What makes a good School Board member?
He or She:
- Is accessible to parents, teachers, students and citizens
- Is approachable and respectful of others
- Understands their role as a public official and acts accordingly
- Is Interested in a child’s education
- Is intelligent, intuitive, quick thinking and a good listener
- Is friendly and interacts well with others
- Is Honest and Trustworthy
- Is aware of what is being taught in all grade levels
- Understands State law as it applies to education
- Investigates when behavioral issues arise in schools
- Is frugal and wise with taxpayer’s money
- Is not afraid to recommend making cuts in unnecessary staffing or positions
- Takes aggressive action to ensure the safety of all students and faculty
- Does NOT take bullying in Schools lightly
- Visits schools and interacts with students
- Is not intimidated by peers who are bullish
- Is not afraid to terminate teachers, principals and auxiliary staff for misconduct, poor job performance, ethics violations, etc.
Do the present school board members meet this criterion??? YOU be the judge!!!
Sandra Stroud
Editor’s Note: It is clear that Ms. Sandra P. Stroud sets high expectations for the CCS School Board. It is also likely that not every School Board Member will be fully aware of all laws, policies, situations and history the very first minute they are elected as school board members. HOWEVER, No CCS School Board Member should ever vote FOR any item that is before them unless they are fully aware of all the circumstances, laws, etc. And whether or not it is in the best interest of the Students, CCS and the Taxpayers.
This is Robert A’s Number One recommendation to ALL school board members: When ANY School Board member is in doubt for any reason, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS VOTE NO!!! Until YOU are provided with sufficient information for YOU to vote YES!! This should be the standard practice for all school board members. WHEN IN DOUBT, DON’T DO IT!!! That is always good advice.
Sandra P. Stroud
Editor’s Note: Ms. Sandra Stroud is a fearless Champion of right and proper government in Cleveland County and the US. When Prayer at the beginning of School Board Meetings was the issue, Sandra Stroud stood up and voiced her strong support in front of 600+ citizens. When Shelby Schools refused to teach a deaf child, Sandra Stroud single-handedly made Shelby Schools mend their ways. When the Cleveland County Commissioners surrendered to a Federal Lawsuit against them by agreeing to a settlement that was Un-Constitutional; Sandra Stroud put her name and money behind a Federal Lawsuit and took the Cleveland County Commissioners to the US Federal Courts in Washington, DC and made the Commissioners mend their cowardly ways. When Sandra Stroud sends me her messages, I publish them. Word for Word. Sometimes satire, sometimes prose. When Sandra Stroud speaks, Robert A listens. When Sandra Stroud writes, Robert A publishes. If there is a typo, misspelling or unclear language, that is Robert A’s, mistake, not Sandra Stroud.
Folks, there are more citizens like Sandra Stroud and Robert A in Cleveland County that want bullying stopped in our schools and in our School Board and education improved. We want no more corruption like what was found out about the Catawba Casino, the bribed sale of our hospital for 2 cents on the dollar, endless sales tax increase referendums, endless property revaluations where Cleveland County has deployed drones to peep into our bedroom windows looking for whatever it is that they can use to raise property taxes over. And it goes on and on.
Stay tuned folks. If you want the truth, the whole truth and justified and logical speculation, you will get it here and perhaps not anywhere else in the same detail and depth of understanding. Also, folks, if you want to throw YOUR 2 cents into our knowledge base or just share your opinion, send it to Robert A. Your identity will be protected. It is completely understood that RETALIATION is alive and well in Cleveland County.
