(Spring 2013) Question 8. Do you feel the school board is making decisions that should be administration decisions?

Spring 2013

Answers for 8: 84 Responses
yes I also feel as though our administration isn’t able to do their job effectively because of intimidation from the
school board. I think a big reason why Mr. Rivard left was because of the board.
5/17/201310:02 PM
I do not have enough knowledge to answer this question
5/17/2013 4:36 PM
Some
5/17/2013 7:42 AM
yes
5/16/2013 11:OOPM
They micromanage beyond belief, a true board hires good people and lets them do their job! Unfortunately, this
board has already publicly stated they do not have a strong administration and have publically bashed
administration. The board has no right to be in the building evaluating any teacher, principal etc. as they have no
authority or training.
5/16/2013 9:48 PM
yes, as I stated above
5/16/2013 9:45 PM
yes
5/16/2013 3:19PM
at times, yes
5/16/2013 9:40 AM
yes
5/16/20139:31 AM
Yes.
5/16/2013 8:59 AM
yes
5/16/2013 8:14 AM
Sometimes
5/16/2013 6:49 AM
Yes, almost all the time. If the administration is the agent of (to) the board, then the decisions should be made
together. The decisions the board makes on a regular basis are a direct reflection of their lack of educational
knowledge and in turn a direct reflection on the lack of administrative leadership.
5/15/2013 9:08 PM
Absolutely
5/15/2013 5:28 PM
Yes
5/15/201312:01 AM
yes
5/15/2013 10:04 AM
Not usually.
5/15/2013 9:20 AM
Yes. This school board micro manages everything over the advice of the recommendations of the professionals
working in the district.
5/15/2013 8:35 AM
Not sure-
5/14/2013 8:37 PM
at times
5/14/2013 4:09 PM
Yes.
5/14/2013 1:34 PM
yes
5/14/2013 8:08 AM
All of the decisions regarding staff and curriculum should be made by admin.
5/13/2013 9:35 PM

Yes, at times I do.
5/13/2013 6:35 PM
Yes. The school board are control freaks.
5/13/2013 6:24 PM
Often
5/13/2013 3:56 PM
no
5/13/2013 3:55 PM
yes
5/13/2013 3:27 PM
don’t know enough about this – don’t know who makes all of the decisions, many times just hear it is coming from the
board but then other schools don’t do the same
5/13/2013 2:12PM
No.
5/13/20131:54PM
yes
5/13/2013 12:34 AM
Yes
5/13/2013 12:17 AM
yes
5/13/2013 11:52 AM
yes
5/13/2013 11:02 AM
yes
5/13/2013 10:57 AM
Absolutely! How can you decide who is a good teacher when you have never spent a day in my classroom?
5/13/2013 10:24 AM
Yes, and it shouldn’t be the case.
5/13/2013 10:23 AM
yes
5/13/2013 10:19 AM
Yes, it would appear that some board members overstep their role. They are not curriculum writers, they are not
trained to work with students and do not have a strong understanding of child development. We have administrators
trained to make decisions for the school.
5/13/2013 10:17 AM
Absolutely.
5/13/2013 9:50 AM
yes
5/13/2013 9:47 AM
Sometimes. But the whole, “business model” mantra is annoying. We are not a business. I am not some
autonomous drone that works for the school board.
5/13/2013 9:44 AM
neutral
5/13/2013 9:38 AM
I don’t know.
5/13/2013 9:38 AM
Yes
5/13/20139:31 AM
yes
5/13/2013 9’29 AM
At times, I think teachers should have more say on decision regarding instruction. The board needs to understand
what great teachers they have. Teachers need to be trusted.
5/13/2013 9:27 AM
yes
5/13/2013 9:24 AM
Yes
5/13/2013 9:18 AM
Yes
5/10/2013 1:16PM
Yes
5/10/2013 7:09 AM

yes…
5/10/2013 7:02 AM
I feel that there should be more consistency between the two.
5/9/2013 1020PM
I feel like it is run like a dictatorship and they all have their own little puppets. No one can speak up and have any
opinion and they are using the fear factor to bully people around.
5/9/2013 9:00 PM
YES
5/9/2013 4:00 PM
Yes, but that is partly the fault of the administration for letting them and not standing up for themselves.
5/9/2013 3:46 PM
Yes
5/9/2013 2:46 PM
YES!
5/9/2013 12:45 AM
yes
5/9/2013 10:44 AM
yes
5/9/2013 9:10 AM
Yes
5/9/2013 8:34 AM
yes
5/9/2013 7:49 AM
yes
5/9/2013 7:39 AM
yes
5/9/2013 7:38 AM
Definitely!
5/9/2013 7:18 AM
yes
5/9/2013 6:59 AM
yes
5/8/201310:53 PM
Yes
5/8/2013 10:OOPM
Yes. Not enough principal input.
5/8/2013 9:13PM
yes
5/8/2013 8:44 PM
Yes
5/8/2013 8:27 PM
Yes, with great frequency.
5/8/2013 8:14PM
yes
5/8/2013 7:15PM
I don’t know where the line is.
5/8/20135:31 PM
Yes
5/8/2013 5:12PM

Paper Copy Results
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. Yes
6. No
7. Undecided
8. No sure exactly who makes all the decisions
9. Yes

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