Prudent Financial Management is key for any district. Unfortunately, the Francis Howell School District has had a bumpy history over the past 30 years. I can remember growing up in the district and at one point, if I remember correctly, there was a miscounting of kindergarteners resulting of millions of dollars that had to be repaid. The trust between the …
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Stick to the Strategic Plan The district has a well laid out and comprehensive Strategic Plan, but needs high level metrics to measure themselves by – this is their guiding light that everything else is derived from, not something to be aligned from the bottom up. Great Teachers No one ever thinks back on the people who impacted them and …
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Respectable and repeatable processes are the foundation of any functional organization, this is particular true in education to instill confidence with the patrons of the district. Even if you don’t agree with the final outcome you should know and feel confident in the process in which it was reached. I will work to improve Francis Howell’s policies and process surrounding: …
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Masking & Quarantine Given current data showing that Covid has minimal impact on children, I do not see any legitimate reason to force either masks or quarantine. Vaccinations COVID-19 Vaccination is a personal choice and I believe it would be a grave mistake to require it within the student population, introducing potential and unknown risks with minimal benefit — I …
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