Thursday Meeting Reminder

I want to remind everyone of the meeting with Mr. Brady Johnson that is scheduled for this Thursday at 7:00 PM in the media center at Statesville High School.

I sent an e-mail to Mr. Johnson stating that many teachers are still fearful of speaking out and asking him to notify all I-SS employees of the meeting and to reassure them that they can speak freely and without the fear of any repercussion. Mr. Johnson replied saying "I certainly will. I have always said there are basically 2 ways to motivate people...one is fear and the other is to show them that you respect them. This is true for students as well. I have never used fear as a management tool and never will."

Therefore, this will be a time when everyone, including teachers, can come together for the benefit of the students. As Mr. Rogers, School Board member, said in a response to a previous post, "We just have to look at each other eye ball to eye ball and deal with all the issues with the realization that WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER."

Also remember that everyone is asked to bring some school supplies to donate for use in the classrooms.

Public Meeting With Mr. Johnson

The Concerned Citizens Group is sponsoring a meeting with Mr. Brady Johnson, I-SS Interim Superintendent. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 3^rd at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the media center at Statesville High School. You may park in front of the building or on side of the building facing the football stadium. Please enter through the doors on the front of the building.

This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in the operation of the Iredell-Statesville Schools. At the beginning of the meeting Mr. Johnson will inform everyone how the start of the school year is progressing as well as relate his goals and impressions as interim superintendent. That will be followed by a question and answer period. So, if you have questions about continuous testing, the implementation of the Baldrige plan, the school budget, disciplinary policies, or other school issues that need to be addressed, you will now have a chance to ask Mr. Johnson to respond to your question. Again, everyone is invited to attend the meeting and participate in the process of improving our school system. This meeting is for students, parents, grandparents, teachers, teacher assistants, and other I-SS employees. Let’s all come together for the sake of the students.

Everyone attending the meeting is asked to bring some school supplies to donate to be used in the classrooms. Of course, teachers attending the meeting should not feel obligated to bring school supplies since most teachers already provide supplies for their own classrooms. Teachers attending the meeting will get first pick of the donated school supplies.