Superintendent of Schools - political race

[Smiling JOe]

Carlene H Anderson
vs
Trisha Porter Hutchinson


I've read through Trisha Porter Hutchinson's thread, and haven't seen anything on Carlene Anderson. Does anyone have any comments regarding Carlene running for Superintendent of Schools?

 

[Jdarg]

The choice is easy in the Superintendent's race. The choice is easy for me. Carlene Anderson.

The school board is used to working with her, and we will only have 1 new school board member (as I imagine Mark Davis will and should be re-elected), and if Robert Nelson wins the other board position, then he has been to so many school board meetings and has been uber-involved with the school system over the years to jump right in and work with her. I guess what I am trying to say that I would see the start of the year as fairly seamless on both sides if Carlene gets re-elected- no down time for a learning curve.

I have only heard teachers speak well of her south of the bay, our test scores went up, we have some schools making great improvements, and overall our district seems to be improving - so why rock the boat? I say give her more years to show us what she can do. A change here would just slow up progress at this point, IMO. There is no good reason to replace her at this time.

 

[bentley williams]

I trust Jdarg. She is one of the most involved and knowledgeable school parents in SoWal.

Still, I would like to see Carlene Anderson on this forum. This is one of the best ways to connect with voters and school parents. Someone who knows her should send her a link. Jdarg?

 

[5th Gen Local]

Vote Anderson

This one is not complicated at all for those of use who have lived here since day one. Carlene is a lifelong educator and her record speaks for her.

Mrs. Porter got mad at the way her son was handled after he participated in vandalism of school property, so she ran as an act of vengence.

Don't waste anymore of your time on this one, you can move on to the other races for research.

 

[bentley williams]

Thanks 5thGen - I hope to see more input from you as a longtime local I bet you have the skinny.

 

[5th Gen Local]

Thanks 5thGen - I hope to see more input from you as a longtime local I bet you have the skinny.

I do... and you will see more from me. I have been a silent observer for a long time, but have found you all to be very intelligent and interested in change. For too long I have watched these folks attempt to deceive you guys on the threads.

I also want to tell you who the good guys in county government as we continue discussions. Don't want to flood the air waves in one night.

 

[ckhagen]

I have no idea what exactly the "issues" are because I don't have kids in school, but I will say that I've heard from multiple, unrelated people about fear of retribution for opposing Ms. Anderson on nearly anything. The first time I heard it I blew it off as one persons problem, but now that I've heard it on several occasions from people who don't run in the same circles, I have to consider that there's some truth to it. Not saying that the opposition is "better" (again, I don't know the issues here), but you have to wonder when there's this much tension about one person.

 

[Jdarg]

I have no idea what exactly the "issues" are because I don't have kids in school, but I will say that I've heard from multiple, unrelated people about fear of retribution for opposing Ms. Anderson on nearly anything. The first time I heard it I blew it off as one persons problem, but now that I've heard it on several occasions from people who don't run in the same circles, I have to consider that there's some truth to it. Not saying that the opposition is "better" (again, I don't know the issues here), but you have to wonder when there's this much tension about one person.

I think it would be unrealistic to expect every single WCSG employee to be happy. There are too many employees for every single one to be have a perfect experience- that is not real life. And we usually only hear the bad stories, not the good.

I bet there is not a school system in the country that has a superintendent that every single parent and employee agrees with 100% of the time.

 

[seagrovegirl]

I have no idea what exactly the "issues" are because I don't have kids in school, but I will say that I've heard from multiple, unrelated people about fear of retribution for opposing Ms. Anderson on nearly anything. The first time I heard it I blew it off as one persons problem, but now that I've heard it on several occasions from people who don't run in the same circles, I have to consider that there's some truth to it. Not saying that the opposition is "better" (again, I don't know the issues here), but you have to wonder when there's this much tension about one person.

Can you give a hypothetical scenario of who the multiple people are, parents, teachers or staff and what kind of retribution? This is a serious charge.

 

[sowalwal]

Can you give a hypothetical scenario of who the multiple people are, parents, teachers or staff and what kind of retribution? This is a serious charge.

Fear or retribution? The only people that should be fearful are those who are not doing their job, shoe doens't put up with that!