Hebron Dollars & Sense

I encourage you to join me in support of the innovative program supported by the Marlborough Education Foundation. The "new" facility will be located within the elementary school. The guidelines are from the National Science Foundation and the program offerings will get students ready for working in the 21st century. Emphasis will be on math, science, technology and engineering. Here is the link for donations

ALL donations are tax deductible. Please consider a small donation to this foundation and earmark the funds for the "New Learning Lab". According to the newspaper article, the goal for phase 1 will be reached with a $30 donation from each family.

Thank you!

It sounds great, doesn't it? And they aren't asking the taxpayers to pony up the funding for it. Rather, they are suggesting that the parents whose children would benefit make a small donation. I love it. We need more innovation like this within our public schools. Hebron?

Innovation From Hebron Schools

SURELY You Je$t

They Just Throw More Of The Taxpayers Dollars Into Insecure, INSIGNIFICANT Surveys , & Keep Spending Our Meager Dollars On "Feelgood" Programs That Generally Benifit The Chosen Few Only(use Your Imagination On What Programs That Could Be )& Circle The Wagons when Their UNNEEDED Administrative Fiefdoms Are Threatened By Budget I$$ue$, It will hurt The kids If we Can't Keep The Five/Six Figures Toady Positions(AVP Amy & Vonda For Starters

Time For A Forensic/Efficiency Audit Into HBOE Spending & Programs I'd Say

Oh By the way

I've Taken The Survey 5 Times From Various Locations, Real Integrity For The Results Indeed

Integrity My Six

Just received another e-notify ... just one today. Usually I receive duplicate mailings one from the assistant and one from the administrator. The point is: These "folks" spend a lot of time on PR and self-promotions. Soon (hopefully) the "blue" ribbon issue will be a thing of the past.

Also found the Hebron foundation information so "unspecific". I have already contributed to Marlborough's foundation and will do so again. Marlborough has a "PLAN" -- everything is in place; Hebron rambles on without real information; everything with Hebron is so, so vague. When will they learn we need detailed information: what grants, who is on the board of directors, what will they do with the funds (aside from supplementing what they pull from our tax dollars).

Be careful when voting in new BOE members ... study their profiles, philosophies and strength of character. We do not want parents who drive their kids to school and ignore the buses (paid public transportation in the budget). We also do not want parents who will state one thing publicly and then go with the opinions of the "alpha" personality on the board. We also do not want any "super volunteer" i.e. someone who volunteers with several groups in town because they will not have the time/energy to focus on "education" issues.

Our BOE members should be able to research any and all issue introduced by the superintendent and have the courage and backbone to challenge issues NOT supported by facts and data. The BOE members need to remember that the funds supporting the school budget are used primarily for salaries and NOT in the classroom. Lets eliminate all "rubber stampers".

Mombert wrote:




Spot On Mombert

The People in this City Have become Too Inbred & Insular In The Ways & Means Of Running Hebron.

Too Few Make The decisions For 2 Many in This City & They do Not Consider The financial Ramifications Of The Many That Are Just Getting By

I've Had it With The powers 2 Be In This City & state & My House Is going on the Market & I'm Going 2 Florida For good

Don't worry Folks, Through the Powers Of The WWW, We Can Still Keep track Of Things Here,Cuz I Love This Town,But I Don't Love What It's Coming Down To

Mombert wrote:



I generally agree with what you are posting, but I have a problem with the concept of schools having to beg for materials. If the materials are truly needed, they can be justified, and should be included in the town's education budget. If the taxpayers agree with the justification, they will support it.

How is the education foundation any different from a PTA?

As for new BOE members, how do you propose that folks "study their profiles, philosophies and strength of character"? There is almost never any public information about, nor even interviews from, potential candidates. Does it matter only whether or not the candidate stands and waves with a sign at the intersection of routes 85 and 66 in the days before election? If they are good looking, dress well, or are reasonably healthy looking, then vote for them? Does it matter that they attend the right church? Last I checked, most folks in town do not attend religious services regularly. Don't rule someone out purely because they don't go to church - they might still be of strong character.

Someone with a history of volunteering may or may not make a better candidate than someone who hasn't. I get your point about hoping the candidate is not spreading themselves too thin, perhaps only running for a resume position.

As for parents who drive their kids to school - I don't have a problem with that at all. Parents have to determine what is best for their kids, and their own situation. Often it means there are 2 parents working, and if one drives their kid to school it is done so they can both get to work, or have a few more minutes to spend with their child. It doesn't always mean they are ungrateful for or disrespecting the available public transportation. Since some of the bus rides are so long, it often means they and their children get an extra half hour of needed sleep!