I have been reading the blogs and for those of you on the fence, I understand. Gary McHenry is a nice man and I think it is human nature to empathize with the reality that this is a very public and very unpleasant end to his time at MDUSD.
It is impossible for the Superintendent to make the kinds of changes needed in this district. We can debate whether he is capable or not, but in reality, in order to make the changes he would have to admit to the things in this district that have been handled incorrectly. His position in the district places the responsibility for mistakes, misjudgments, mismanagement, and a myriad of other shortcomings squarely on his doorstep. The very action needed for change costs him credibility. This paradigm alone makes change an impossible feat.
We can be angry, we can and should take action, after all we have at stake the education of the children in our communities. However, I want to remind you he is a man, he has a family, he gets up and goes to work in the morning... let's get the job done with dignity.
Thanks to MDUSDParents and misterwriter.com, you can download the petition by clicking here
Northgate Community Has a Voice for Change
Welcome to the Northgate High School Blog. The sole purpose of this blog is to gather information from parents, students, teachers, staff and administrators who would like to share ideas about improving Northgate. The blog will also provide information about MDUSD's, and Northgate's, failure to provide a quality education for our students. If you believe everything is wonderful at Northgate feel free to write that in a post but please understand that this blog is about change. No form of name calling or intimidation will be tolerated, your post will be removed. This is a serious blog for serious people who want to make a difference. Members of the school board view this site, this link can easily be sent to the Superintendent, this is your opportunity to tell them what you think needs to change at Northgate.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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It is about time, I will definitely be out collecting signatures.
Can anyone list a day and place where the petitions will be?
You can also sign online:
http://ipetitions.com/petition/mdusd
or see the parent site for link.
There will definately be people at the rally on Weds at Civic Park on Weds. More places to sign will be listed in the coming week.. there will be some grocery stores and parks, etc.
Oops, if that link doesn't work, I think I forgot the www so try this one:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/MDUSD/
So you pushed a black man due to racist beliefs and look now, you hired a white man and he was not here no where near as long as Mchenry was.
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