Category Archives: Donna Green
Donna Green: Seattle’s Pointless Legal Battle with Public Money
The very first right of the public to be infringed in floundering administrations is the public’s right to know what their government is doing. Unlike rational individuals spending their own money, public entities will take up hopeless legal battles in … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, taxes
Tagged Earl Metzler, SAU 55, Seattle, Spending, taxes
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Donna Green: Complaint Escalates to NH Board of Education
Gentle Readers, here is the reply I received from SAU 55 concerning my request for a public hearing on alleged violations of RSA 194-C:5, which charges SAU boards with setting salaries for SAU employees, something our superintendent does currently. | More.. | … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Green, SAU 55, Timberlane Regional School District
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Superintendent Metzler and an Obstruction to the Policy Committee
Rich tackled Timberlane Regional School District Superintendent Earl Metzler’s accusations that Donna Green is spreading misinformation on social media. He then read from Donna’s blog post and made comparisons between Timberlane and the Manchester School District. | More… | Girard At Large
Posted in Donna Green, Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Earl Metzler, Rich Girard, SAU 55, Timberlane
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Donna Green Invokes Education Administrative Rule 204:01
There are laws, and then there are administrative rules with the force of law. Some feel that administrative rules, which are by their nature established by bureaucrats, have no moral authority because they are not voted on by elected representatives. … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative rules, Timberlane Regional School District
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Donna Green [updated]: Behind the Scenes of Policy Committee – Metzler Meddles
This is an updated version of this post. It is my deep seated conviction that administrators should not have voting rights on school board standing committees in order to ensure that your elected officials are in charge of their own … Continue reading
Donna Green: Behind the Scenes of Policy Committee
As the assigned school board head of Timberlane’s Policy Standing Committee, I have been trying to hold summer meetings. Policy formation is one of the principal duties of the School Board, yet the established schedule of Policy Committee meetings is … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Green, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Committees, Policy, SAU 55, Timberlane
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Donna Green: Separating the Good Guys from the Bad
There is a time in the life of every elected official when their vote says it all. I plan to introduce this policy about Right to Know requests to Timberlane’s Policy Committee and the Timberlane Regional School Board. It is … Continue reading
Donna Green, Annie Collyer and the Newton-Kingston Taxpayers Association
Guest hosts Donna Green, of the Timberlane Regional School Board, and Annie Collyer of the School District Governance Association of New Hampshire opened this morning’s show by talking about budgetary frustration in Sanborn, which lead to a discussion about the Newton-Kingston Taxpayers Association. | More… | Girard at Large
Posted in Donna Green, Education, Girard At Large, taxes
Tagged Annie Collier, Donna Green, Girard At Large, SDGANH
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Donna Green: Does Summer Homework Agree with TRSD Policy?
Timberlane School Board member from Danville, Stefanie Dube, has been asking parents for their opinions about summer homework assignments, especially at the elementary level. It’s an interesting question because my children never had more than a summer recommended reading list, … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Green, Summer Homework, Timberlane Regional School District
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Timberlane Regional Middle School And Spotlight Award Renewal
It is genuinely good when our schools and their staff earn recognition for work well done. Parents should understand, however, that in the ed biz, some recognitions are completely unrelated to academic achievement – an issue previously raised by Arthur … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 