Mike Morath. The name itself is polarizing. The rebel trustee frequently seen lounging, pacing, and not wearing a suit. THE AUDACITY! Clearly he hates our kids right? Wrong. Miguel Solis, the young president, clearly has no idea what he’s doing because of his age right? Haven’t you heard he used to assist Mike Miles? That means they are in cahoots right? Probably not. The DISD Board of Trustees gets a pretty negative casting in the media and on most blogs, but the reality is that they ALL care about our students in their own way and are invested in our diverse communities. Yes, even our grumpier members from the 9th and 6th districts. Our board members are here to help and are always no more than an email away. Why does that matter? Read more after the jump.
Many of the things we get upset about on a day to day basis are out of the hands of the school board. Yes, you can make the argument that they hire the superintendent, control the budget, and steer our lives with their votes around the horseshoe, but what can they actually do on the ground at each of our schools? Not a ton.
There is a reason the superintendent is hired and that is to manage and handle the day to day BUSINESS that is the Dallas Independent School District. It would be improper and, quite frankly, a little obnoxious for a trustee to be in the schools throwing their weight around getting teachers fired and making budgetary decisions. If that were our reality, what would the principal do?
Trustees can only see so much from their position, so how do we help them make our lives better? Speaking up. If you only read the DISDBlog, you’d think the trustees were all knowing, non-caring, draconian lords of education, but the truth is much different. You'd think they are untrustworthy and so is everyone else in power. They get the negative all the time, but they rarely get the facts. Email them, call them, chat with them when you see them in public. Let them know what you need and remember that they are human just like you. If we all keep that in mind and speak up together, that is how you get the trustees to make change, not by calling for their heads every other day.
There is a reason the superintendent is hired and that is to manage and handle the day to day BUSINESS that is the Dallas Independent School District. It would be improper and, quite frankly, a little obnoxious for a trustee to be in the schools throwing their weight around getting teachers fired and making budgetary decisions. If that were our reality, what would the principal do?
Trustees can only see so much from their position, so how do we help them make our lives better? Speaking up. If you only read the DISDBlog, you’d think the trustees were all knowing, non-caring, draconian lords of education, but the truth is much different. You'd think they are untrustworthy and so is everyone else in power. They get the negative all the time, but they rarely get the facts. Email them, call them, chat with them when you see them in public. Let them know what you need and remember that they are human just like you. If we all keep that in mind and speak up together, that is how you get the trustees to make change, not by calling for their heads every other day.
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