I am disappointed in the position Rev Jesse Jackson Sr has taken on this. There are a lot of people who fought and fight for the freedom and opportunities we have today, although, many of those same people have turned a blind eye to the negative aspects that plague our communities and schools.
We can not always fight for the past, when the future is dying!
Why is it no one solicits public help to garner initiatives around the children?
And... is the fight external as it was in the past, or more internal at this point relative to the communal makeup?
The concern should not be when the situation has deteriorated to the point of no return as a result of public squander, but when there is an opportunity to course correct the problems before the appropriate actions are taken.
If any board member or staff are in violation, consequences should ensue as they would in many other areas (private business sector) and whatever the appropriate applicable action is.
There has been no community building or clear actionable items to counteract the decline of the school district, involve the parents and students and a road map of progress to improve the students test scores (the right way) to academic excellence.
The actions this board is taking is the "right" thing to do if applicable, and it is dis-tasteful for someone to cry at the feet of a political leader when performance issues they created are a direct and immediate response of who they work for.
It is not about saving their high paying jobs, it is not about hiring your friends and family, it is not about having
agendas that have no measurable success, it is not about having political ties for gains, it is not about covering up for people who are not performing....
It is about the CHILDREN!
Whatever we must do to turn this around, can not wait until an unknown tomorrow, but NOW. We must all be committed to progressing our communities and our children's futures forward-not digressing it.
In closing, whatever the decision of this board is, which is obviously to address poor performance/performance issues, we should stand by them and ensure we the parents do our parts as well to make sure we are 100% behind the people who are committed to making things right, projecting the correct image(and walking it) and of course correcting the educational environment that has plagued the district for way too long!
I stand by those individuals who obviously are committed to exactly what is needed-CHANGE. Not later, but NOW!
Awri
Community Member of the Village of Matteson
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