I didn't realize that's it's actually been over a month since I posted anything. Sorry!! Let me fill you in on what I've been doing so maybe you'll understand. Over the course of the last few weeks I've been attending school board meetings here in Pitt County. They are proposing reconfiguring the K-8 schools that are in the county to K-5 schools. As we attend a K-8 school and absolutely LOVE it, I am opposed to the Long Range Facility Plan they have presented to the public. There were 5 Listening Sessions that were held at each of the 5 high schools in the county. I attended all of those, spoke at three, and have attended 5 other smaller committee meetings with peers that are also opposed. We have been creating alternative plans, hence the name "Make a Better Plan Committee". We made some headway with the school board and they have decided to postpone any decisions to reconfigure the K-8 schools at this time. We have one more proposal to be presented to them this coming Monday. I've been interviewed by the local news station and newspaper on my stance. I write and read much better speeches than I do interviews! I have also been criticized by someone on the local papers comment section that really stung, but my skin is getting tougher in my old age and I didn't respond....they weren't worth it. I know that my kids won't "rue the day I spoke up for keeping them in a K-8 school with Kindergarten students when they were in the 8th grade" and I KNOW that I spend plenty of time "tlaking to my children more rather than talking to reporters"...ouch! I just hope that one day my children will appreciate and understand what I've believe in and did was for them and their education. Right now I'm just a pretty dumb mom to two teenagers and a tween! LOL!!
