Forty-two days after Ernie Dronenburg announced he would be resigning from the board of education, two weeks after the board adopted the timeline and process for filling the vacancy, 10 days after I started railing about the lack of info (with Voice of San Diego following the lead), and a mere TWO DAYS before applications are due, someone finally did something.
The County Office of Education has posted to its website the fact that there is a vacancy on the board and applications are due this Friday, giving anyone who sees it plenty of time to jump through the hoops.
This, apparently, is how you define success in a bureaucratic world.
Most telling of the County Office’s posted info: The headline, "Hartley is New President of County Board of Education; Applications Now Available to Fill Dronenburg Seat," still takes second fiddle to the now-long-posted main header, "San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Rudy Castruita To Retire in June."
Proving once again and for posterity that the elected officials who make the education decisions are not nearly as important as those they hire.
January 27th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Thanks for your vigilance on this Barry. It reminds me once more of the necessity to keep a stable of solid conservatives “on-tap” for as many appointive and elective offices as possible. These openings are obviously not a shock for some folks, and those that are planning way ahead may not have our best interests at heart. Where’s our crop of mentored individuals that can be tapped when needed? I hope I’ll be pleasantly surprised by who comes out of the woodwork.
Frank Kacer…
January 27th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Well isn’t that special, they’re web site says that they setup the timeline for the process at their 25th meeting and the applications are due by noon on the 27th!!
January 27th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Another sign of a lackadaisical government bureaucracy,and another sign of the need for real leadership for our children. I’d like to know the justification why this posting took so long and why our elected officials didn’t do anything earlier. Thanks Barry!