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More on Public Meetings

More on Public Meetings. Comm2315.wordpress.com. First things first. If you have NOT turned in a story for whatever reason: Raise hand and come and grab an index card. Put the dates and times you are free from Monday through Sunday on the Index card.

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More on Public Meetings

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  1. More on Public Meetings Comm2315.wordpress.com

  2. First things first • If you have NOT turned in a story for whatever reason: • Raise hand and come and grab an index card. • Put the dates and times you are free from Monday through Sunday on the Index card. • Put down a number where you can be reached. • Turn them into me and see me after class.

  3. More Important things… • Let’s talk about your Mid-term: • Discuss your idea. • Ways to go about it for a successful story to be turned in and submitted in class by March 10 at 8 p.m. • Your mid term should be about 5 pages, double spaced, Arial, Courier, or Times New Roman font. • Should have 3 to 5 sources, which would include 2 Real people. • No misspellings and should be used in AP Style. • And your contact sheet.

  4. Mid Term suggestions • Once approved, get started ASAP. • You need to use your time wisely. From today you have 12 Days, which include 8 business days, to get your interviews, your research AND your paper written and turned in. • Turn it in by the Deadline! No excuses. • If you do not meet the requirements I have set points will be taken off. • Remember this Mid Term is worth 25% of your FINAL grade – so make sure you DO NOT procrastinate! • No extensions will be given.

  5. School Boards • What is their duty? • Do they get paid? • Can they hire and fire? • Can they have political connections? • What are these things called Bids?

  6. What is their duty? • To represent the needs of a certain district area and the best interest for the district and it’s students. • “It’s all for the kids!” • This group of 7 individuals are elected officials.

  7. Different types of districts • Single member: Has one elected official representing the needs of an area. Representative needs to reside in that area as well. • Examples: YISD, EPISD • At Large: Has several members representing an area. No residential requirements. • Examples: Clint ISD, Tornillo ISD, etc.

  8. Why it matters what your district is • If you live in a district that is single member district, the election may comprise of a run off. And there needs to be a majority of votes for one particular candidate. • Majority vote is more than 51% of vote. • At large – no need for a majority. Can cause issues with equity. Example Clint ISD

  9. Equity – what does it mean? • Equity: In school board terms and government terms it basically means making sure that each area gets a certain fair amount allotted to each campus/district/city. • Lack of equity – Equals lawsuits. • http://bcove.me/edz77grj • http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Judge-rules-Texas-school-funding-unfair-4250698.php

  10. Duties of the School Board • Financing projects: These are called “bids.” • They approve them. • Usually for any number of things: HVAC installations on schools, upgrades, maintenance, new school construction, entertainment, milk, food, meat, etc.

  11. Duties of a school board • Hire and Fire top administrators and appoint them. • Oversee the Superintendent. • Lack of oversight = The EPISD scandal. • Approve/question how millions of dollars of your hard earned tax dollars should be used. • Approve/question/Disapprove of certain programs for educators/administrators/students.

  12. Other duties • Gain leadership training and pass on what they’ve learned. • Some become really involved in the schools. • Report audits to TEA, and any screwy things to the agency. • Abide by the Texas Education Agency’s rules and regulations, abide by the Texas Education Code and abide by the Open Meetings Act.

  13. Payment? • This is an elected position and no they do not get paid. • Most are former educators and don’t have a tie to the schools. • They are volunteers. • However, they do get certain perks and are financed during their campaigns.

  14. Can they have political connections • Yes and No… • Yes of course, and most do. • However, they can NOT use it to their advantage to try to get a certain bid for less, or to get their political connection elected. • i.e. YISD and the Reyes campaign. • http://www.elpasotimes.com/tv/ci_20518706?source=pkg • This is called a “conflict of Interest.”

  15. Are they Public Officials • You better believe they are. • Anytime you enter into a political office anything you write, type, say, text, chat, post on facebook or Twitter is up for grabs. • There are certain lines you can’t cross – like spying on them, tapping their phones, etc. • What about when they leave office? If they are active in the political scene – yup. If not, it depends.

  16. For Thursday • Check out an online meeting. (About an hour.) Take notes on what they discuss and bring to class on Thursday. (To turn in and present.) • WORK on your MIDTERM! Get your Interviews scheduled by the latest FRIDAY. • AP Style Discussion - military titles, religious titles, academic titles. (will be online under “readings” tab.) • We will do an in class exercise on Style to make sure everyone is on the same page.

  17. For Later… • Documentary: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/education-of-michelle-rhee/

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