I attend last night’s presentation by the Northfield Public Schools on their upcoming levy referenda. Ten (yep, 10) citizens attended, with another ten or so staff and board members there. Photos (click to enlarge):
Left: Superindendent Chris Richardson and Board Chair Kari Nelson.
Center: Board members Diane Cirksena and Mike Berthelsen
Right: Anne Maple and Julie Pritchard of the Citizens for Quality Education
Click play to listen. 1 hour.
0 to 3:55: Kari Nelson
3:55 to 32:20: Chris Richardson
32:20 to 59:20: Question and answers. (I had more than my share of questions.)
59:20 to 60:00 Kari Nelson
I’ll have another blog post later this week in preparation for next week’s show on this issue with guest Kari Nelson, Board Chair.
[...] We’ve got School Board Chair Kari Nelson on our show next week. I attended (see photos and audio) the district’s forum on earlier this week to try to get better informed about the issues. (They’re repeating the forum next Monday Oct. 2, 7 p.m. at the High School Auditorium.) Below are some of the issues I hope we address with Kari on the podcast. [...]