The County Commission's Education Committee got a dose of explanation for fuzzy numbers from the School Board. And, Committee members expressed interest in eating lunch with new Board Chair Ted Wise.
Mr. Hyde noted that he and Benny Bills, who traded places as Director of Schools over a nearly 40-year period ... interrupted only briefly by short-timer Levon Hubbard ... could do math and predict student numbers and reserve balances.
What he didn't say was how the system could go on for so long without adequate technology, no Pre-K program, and PTOs paying for basic school supplies. Or, how he proposed that the school system compete with higher salaries for teachers offered in nearby districts. He failed to mention poor planning in terms of facilities and zoning or a lack of interest in accounting for predictable growth in certain zones -- zones which now have overcrowded schools (Madison Creek, Station Camp, and Jack Anderson come to mind).
So, Merrol can do math. And Benny could, too. But did either of them have a vision of excellence for our community's schools?
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