Fairfax Board of Trustees to discuss Grand Jury claims

Fairfax Board of Trustees to discuss Grand Jury claims

WILL DISCUSS PUBLICLY -- THEKERN COUNTY GRAND JURY'SRECENT REPORT -- CLAIMING THEBOARD IS DYSFUNCTIONAL.LAST MONTH THE GRAND JURYRELEASED A REPORT THATCLAIMS DYSFUNCTION...BULLYING... AND MONEYMISMANAGEMENT WITHIN THE SCHOOLBOARD.THE REPORT CAME OUT MONTHS AFTERA RESOLUTION OFCENSURE WAS BROUGHT AGAINST ONEOF THE BOARDMEMBERS.THE BOARD DID NOT PASS THECENSURE.BUT THE GRAND JURY REPORT DOESINCLUDE A DOZENRECOMMENDATIONS.NOW -- LET'S TAKE A DEEPER LOOKINTO SOME OF THOSERECOMMENDATIONS.AMONG THEM...ORGANIZING A RETREAT TO PROVIDEEXTENSIVETRAINING AND HIRING A CONFLICTRESOLUTION SPECIALIST TOBUILD COMMUNICATION SKILLS ANDTRUST AMONG BOARDMEMBERS.CEASE AND DESIST BULLYING DURINGMEETINGS.BY JUNE 30TH -- THE BOARD SHOULDHOLD A TOWN HALLWHERE PUBLIC CONCERNS CAN BEADDRESSED.AND ALSO -- THE BOARD SHOULDREMOVE THE CURRENTPRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND TRAINANOTHER MEMBER TO TAKEOVER BY JUNE 30TH.THIS WILL BE THE THIRD MEETINGTHIS WEEK FOR THE FAIRFAXSCHOOL BOARD.THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO MEET AT 6TONIGHT.TICKETS GO ON SALE T