tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post4552407994588780288..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Dell Rapids Voters: No Means No; Second Bond Issue Defeatedcaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-5639536946802282822008-09-23T21:00:00.000-06:002008-09-23T21:00:00.000-06:00Hey, honest, I'm not playing on that grimmer defin...Hey, honest, I'm not playing on that grimmer definition of <I>execute</I>. Here I'm just thinking of the superintendent as the "<A HREF="http://www.madison.k12.sd.us/superintendent/Role%20of%20the%20superintendent.htm" REL="nofollow">chief executive officer</A>" of the school district, the officer in charge of carrying out the policies set by the board. I mean "execute" purely in that sense, as the <A HREF="http://madison.k12.sd.us/superintendent/Policies/CCA.htm" REL="nofollow">Madison Central district policy manual</A> appears to use it as well.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-29526282571949678292008-09-23T20:11:00.000-06:002008-09-23T20:11:00.000-06:00Yes, I administer the school district. I do not ex...Yes, I administer the school district. I do not execute it. School administrators are known as that, administrators. Not executioners. And we are not often referred to as executives either. We may need to seek the advice of an English teacher here...what we really need is a former English teacher who is now a school administrator! I might know some if I think about it.Superintendent's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574755059501799009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-86119069841960705882008-09-23T19:55:00.000-06:002008-09-23T19:55:00.000-06:00SuperSweet: !!!O.K., now I'm genuinely curious: I ...SuperSweet: !!!<BR/><BR/>O.K., now I'm genuinely curious: I take it from your parentheses that "administer" and "execute" are nt the same thing. Can you flesh that difference out for us? (No rush -- I recognize you do have a school district to administer!)caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-91071014396729770772008-09-23T19:40:00.000-06:002008-09-23T19:40:00.000-06:00The role of the superintendent, as the chief execu...The role of the superintendent, as the chief executive officer of the school board, is to not only administer (not execute) the policies of the school board but to make recommendations regarding "the appointment and termination of all personnel." Not a pleasant task, but one that needs to be performed from time to time when school personnel misbehave. The role hasn't changed since "the John Sweet regime." See the role of the superintendent on the district's website http://www.madison.k12.sd.us/superintendent/Role%20of%20the%20superintendent.htm that was first posted during that regime. :)Superintendent's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574755059501799009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-16411567131838098282008-09-18T06:05:00.000-06:002008-09-18T06:05:00.000-06:00Not to quibble too hard, but I always considered m...Not to quibble too hard, but I always considered myself a public servant when I taught in the public K-12 system. Sure, teachers and administrators are hired by the board, not a direct vote of the people, but they still serve the public, just like all the folks who work in the courthouse who are hired by the county commission.<BR/><BR/>And sure, the school board decides, the superintendent executes. But that order is sometimes reversed, as folks in Madison can well attest from the John Sweet regime. ;-)caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-9724626037023984072008-09-17T20:28:00.000-06:002008-09-17T20:28:00.000-06:00It appears you may be a bit confused. A superinte...It appears you may be a bit confused. A superintendent is not a "public servant." He/she is not elected, he/she is HIRED by elected officials (the School Board). He/she is responsible to the people who hired him/her, NOT to the general public. If the School Board tells the Superintendent to "try it again," he/she has two choices: do it or quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-35574447168004034422008-09-17T18:26:00.000-06:002008-09-17T18:26:00.000-06:00Maybe Dell Rapids should get their new building th...Maybe Dell Rapids should get their new building through capital outlay certificates. It worked for Madison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com