The Fox Point- Bayside School Disrtict Administrator (Superintendent) signed the Walker Recall petition. While as a private citizen, she certainly has the right to sign, what does so doing say about her unbiased ability to negotiate with the Teacher Union? I question her ability to represent all of the District taxpayers, not just those who want to recall Walker and eliminate Act10? Is this another case of poor judgement? Is the School Board aware of her support of the anti-Walker efforts? I do believe in her public, non-partisan position, she should be neutral, not taking
sides. Wonder how the board candidates feel about the superintendent supporting WEAC. We need an objective superintendent that can deal with WEAC in an unbiased manner. Hopefully both candidates can also be objective and unbiased too, representing all constituents, not just teacher union supporters. We should ask them if they support reversing ACT10. If so, they do NOT have my vote. By the way, I love the District teachers, just not their union and the despicable actions they got away with for years ( ie. WEAC Trust)

At this time, I lean towards Friberg . Stevens is WAY to in bed with WEAC for my taste. I need an objective board. But Friberg needs to be more active on the board. At meetings, she rarely, if ever, expresses an opinion so it's hard to tell her philosophy in dealing with the key issues facing the Distric. We need a board that is committed to improving relations between the teachers and the Superintendent. Right now it's at rock bottom ( and unless the Board has their heads in the sand, they know this).

Unfortunately I'm out of town. Could you/Patch ask the following questions of the candidates:
1) do they support reversing ACT10 ?
2) is it appropriate for the Superintenend, as the head District Administer, to publicly supprt the anti-Walker/pro-union movement by signing the recall petition.
3) what the candidate would do to improve the moral of the teachers due to their terrible relationship with the Superintendent? If they claim no knowledge, ask if they have talked to teachers. I have and it's bad,

Thx Sarah. Impressed you're working on a Friday night!

The item that prompted "Concerned Parent" to launch into WEAC conspiracy theory and the politics of the Walker recall simply provided the date and location of a school board candidate forum. Must everything become an occasion for partisan pot shots? The District Administrator's signature on a recall petition does not constitute public support of the “anti-Walker/pro-union” efforts. The only thing public about it is the fact that it is public record. As such, it is available to people like "Concerned Parent," who scour petition lists and then publicly announce the names of their signatories as if they were guilty of sedition. One doesn't have to be a WEAC supporter to oppose the positions and methods of our governor. In signing, the District Administrator simply joined tens of thousands of Wisconsinites in exercising a constitutional right. And she didn't publicize this signature; people like "Concerned Parent" did. It is not illegal or unethical for a citizen to take a personal position or exercise a legal right. When an official uses his or her position to exercise undue influence or to squelch dissent, then we have a problem. But a signature on a petition doesn’t rise to that level. The actions of our governor, however… Anyway, let’s not go down that road. If this continues, the next thing we’ll be asking our candidates is “Are you now or have you ever been a member of…” Sound familiar?

Dear North Shore Concerned Parent and Bewildered: First, I am bewildered that you identify me as "professor." Neither the heading of my post nor its contents included any indication of my profession. I wrote as a private citizen and included my name only because I do not think that anonymous posting encourages responsible discourse. It seems, however, that my name was not enough. You found it necessary to turn to Google or to the grapevine to find out about my profession, my workplace (which you got wrong), and my wife, whom one of you referred to as my “teacher wife.” Or perhaps you actually know me, in which case I’m even more bewildered. In any case, it seems that you may have made my point for me. Please note that I was simply questioning why the announcement of a school board candidate forum should elicit a comment about the District Administrator’s signature on a recall petition. As for “conspiracy theory,” I was referring to the suggestion that candidate Stevens is “in bed with WEAC” and that the District Administrator (DA) has some hidden anti-Walker agenda that will dictate decisions she makes on the job.

I’m sorry, I just don’t believe that the DA and candidate Stevens are involved in some secret, organized attempt to disenfranchise taxpayers. I, too, am a Stormonth parent, one who is very concerned about the DA’s relationship with faculty. However, my concern does not extend to whether or not she signed the recall petition. The DA needs to be accountable for how she does her job. By all means, let’s take her up on that. I hear you. But must we insist on exploring her personal politics? Should we ask for whom she voted, as well? And I apologize for the McCarthy reference, but I’m observing a lot of reflexive and borderline abusive behaviors when it comes to talking about politics these days, and it troubles me. I’ll close by noting that I love the district teachers, too. Enough not to use the name of their profession like an epithet. And as long as I’m mentioning teachers, please leave my wife out of all this. I didn’t consult her about my post, and she didn’t read it until it was up. So, when you’re ready to list your name and your profession and tell me what your spouse does for a living, I’ll be happy to talk about Stormonth with you. Until then, let’s agree to disagree, shall we?

Well said, truly. Pls note I did not bring your wife into the conversation. Am glad we agree on the DA/teacher troubled relationship. And no, I don't think she and any candidate are involved together in any organized attemp (other than to recall Walker). But there is no deneying Stevens is a member of WEAC.

Obviously we disagree on the appropriateness of the Super signing, but pls believe me, my concerns are only for my childrens' education. I do fear her actions are negatively affecting a wonderful school system and I question her judgement, be it signing the recall petition in her position or her incident in the past that is well documented. Re: not identifying myself, I do so because of fear of retaliation against my kids by the DA.

Yes, emotions are running wild. I am sooo ready for this madness to end ( if it ever does). Peace.

And by the way, I have been bringing up my issues with the Super for well before the forum was announced on Patch. Check my history if you wish. My concerns are not a recent occurrence.