[george76]

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)

[Vigilanteman]

I don't have a problem with this and wish we would do it in Pennsylvania. The school board is elected to represent the district, including the lowly taxpayers.

What generally happens is that the union hacks posing as school board members crossfile in both Democrat & Republican primaries and turn 100% of their people in a primary which is lucky to get a 20% turn over. On occasion, one or two of their slate of four doesn't win the Republican primary and has to compete in the general election. But they are still guaranteed the election of 2-3 of their union hacks who is supposed to be representing the district against the teacher's union.

[Spartan79]

While this sounds great as far as openness and transparency are concerned, I guarantee you that it will not have the hoped-for results. Both sides will grandstand at the table, primarily addressing their comments to their “back audiences” (i.e. the board team will be posturing for the voters and parents, the union team for their members) instead of the “front audience” - the bargaining team sitting across the table from them. The actual dealing and horseracing will take place at clandestine meetings between the spokespersons or bargaining team subcommittees held at restaurant or taverns forty or fifty miles down the road from the school district.

[itsahoot]

The board has discussed the possibility of making meetings public since last May, and Andrew said public meetings would offer the most transparency to staff and the public.

Cool now they will have to have two meetings instead of one.

Secret meetings will determine what will be discussed at the rube meeting.