Emily Berry
Waiting for leadership
The last few days of "To Kill a Mockingbird" controversy in Shorewood have swirled to the surface a lot of resentments, assumptions,...
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Emily Berry
Sep 12, 20184 min read
How do we define good character and citizenship? Should schools even try?
I mentioned in my preview of this week's school board meeting that our board was taking up some of the most substantive questions and...
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Emily Berry
Aug 24, 20181 min read
Your meeting
Once a year, the school district is required to call a meeting for village residents to consider and (usually) approve a tax levy to...
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Emily Berry
Jul 11, 20188 min read
Walls have a way of getting political.
UPDATE/POSTSCRIPT: The special Friday the 13th meeting resulted in a reversal - the wall has indeed been knocked down. Lots of wasted...
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Emily Berry
Jun 27, 20182 min read
Spending plans for 2018-2019
Tuesday's regular meeting was much shorter than usual and was missing two board members, but the remaining three voted on significant...
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Emily Berry
May 10, 20184 min read
A Small Town Hall
The school board hosted their final linkage of the year Tuesday night, welcoming anyone and everyone for a Town Hall immediately before...
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Emily Berry
Feb 28, 20188 min read
An Open Letter to our School Leadership
I understand that only two of you -- specifically, our board president and our superintendent, are really supposed to speak for you all...
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Emily Berry
Jan 16, 20184 min read
Repeating myself: The district needs dedicated HR.
This post was first published on my original site Sept. 12, 2017. Hey, did I mention the district needs a dedicated Human Resources...
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