2019 Posts

Emily Berry

Oct 5, 20193 min

Six month checkup

It's been six months now since I won a seat on our school board back in April. I wanted to give myself some time to find my place on the...

Emily Berry

Apr 10, 20193 min

Comments on the work ahead.

Below is a written version of comments I made at the board meeting tonight, April 9. Tonight will be one of the last times I speak to you...

Emily Berry

Mar 30, 20193 min

Wanted: Business Manager

Thanks to public documents released to Shorewoodian and seasoned reporter Geoff Davidian, we know that the district business manager...

Emily Berry

Feb 5, 20193 min

There are facts and then there's FACT

Time for another installment of "things you might be assuming..." about our district's facilities planning, financing and taxes. This...

Emily Berry

Jan 19, 20193 min

What does it mean to "Say Yes" to our schools?

I see there's a campaign to tie the referendum question to the idea of supporting our schools and community: Catchphrase, "Say Yes to...

Emily Berry

Jan 16, 20194 min

It just got real...

Tonight the school board officially placed two questions on the ballot for April 2, 2019: one asking voters for permission to borrow $65...

Emily Berry

Jan 14, 20194 min

Are you assuming your taxes are set as low as possible?

It's time for a second post challenging assumptions I think folks might be making about our school district. The assumption: That the...

Emily Berry

Jan 7, 20192 min

Writing racial equity into policy

Just a few months ago, our fall play was cancelled after objections to the racial slurs in the play. Suddenly systemic inequities that...

Emily Berry

Jan 3, 20194 min

I'm in.

Shorewood, welcome to campaign season 2019! This year I'll be on the ballot as a candidate for school board, and I'll be knocking on...

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