It may be hard to get information from your school district as the school year starts regarding the impact of Covid. If you reach out to your district and can get information please share it with us so we can publish. In the case of Battle Ground we were provided some information that was sent out to employees of the district AND we took a look at the agenda for the Sept 13th school board meeting. So what do we know as the 2nd week of September at the BGSD? The following email was sent out to employees. No idea if parents received the same or not. It appears (see below) that there is link on the website showing cases since September 1st. Dear staff, We have been notified that … [Read more...]
Camas School District – Sexual Health and Gender Identity Meeting – March 20 2019
On March 20, 2019, the Camas School District held a closed event to make a presentation about Sexual Health and Gender Identity in association with the districts ongoing curriculum development. Following is the information we've been able to gather using the Public Record Request process. We believe the information to be accurate. Should you have different information or clarifications please let us know and we'll review, investigate and amend as needed. The Camas SD reached out to the parents of Middle and High School students to notify them that a special (closed) meeting would be held on March 20th on the topic of Sexual Health and Gender Identity. This meeting was restricted to a … [Read more...]
Hiding information from the public? Updated September 1st
Earlier this year we received an email from a concerned citizen alerting us to a survey the Battle Ground School District conducted of personnel. We were told that there is a lot of unrest among the employees of the district. We were urged to obtain a copy of the final report. So...we started the process. First, we contacted Administration and were told that there was a survey done but that the results are normally kept private and not shared with the public (even though public time and money is used to conduct and analyze it). We waited until after school was out and began our public request process. It drug out for over a month until we were told that the results were still in draft … [Read more...]
Do teachers unions help or hinder education in K-12?
Do teachers unions help or hurt student success in K-12? We decided to do some research to see what we could find in the way of articles or studies to try and help answer that question. We'll present what we found here for your review. In the end you make the decision as to whether the unions are a PLUS or a MINUS. We first reached out to the Battle Ground Teachers Association and told them we were preparing a blog story and asked them to share any information by March 15th if they were interested. The 15th came and went with no interactions or response. Next we reached out to the Washington Education Association (WEA) and asked them to share any information no later than the end … [Read more...]
Battle Ground School District – Salaries and Benefits
Ever wonder what the employees of the Battle Ground School District earn per year? Here is a link that allows you to look at any employee: http://data.kitsapsun.com/projects/wa-school/district/06119/ Here are a couple of examples (you can search by name, school or position): Superintendent = Salary: $193,120 Insurance: $9,300 Mandatory Benefits: $29,139 Total = $231, 559 Asst. Superintendent = Salary: $132,226 Insurance: $9,300 Mandatory Benefits: $22,388 Total = $163,914 … [Read more...]