2007-2010 |
Reliant Energy- Jewett |
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School Board Agenda |
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| Imagine a community with no local control over its schools. Picture paying an education bill without local men
and women to make spending decisions for you and other citizens like you. Think about an education system where all policy
is set at the state or national level. Imagine putting your children in the hands of someone you don't know. School board members are our neighbors who make education their business, investing countless hours of their time, and often their own resources, to set direction for our children and our local public schools. They are elected by you to establish policies that reflect your beliefs and set goals that project your community's vision for the future. They spend long hours, after their own work days, making decisions on issues that will eventually impact everything from local business to the quality of life in your community. The future is literally in their hands. Most of their efforts go unrewarded. Often, the only response school board members get is criticism. But what would you do without them? Where would you go with your concerns? Your questions? Your complaints? Who else would be so in tune with both the prospects and the problems of your community? With the successes and the failures of your businesses? With the special needs of your employers? With the fears and hopes and dreams of your families? When you elected your school board members, you picked people to act for you in your absence. You chose men and women you know you could entrust with the vitality of your community and the development of your children. They play such an important role in the uniquely American school governance system that guarantees you local control of your schools. Show your appreciation to your local trustees during School Board Recognition Month in January. Say thanks to the dedicated board members in Wortham for guiding your public school system and helping shape a better tomorrow. Without them, you would lose vital link to your school. |
T he Board of Trustees meets regularly on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Wortham High School Library, 200 South 5th Street. Special meetings are called when necessary. All meetings are open to the public and are subject to provisions of Texas law.