School board approves plan to hire back positions

At the JCSS work session on 9/8 the school board discussed this restoration with Asst. Supt. Rise Hawley. After Mrs. Hawley described the positions and why our school system needed these positions restored, board member Michael Cronic asked her which which one (1) of these positions was the top priority to restore. Mrs. Hawley would not identify which and generally stated that they all were important. The board did not force here too identify which was #1.

Then Dr. Adams said he wanted Mrs. Hawley to come back to the board with a two (2) tier approach for the restoration at Monday nights school board meeting. Mrs. Hawley said they are reviewing that now and will do so.

Well, on Monday night at the school board meeting, there was no presentation or discussion of a "two tier approach" like Dr. Adams said he wanted. There was only a vote and all positions were approved. Why did they not present the two tier approach? Logic says Dr. Adams really wasn't serious and they were not made to. Then the entire school board votes to approve the restored positions. Dr. Adams nor a single board member spoke up and requested more info about a two tier approach. Why? On can assume they had already made up their minds. They did not walk their talk.

We find a little money and they decide to spend it instead of keeping it in the reserve. I'm sure we need most, or all of the positions, but in my opinion, it was never fully and openly discussed and weighed before voted on. They said they wanted to, but never did. The school board rubber stamped it with no further discussion. I have a problem with that type of deception. Where is the accountablility?