Yearly Archives: 2013
“…Willing to engage in …deliberation with Mr. Clára..”
The title of this blog posting is a partial quote taken from of a letter sent to the Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives by superintendent Withers, school board president, vice president and business administrator of the Salt Lake City School District. On November 20, 2013, I submitted a 15 page letter to Speaker Lockhart who is serving as the co-chair of the Utah Legislative Task Force on Education. The letter consist of six … Continue reading
Policy: Clouding Transparency in School Government
At tonight’s school board meeting (11/05/2013) we will discuss proposed changes to the policy that governs school board meetings. As indicated in a previous blog entry, it is designed to weaken the voice of the elected school board members and in violation of Utah’s Open and Public Meeting Act. PDF of Draft Policy Michael Clara Response (PDF) … Continue reading
Copy of Superintendent’s Contract
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN McKELL WITHERS AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ———— This Employment Contract made and entered into this 28th day of June 2012 by and between the Board of Education of Salt Lake City School District (“the BOARD”),and McKell Withers (“SUPERINTENDENT”) The PDF link below includes a letter I submitted at the last school board meeting, an email exchange and a copy of the superintendent’s employment contract. The … Continue reading
Bad Public Policy: Silencing Westside’s Voice (video)
Swelling Bureaucracy: Hiding School Spending
TEXT OF RDA LETTER: 15 October 2013 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Kristi Swett, Board President Salt Lake City School District 2256 South King Street Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Re: RDA: West Capitol Hill Dear President Swett, I am requesting that item: “2b. WEST CAPITOL HILL RDA Project Amendment Resolution” be placed on the action item agenda. I will be voting against this item due to lack of information that would allow me to make … Continue reading