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    Waiting for leadership
    Emily Berry
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    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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    How do we define good character and citizenship? Should schools even try?
    Emily Berry
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    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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    Your meeting
    Emily Berry
    • Aug 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    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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    Walls have a way of getting political.
    Emily Berry
    • Jul 11, 2018
    • 8 min

    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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    Spending plans for 2018-2019
    Emily Berry
    • Jun 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    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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    A Small Town Hall
    Emily Berry
    • May 10, 2018
    • 4 min

    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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    An Open Letter to our School Leadership
    Emily Berry
    • Feb 28, 2018
    • 8 min

    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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    Repeating myself: The district needs dedicated HR.
    Emily Berry
    • Jan 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    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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