The Council Rock School Board on Thursday selected Wendi Thomas to serve as president for the coming year.
Thomas, a Northampton Township resident, was formerly the vice president of the board. Her term ends in 2015.
The vote to appoint Thomas as president was 8-1, with Bernadette Heenan voting no.
Thomas replaces Kyle McKessy, who was elected as board vice president.
As for your "non members" analogy - it is WAY off as these representatives spend our tax dollars and educate our children so shouldn't we have a voice and a say? And I agree that too often our "elected representatives" think of themselves as being on a "private or social groups" forgetting whom they were elected and took an oath to serve. "so should you" - Please never tell someone how they should think. "get real" - the same 2 people have been in the "leadership" role for 2 terms and this will make 3 terms. THAT my friend is a concern. Where are the other 7? The issue is NOT Wendi Thomas - it's process and power and serving the people and not the board working for the board. Get real? Start attending meetings so you will know the real story and not the sold spin.
Board process? Your service on a township board had you listening to the public on every motion - school board don't do that and that is wrong. Reelection? I think rather then you or George or Chet or others serving for so long which is commendable, others should step up and serve the community as well. If your 24 years didn't make you comfortable in the seat then I commend you but too often I have seen the position become the power. As for last night I ask where were the other 7 in serving as chairperson? Every member having equal? First in my book every resident whether a parent or just a tax payer need to have that equal voice which we don't. Process? Too many past issues to get into but the process has not been representative nor serving as too often the process has been more behind the scenes then in the public eye and that is wrong. And again I do hope you are not twisting my complaints about process into knocking anyone's service - it's about the process. Wendy will be great - Nancy Carroll said it all very well last night. Let's meet at Hogeland's sometime ... Happy Holidays!!
I have been critical of this district, administration, and the academic standards / practices of equal education for years - but I would have to admittedly disagree with your statements. I don't want any "group" including PARE or the district controlling our children's complete education, but I have ABSOLUTELY no idea where your claim of a abundance of Jewish favored education comes from - if we are talking about reality. To not insult you - I will not comment further but I absolutely disagree. As for Mr. Klien - I would disagree that he "needs to retire" and ask why? If anything we our elected representatives to grow a backbone and realize they hired him and that they should be for us the final word and stop continually giving him the power and final say. Mr Klien deals with the hand he is given. We the people and our representatives should be in the driver's seat. Mr. Klien and I disagree on a lot and I do not put him on the pedestal our board does but I disagree HE needs to go. As for CRSD not being what it use to be - that is up for debate as I have heard that spin before from critics who'd rather blog then get involved to help and learn facts. I'd ask you to look past this bash spin based on opinion instead of fact and look at the realities of how lucky we are to have CRSD. Even with my disappointments in this board and a bunch of the process of the board and education - I would never agree with your accusations.