I was so very disappointed in your school board meeting of Feb 22, 2010.

You failed to communicate to the parents the "Special Modified Meeting Format."

You also failed in organizing the "Butcher Block Paper Brainstorming" to assist the parents in the communication process.

You failed to provide a way for English speaking parents to communicate with non English speaking parents.

You failed to assign group areas and provide a list of which dot meant which group.

You also failed us parents as a whole.

You made us choose between different groups, by saying if we save this program what program do we sacrifice.

You failed to complete your research in your budget cuts, because some cuts will cost you accreditation or lose of funds.

You failed to exercise all options by talking to your faculty and staff first.

You failed to account for any early retirement options.

You failed to look for any reduction in overall school energy costs.

You failed to remove all extracurricular activities, remember you are in the art of EDUCATION!

You failed to remove all vending machines off campus therefore reducing energy costs, by the way the two in that cafeteria ran the whole time during that meeting.

You failed to examine the possibility of removing Zero Period classes therefore providing a fair and equal hit of budget reduction across every faculty, staff and student member.

You failed by having board members who are also on the Hollister City Board, talk about "The fox guarding the hen house!"

You failed! You failed! You failed!

But, please be advised because of your failures, we as parents have learned.

We have learned that your inability (failure) seriously questions your ability to be a future school board representative.

We have learned that you board members do not truly want our children to succeed.

We have learned that all you care about is your self preservation.

Our children will succeed academically without you.

Our children will remember this day.

Our children will be the ones running the nursing homes when you retire.

So as you lay in your retirement bed, slowing drooling and wondering does this staff member have the appropriate education to provide me adequate care?

Will you remember this day?

Kerrie Fleshman - Parent of Freshman at San Benito High School
Hollister
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