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• On the article High School Athletic Field Improvements on District's To-Do List

  JD

  1:36 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013

  Chris Engel - The sports areas actually serve a large group of students. Many kids show up to school only because of sports, drama, art etc. It has also been proven in many studies that participation in extra-curricular activities increase student acheievement in the classroom. Referendum money can ONLY be used on the building and grounds. I suggest you actually go into the schools and see the great things that are taking place. The opportunity for success is there. Test scores don't always accurately reflect that because many students do not take advantage of those opportunities. You can lead a horse to water.......It would be nice to see your real suggestions instead of the same complaints with no possible solutions.

  s3jn The new PAC and art rooms are great - there should be no complaints about that. Programs can easiy increase the number of performances if capacity is met. The softball field HAS to be fixed up as Konkol park can't be used anymore. Handicap accessibility is a legal requirement that must be met. No arguments about the concession stand which should have bathrooms at the price it was built for. That doesn't change the fact that there are things that need to taken care of that weren't taken care of originally. The soccer field (used for gym too) is a mud pit and was played on too early before the grass matured. It is also littered with rocks which is not safe. It was a mistake, but future kids should be able to play on a safe field.

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• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  12:32 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013

  You are wrong, Farner was not well liked by staff when he was the HR director. There were also many reasons why the assistant wasn't promoted but it wouldn't be appropriate to discuss all of them in this forum. I am in fact, not a teacher, I just happen to know a few. You have yet to make a valid point backed by fact or logic. You don't have the evidence to claim anyone as unqualified. You've proven that by moving on to the next complaint after each one has been debunked.

• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  10:08 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

  You can't fairly make that statement either unless you were in for the interviews which you clearly were not. You also don't know what approach she offered in her interviews, I can guarantee it won't be "more of GF" as you like to claim. Elliott offers experience in large urban/suburban Wisconsin districts, none of the other candidates could say that based on their resumes. To say she is under qualified when you didn't have access to full resumes, philosophies of education, plans for the district etc like it is fact is also irresponsible. That is your opinion and not "unequivocal" fact. All stakeholders had input on what their ideal candidate would be like. The board chose based on those factors which might be different than your definition of "qualified."

  Your negative attitude in every article dealing with the superintendent change (based on misinformation and hunches) is "more of GF", not a leader that the board chose based on all of the actual facts.

• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  JD

  10:08 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

  You can't fairly make that statement either unless you were in for the interviews which you clearly were not. You also don't know what approach she offered in her interviews, I can guarantee it won't be "more of GF" as you like to claim. Elliott offers experience in large urban/suburban Wisconsin districts, none of the other candidates could say that based on their resumes. To say she is under qualified when you didn't have access to full resumes, philosophies of education, plans for the district etc like it is fact is also irresponsible. That is your opinion and not "unequivocal" fact. All stakeholders had input on what their ideal candidate would be like. The board chose based on those factors which might be different than your definition of "qualified."

  Your negative attitude in every article dealing with the superintendent change (based on misinformation and hunches) is "more of GF", not a leader that the board chose based on all of the actual facts.

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• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  10:00 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

  You can't fairly make that statement either unless you were in for the interviews which you clearly were not. You also don't know what approach she offered in her interviews, I can guarantee it won't be "more of GF" as you like to claim. Elliott offers experience in large urban/suburban Wisconsin districts, none of the other candidates could say that based on their resumes. To say she is under qualified when you didn't have access to full resumes, philosophies of education, plans for the district etc like it is fact is also irresponsible. That is your opinion and not unequivocal fact. All stakeholders had input on what their ideal candidate would be like. The board chose based on those factors which might be different than your definition of "qualified." I can assure you she is more than qualified and I am sorry that your friend did not get the job.

• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  4:53 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

  She did not learn from Farner as she was running a school at that time and s doing well. She learned how to run a district through classes and Nicolet where she was an upper level administrator. One could also argue she learned how NOT to be a superintendent from Farner. Farner certainly did not mentor her, and again it is irresponsible and dead wrong to claim that. You can have your opinion but state it as such instead of stating it as if it is fact. You are the one that is out of line. People get their doctorates and maintain jobs all the time - its no big deal and she can easily handle it based on her work ethic that has been proven at every level. You clearly do not know her or have any facts to base your opinion on other than pure speculation.

• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  5:43 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013

  You clearly do not know what you are talking about. Lisa Elliott was in the district long before those that you claim "mentored" her. It is irresponsible to make that kind of a claim. It is not promotion from within either. She left the district because she was nothing like the past administration. No one has said the district will pick up her tab for her doctorate which she is well on the way towards achieving either. The thing that really shows you don't know her is the claim that she'll be gone in five years. There is no logical reason to make that claim when she is a very loyal person. Lastly, none of the other applicants know the community or have worked in a big district. I'd say she is more qualified based on her experiences. Please don't act like your opinions and guesses are fact, because they couldn't be further from the truth.

• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  5:42 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013

  You clearly do not know what you are talking about. Lisa Elliott was in the district long before those that you claim "mentored" her. It is irresponsible to make that kind of a claim. It is not promotion from within either. She left the district because she was nothing like the past administration. No one has said the district will pick up her tab for her doctorate which she is well on the towards achieving either. The thing that really shows you don't know her is the claim that she'll be gone in five years. There is no logical reason to make that claim. Lastly, none of the other applicants know the community or have worked in a big district. I'd say she is more qualified based on her experiences. Please don't act like your opinions and guesses are fact, because they couldn't be further from the truth.

• On the article Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent

  

  JD

  5:41 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013

  You clearly do not know what you are talking about. Lisa Elliott was in the district long before those that you claim "mentored" her. It is irresponsible to make that kind of a claim. It is not promotion from within either. She left the district because she was nothing like the past administration. No one has said the district will pick up her tab for her doctorate which she is well on the towards achieving either. The thing that really shows you don't know her is the claim that she'll be gone in five years. There is no logical reason to make that claim. Lastly, none of the other applicants know the community or have worked in a big district. I'd say she is more qualified based on her experiences. Please don't act like your opinions and guess are fact, they couldn't be further from the truth.

• On the article Rick Moze: Voucher Schools Need to be Accountable

  

  JD

  7:23 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013

  Teachers bring up their masters for pay considerations. Anyone gets their masters to get paid more and they deserve it.

  Yet all of these bad charters and voucher schools still exist. You haven't given any legitimate reason NOT to have accountability. You are going to continually come up with faulty logic. I've given reasons ad evidence for accountability, you have given anecdotes and red herrings. It's clear you are in denial about the success of voucher programs that clearly do need more accountability with the abuses and lack of results.