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      <![CDATA[To RJFletcher: The point Dr. Stegeman was trying to make is that the president of the Board is not supposed to be publicly articulating any positions other than ones the Board has adopted. This clearly limits the ability of the Board President to argue for his own views outside the confines of Governing Board meetings.
        
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      <![CDATA[Well, may have to put in student parking in many middle schools...for the 6th graders.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hi Guys, As much as I like reading your online version; having not one but TWO separate windows open up BEFORE I even read the material is too much for me. And the ZEDO thing stays open behind my windows without my knowledge. I know you have bills to pay, Unfortunately, I won't be paying them.
        
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      <![CDATA[As if the local media outlets don't already publish your every utterance and move in the professional arena! Your reasoning is specious and reeks of wishful thinking, sir.
        
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      <![CDATA[The difference is that this way I may be better able to take the case to the public without worrying about "representing the board" -- come at it more from an outsider viewpoint though I am obviously not an outsider. We'll see how it goes.
        
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      <![CDATA[No, the point is what the president is able to achieve in terms of putting those three votes together, as any decent politician or administrator should be able to do. Obviously one must achieve a majority of votes to implement an agenda in what is (nominally, at least) a democratic system.
        
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      <![CDATA[Everyone on the board has one vote, regardless of who is the president, and the president has no power to make any significant decisions on his or her own. So whatever has three votes can get done, and whatever does not have three votes cannot get done.
        
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      <![CDATA[So let me see if I have this straight...you left what you claim is a largely ceremonial position to agitate someone else stepping into the same position to implement the changes you say they will be unable to make due to the constraints of the role? <br>
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If this is an example of your brand of logic, I am thankful you no longer occupy the board presidency and will begin working to completely remove you from the TUSD board with all speed.
        
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      <![CDATA[The rules of the governing board give the presidency little special power. The cold truth is that I was having little success convincing the board to take a leadership role on issues even when I was the president, so I might as well step outside of that position and at least have greater freedom to advocate forcefully for my own views (e.g., this column).
        
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      <![CDATA[Thank you for your response, Dr. Stegeman. Now would you mind explaining to everyone why you vacated the board presidency, making your odds of implementing significant change almost nil?
        
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      <![CDATA[Mr. Fletcher: Board members receive no pay. I agree that administrative costs are too high.
        
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      <![CDATA[I believe Dr. Stegeman and his fellow administrators should begin their "systemic reforms" with at least a 40-60% cut in their pay, which will then be parceled out among TUSD's top-performing teachers in every school. They should also be required to eat daily in TUSD cafeterias, consuming the same food (and I use that term reservedly) that the students do-think they'll still keep buying "finely textured beef" (a.k.a. pink slime) and the like if they have to eat it too?
        
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      <![CDATA[As a parent, I see TUSD and poverty as contributors to this problem. I agree with Dr. Stegeman that high expectations must be set and school leaders need to understand that setting the bar high is the best way to overcome poverty.
        
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      <![CDATA[Excellent question, Pima Mujer. A big part of the answer is differences in school leadership.
        
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      <![CDATA[Mr. Stegeman,<br>
No where did I mention setting lower expectations. I stated facts and advocated for more resources.<br>
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Rose is certainly not indicative of most schools on the southwest side.
        
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      <![CDATA[Students at TUSD's Rose K-8 school come from a low-income neighborhood, but the school is rated "A" by the state, with excellent achievement results. To use students' economic or family background as an excuse for setting lower expectations is a great disservice to those students.
        
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      <![CDATA[District policy is not the problem. Poverty is the problem.
        
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