From the Daily Chuckle:
Meet the Candidates: Thursday, June 5, 6:00 pm.Two candidates for the Executive Director position will be available for the parents and the board to meet/talk with. A special board meeting is then scheduled for 8:00 PM, an agenda is attached.
(Can someone mention to Karin Bertoldi that there are spaces between sentences, and a semi-colon not a comma joins two independent clauses. Oh, and it would be nice if she would be consistent with the use of "pm" or "PM". It would save me a lot of time if I didn't have to worry if I should reformat or not when I cut and paste.)
Seriously though, the New Era of Communication falters yet again. If you're going to invite the parents to a dog and pony show, wouldn't it behoove you to mention who the dog and pony are? A little bio of the contestants to whet our appetite? To allow us time to prepare questions? To quell our anxiety? What are you afraid of? Afraid of a little Google searching that will unmask your candidates as inferior choices?
And what is up with this agenda?
1. Call to Order
2. Hiring a Director
3. Adjourn
The search committee has spent maybe a month looking for candidates? And now after a 2 hour circus parade, they're going to recommend a candidate for hiring? With no time for reflection on what may or may not have happened at the d&p show? Or is the board just going to discuss the process in hiring a candidate? Impossible to tell if the agenda reflects an action or discussion item.
And, doesn't this all seem a bit rushed? Eagle Ridge Academy will need a strong leader to chart the future course of the school. Is it prudent to leap into hiring someone immediately? Are you pushing to hire a director before the new board is seated? A final chance for Karilyn Jons and Len Twetan to make their mark on Eagle Ridge Academy history? Like the imprint of their boots on the former director's hindquarters wasn't enough.
Maybe the perfect candidate has applied, but how would we ever know?
2 comments:
Notice that the teachers aren't invited. One wonders what they have been told, if anything.
It is likely that the current interim director is one of the candidates. He must have had a sterling few days on the job to get the nod as a finalist.
This decision, like os many others, has already been made.
Not surprising.
I forgot to mention that June's regular board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10. Again begging the question ... why the rush to have a special meeting on Thursday, June 5? What can't wait for 5 days?
Is Elenchus the Lesser correct? Has the decision already been made?
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