So, at last Monday's school board meeting, board member Tim Weyandt took the opportunity to outline the things that have changed at ISD192 over the last five years. Among many others, he noted rising test scores, improved curriculum, improved staff development for teachers, and better employee relations. (When's the last time you saw teachers walking out of school together in Value Me t-shirts? That's right, more than 5 years ago.)
Weyandt also took the opportunity to point out publicly some of the things our friend Burke has done over the last year or two, including threaten or bully many district employees. It's worth watching. I'm sure it will be on Channel 10 at the normal times, or on the district web site.
What does our friend Burke do during this public outing of his bad behavior? A little birdie tells us he played Tetris on his phone for at least half of the time Weyandt spoke.
Well, you might say, maybe he had some right to ignore Weyandt's comments since they were clearly not in his favor.
But he played Tetris again during a presentation about staff development. That's right. During an important presentation about how the district and teachers are working to make teachers better at their jobs, he played Tetris! During the board meeting!
Before people complain that no one should be invading his privacy and watch what he's doing on his phone, please remember that he was at a public meeting. What he does and says is public. That's what he wants, right. More openness.
Plus, apparently, his inability or unwillingness to pay attention was obvious to many in the room. (We're kind of hoping he complains about this post. Will he lie and deny playing a game on his phone during the board meeting?)
Had he been doing work, that would have been one thing. But he wasn't. Tetris was more important to Burke than the business of the district. That might be part of the reason he doesn't know about the district's improvement plans. In any case, for someone who complains about others' priorities, maybe he should be starting with his own.
