School Board endorsements tomorrow: 3 slots, 4 candidates-will all abide by the endorsement?
From:
Dyna Sluyter
Date:
May 17 01:31 UTC
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I was impressed by Carla Bates- her own kids attend Minneapolis
Public Schools, and she was honest about the very real problems the
district faces. Carla and veteran board member Jill Davis are also
the only candidates endorsed by Stonewall DFL, the DFL party's GLBTI
caucus. In the last 24 hours I have received a robo call from Lydia
Lee and a slick flyer from Dan Miller. Lydia made herself look
desperate with the robo call, a campaign tool usually reserved for
federal candidates in trouble. As for Dan Miller, if you want to see
our schools meet the same fate as our lost library system, vote for him.
from Hawthorne, where school attendance is optional...
Dyna Sluyter
On May 16, 2008, at 3:04 PM, C Luger wrote:
> Tomorrow the City DFL will hold its endorsing convention at Edison
> High school (2 blocks from NE library).
>
> With 4 candidates and only 3 school board directorships
> open...this will be an interesting convention.
>
> 2 state ballot issues will be discussed and voted on from the
> floor: the 'Davnie' amendment changing at-large directors to a
> mixed at-large/district governance (similar to the Park Board
> model) and the Referendum Levy.
>
> The school board candidates who have been running are:
> 1) Incumbent Lydia Lee
> 2) Jill Davis
> 3) Carla Bates
>
> A newcomer has entered the race, Dan Miller.
>
> His local Mpls-relevant credentials include serving as the
> Mayor's appointee on the Mpls Library Board Advisory Committee from
> McKinsey & Co. that recommended the Hennepin County Library Merger.
> Mr. Miller has received the Mayor's endorsement (per a delegate e-
> mail 'blast' this morning).
>
> McKinsey authored the MPS strategic plan. Altho the presentation
> to the school board said a governance change was suggested but not
> approved, the McKinsey presentation to the City Council listed a
> governance change as a recommendation. That was enthusiastically
> endorsed by one council member who suggested the school board
> governance be changed to the mayor's office.
>
> In an interview with the Minnesota Monitor yesterday, when asked
> if he would abide by the DFL endorsement he said ' No '...please
> see link for full comment.
>
> Please see the link for the article and follow-up interview
> including background and comments on the endorsement procedure:
>
> http://www.minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4003
>
> What was expected to be a fairly routine convention, may turn out
> to be very interesting as Rules are fought over and endorsement
> jockeying occurs.
>
> best wishes,
> cheryl luger
> nokomis east
>
>
> cheryl luger
> nokomis east, minneapolis
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