Waterford Board of Education Special Meeting

Susan January 15, 2012 at 05:51 pm

How does one go about finding out when the Boards next meeting is and how to get something on the agenda?

Paul Petrone (Editor) January 15, 2012 at 05:57 pm

Next meeting is Jan. 26 at 7. And to get something on the agenda, I think you'll have to call the Superintendent's office. There is public comment at the beginning of every meeting.

Rick Beaney January 16, 2012 at 12:28 am

I encourage anybody with an interest in the BOE budget and education policies and programs (isn't that all residents of Waterford in one way or another?) to attend these meetings if available. I have been to many over the last 2 years. To be honest, I have been discouraged by how the BOE has pretty much ignored the input from residents who have attended and commented during the "public comment" portion of the meeting. But, the more people who attend, the better. Maybe the results of the last election will make the BOE wake up and start to value the input from the people they are supposed to represent.

Waterford Lancers January 16, 2012 at 12:55 am

I encourage Mr. Belair, members of the Board of Education and Waterford Residents to review information as it is applicable to Title IX published by The National Women's Law Center in Washington, DC at www.nwlc.org prior to the finalization of next years education budget. Is Mr. Belair and the Board of Education aware that Title IX applies to gender equity in athletics even during difficult economic times? Sparing freshman football imposes more of the burden of the economic crisis on the girls. While Title IX requires that athletic opportunities be granted proportionally to the male and female student population as a whole, the requirement exists also on the same competitive level. There are currently no freshman sports teams for girls as there are for boys. The Florida High School Athletic Association reversed this type of Title IX cut after parents sued based on disproportionately disadvantaging female students. While freshman football should remain, all other freshman sports (girls and boys) should be brought back. Public education occurs not only in the classroom but also on the athletic field, on the stage, in the band, in the chorus and with all of the many opportunities that the Waterford Public Schools offer. The well rounded kids of Waterford today are the Town of Waterford's future leaders.