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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
I wish the Franklin School Board could be more like the one in New Berlin
It’s budget time all across
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As a public service to Franklin citizens who read my blog and pay exorbitant taxes, let’s check out what our elected school board members in Franklin are saying publicly about what every taxpayer deserves to know: information pertinent to next year’s school budget.
President
Dave Szychlinski
The head man. The guy in charge. The leader.
Public statements about the school budget: NONE
Vice President
Debbie Larson
What? Me?
Comment publicly about school taxes?
ZIPPO.
Treasurer
Jeff Traylor
Nada.
Zilch.
Clerk
Linda Witkowski
ZERO!
Member
Janet Evans
I have not one, but two blogs. On my FranklinNOW blog, I won't say BOO now that I'm elected.
On the Franklin School District website, I said, "In order for success to be realized, open communication between citizens, the Board, and the administration is essential."
Hey, that's wonderful, isn't it.
What does Janet Evans, the former never-shy, now turned Barney have to say about the budget?
Do you hear crickets?
But you can always talk with her eminence 20 minutes before any meeting.
Member
Judith Bialk
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
She may not say a word until 2012.
Member
David Works
Nothing so far.
Oh. They'll talk for sure, right around October when they vote to jack up your school taxes. Between now and then, I'll bet they avoid any such discussion.
If I'm so wrong (and so terrible) prove me wrong and say something, anything. Don't do it for me. Do it for the taxpayers.
UPDATE FROM NEW BERLIN
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I believe their school district is just fine.
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Wow....you want to be like New Berlin ? This is a school district that cuts money from the classroom so it can fix up buildings. This is a district that has principals doubling as athletic directors and many others doubling as other things they are not. This is turning into a hodge podge district with big dreams and no money for it. This is a district that's constantly putting out one fire after another because they saved money in the past by letting things run down. You really want to be like New Berlin ? You should think again. New Berlin puts on a nice facade but underneath it all it's been on a steady decline.
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Effectiveness means, among other things, communications. Why is this board so silient when others are actively open and discussing the school tax issue so far in advance?
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Yeah. Sure.
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Back to topKevin Fischer - Jun 24, 2009 12:35 PM - Report Abuse
The point of my blog is that I wish that Franklin school board members would be as open as New Berlin school board members have been about discussing THE BUDGET. It's the most important issue they will ever tackle.
The Franklin bunch doesn't say anything. Yet one board member in particular is constantly blowing her horn about the importance of communications. Eventually, she'll have to take a position and actually vote. My God, I hope she doesn't go into cardiac arrest.
If other districts like New Berlin already have a handle on what their budgets will look like, even without a state budget in place, why can't Franklin?
It also appears New Berlin is taking action to cut costs. That would be too much to ask of the Franklin board. If they won't SAY anything at this point, I doubt they'll DO anything.
had to comment - Jun 24, 2009 11:53 AM - Report Abuse
Kevin Fischer - Jun 23, 2009 11:56 PM - Report Abuse
I'll tell you. Because the Franklin board has gotten away with pulling the rug out at the last minute for years and years and years.
Janet Evans, to some degree, was a watchdog in the past. Now she's on the other side of the fence. Her election victory, in essence, helped the do-nothing, anti-taxpayer status quo as she has obviously decided to take on the role of Suzy Cream Cheese and not ruffle any feathers by saying nothing.
Tell me how the citizenry gained by her victory? How does the taxpaying public benefit by another neutered member on the board? And that includes Bialk as well.
Can anyone tell me how Evans and Bialk, the newest members on the board, will vote on the issues that matter the most?
Can you?
I sure can't because I'm not sure they even know.
Could they be waiting for specific marching orders?
Combine them with the remainder of the gang and you have a totally ineffective bunch that will only sing out of the same hymnal:
State of Wisconsin: BAD!
We no get enough money from state: BAD!
We hate to do so (Dr. Patz and Jim Milzer, here are your big, fat raises) but we must increase school taxes AGAIN!
J Strupp - Jun 23, 2009 11:15 PM - Report Abuse
This blog entry is really about the effectiveness of the Franklin School Board.