Comments on: Setting the record straight http://burkeonboard.com/2008/10/setting-the-record-straight/ Notes from a Farmington school board member Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:59:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Tim http://burkeonboard.com/2008/10/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tim Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:41:36 +0000 http://burke4board.com/?p=583#comment-4 My comment about 10 year levies was made well before the school board voted to place the three levy questions on the November ballot. It was impossible to take a public position in July on a ballot issue that didn't exist at the time. I never took a public position on the levy questions authorized by the school board last year. With regard to education experts, Veronica Walter and Julie McKnight, Ms. Walter is a school counselor and not an educator. I think if you asked her, she would not claim to be an education educator. As for Ms McKnight, after nine years on the school board and the district is the state it is in now is proof positive that she is no education expert. Tim Burke My comment about 10 year levies was made well before the school board voted to place the three levy questions on the November ballot. It was impossible to take a public position in July on a ballot issue that didn’t exist at the time. I never took a public position on the levy questions authorized by the school board last year.

With regard to education experts, Veronica Walter and Julie McKnight, Ms. Walter is a school counselor and not an educator. I think if you asked her, she would not claim to be an education educator. As for Ms McKnight, after nine years on the school board and the district is the state it is in now is proof positive that she is no education expert.

Tim Burke

]]> By: Craig Davis http://burkeonboard.com/2008/10/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Craig Davis Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:11:31 +0000 http://burke4board.com/?p=583#comment-3 Tim, Two items: - You state that you did not take a public position on the referendum questions last November. Would you please explain the last paragraph of your letter to the editor, published in the Farmington Independent issue dated July 26, 2007. You state: "I can say categorically that whatever the levy amount the district proposes, I will oppose a 10-year levy referendum." All three questions were 10 year requests. Therefore, I must assume you opposed them due to the above public statement. - I don't know what your definition of an education expert is, but I believe you do Veronica Walters a disservice by not acknowledging her years of experience in the education arena. I also believe 9 years of service on the school board gives Julie McKnight more than a passing level of knowledge into the challenges and workings of public education at the governance level. Thanks, Craig Davis Tim,

Two items:
- You state that you did not take a public position on the referendum questions last November. Would you please explain the last paragraph of your letter to the editor, published in the Farmington Independent issue dated July 26, 2007. You state: “I can say categorically that whatever the levy amount the district proposes, I will oppose a 10-year levy referendum.” All three questions were 10 year requests. Therefore, I must assume you opposed them due to the above public statement.
- I don’t know what your definition of an education expert is, but I believe you do Veronica Walters a disservice by not acknowledging her years of experience in the education arena. I also believe 9 years of service on the school board gives Julie McKnight more than a passing level of knowledge into the challenges and workings of public education at the governance level.

Thanks, Craig Davis

]]>