Comments on: AAPS Busing Decision Coming June 23

By: schoolsmuse

schoolsmuse — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:51:13 +0000

Well, there is a school board election this fall, and there are a lot of seats up for election. If you’re unhappy with this decision (which I am), I hope you will join me in voting for some new school board members. I don’t know who will be running, but there is an informational session on Wednesday June 30th at 5:30 p.m.

By: Jennifer Coffman

Jennifer Coffman — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:21:04 +0000

The proposal to consolidate transportation services was on last night’s Board agenda, and did pass unanimously.

By: Chai

Chai — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:10:49 +0000

@gus Last night was the meeting. David Jesse covered it for a2news, but only reported on the teachers contract. It was on the agenda, but I don’t know what happened.

By: gus

gus — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:18:30 +0000

Did they have the meeting about bus consolidation and did it pass?

By: Chai

Chai — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:56:49 +0000

At the end of the BOE’s June 4th meeting they stressed that Mr. Allen’s report that night was the ‘first briefing’ and therefore not actionable until at least the ‘second briefing’ which they then scheduled for the next, June 9th meeting. However, on April 28th Dr. Roberts gave us the official ‘first briefing’ on county-wide consolidation. It was to be voted upon at the next meeting (May 12th) but was yanked from the agenda just hours before the meeting was to start. The issue hung in limbo through the May 26th meeting. On or about May 27th the AAPS informed the union that it had 11 days (until June 8th) to offer a counter-bid against the WISD’s plan. They are obliged by law to do so (under PERA). On the same day, the Board of Ed scheduled the extra BOE meeting for June 4th, the night of the second official ‘first briefing.’
The union began working on a counter-bid June 1st. It is still incomplete, mainly in terms of health insurance details (the union approached Health Alliance Plan for a package). Administrators were eager to reject the union’s incomplete bid, but by law, it seems they have to allow the union time to gather it’s information and prepare it’s case. They initially tried to reject it, but upon objection from the union agreed to wait for numbers from HAP. At the June 9th meeting, trustees did ask the WISD to amend it’s contract particularly in terms of lowering supervisory pay scales, but the Drivers/Monitors counter-bid seems to be the major reason for what will have to be the last delay on this decision.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:16:33 +0000

Re: [1] The busted link has been fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

By: concerned parent

concerned parent — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:30:07 +0000

The above link at [The email exchanges between Griswold and school officials last week provide additional background on the Thurston driveway project.]does not work. I keep receiving the message:The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded.

Thank you!