“Well, I didn't get the increase, and (Mr. Carroll) came to me afterward and told me that by requesting a unanimous vote I had given all the power away to one person, ... 'What,' he asked, 'if we wanted to start a program for kids and you gave away that power?' He explained that you can't always get a unanimous decision. The next year, I figured out how to count to four.”
“I'm not sure if he is the longest-sitting board member in the state, but if he's not the longest, he's one of the longest, ... Just imagine giving that level of commitment to other people's kids for 42 years. This man showed us all what it truly means to be a public servant.”
“The fact is you cannot have great schools without the involvement of the entire community, but this information does not tell the whole story, ... We need to look carefully at the data. It is great to be number one in the state, but we mustn't forget that our work is truly about individual children, and until each individual child is getting what he needs, we cannot rest. We know that there are still students who are not yet achieving to their maximum ability.”
“This tells us we cannot rest on our laurels and we need to do all we can to ensure that all students are successful, ... We do a good job but it is not good enough.”
“It concerns me when our schools are making significant progress from year to year, and yet are identified as program improvement, ... We should be celebrating the progress the schools are making.”
“She's definitely competitive. I never have to say 'I doubt you want to win this set'. ... But there is such a fine line in tennis between the anger and the excitement, and we talk about that line all the time. She can't cross over to that anger (side), because then she starts playing worse.”
