world do they do this day in and day out with 30+ students? I don't know what they get paid, but it's not nearly enough! These are just a couple of things I would catch myself saying. A couple of years back when I ran for the school board as a write-in candidate, I was afforded the opportunity to see some of the inner workings of our school system and meet some very wonderful faculty and staff. One of the first things that I noticed was that even though each school is under the same banner, they are their own little cities led by the principal. I remember saying to myself that the Superindendent gets far to much credit for what goes on inside these walls. They are individual communities made up of hard working individuals that have no motives whatsoever other than preparing these children for the future. From the principal to the cook, and the counselor to the janitor, they all play their respective roles in shaping the lives of the next generation. They have their priorities in line and when they call upon their higher ups for a need concerning education, whether it be a new tablet or a teachers aid, I believe that need should be met 100% of the time. They should never have to be told that the money isn't available, especially when there is so much work going on outside the same walls they are teaching in! Good administrators and boards recognize this fact and allocate the time, money, and personnel and are always adjusting and fine tuning to meet the needs of these individual schools. I would like for each of you reading this to ask yourself this question. If you were in the Superintendent's position making nearly "5X the average wage for Adair County" would you have taken the raise that made it "6X" over the average wage or would you have given it or at the very least shared it with the ones in the background that really deserve it? I was on campus just the other day and yes it looks amazing. It is something to be proud of, but with each dollar spent on beautification there will come an expense of maintaining it also. Is more maintenance personnel what we really need or would that money be better spent somewhere inside the walls? Ed, I personally would like to see an independent auditor come in and see just how much money has been spent on beautification and how much of those same monies could have been spent elsewhere. I would also like that same auditor to tell us how much it will cost to maintain these new outdoor projects each year? In reference to all the negativity of the school board members and how they voted, I propose that each member have a local publicized meeting inside their respective disticts and get feedback from their costituents. Especially to hear voices from those who have children in our local school system currently. Effective boards are mindful of their own accountability to the community that entrusts their children to them. - Bill Steele III This story was posted on 2015-09-22 03:56:46
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