tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post4208022444023773526..comments2024-03-18T23:17:55.642-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Globe report: Proposal would put Bright Futures Joplin under not-for-profitRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-35044240870867036842015-10-26T10:17:15.370-07:002015-10-26T10:17:15.370-07:00Isn't there a rusty trombone factory in Sugarl...Isn't there a rusty trombone factory in Sugarland? Maybe they are hiring?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-16857326627907806252015-10-25T05:03:19.674-07:002015-10-25T05:03:19.674-07:00They are all heading to Sugarland Texas to set up ...They are all heading to Sugarland Texas to set up their tents for the dog and pony show along with the wagons full of snake oil to cure whatever ails ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-35838119088059558072015-10-24T16:43:23.100-07:002015-10-24T16:43:23.100-07:00I bet losing state funding and the threat of the d...I bet losing state funding and the threat of the district severing ties has a couple of those people, unnamed by the Globe, of course, in a sweat. One of them might have to actually work for a living instead of siphoning off the work of others. I bet the speech money is dwindling these days, too. Maybe there will be a day when none of these people will live in our community anymore. We can hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-72607948118061280722015-10-24T16:39:03.579-07:002015-10-24T16:39:03.579-07:00Funny that neither Huff nor Winston has addressed ...Funny that neither Huff nor Winston has addressed this issue on their blogs. Huff has bragging posts about all the wonders he did for Joplin, and Winston has nothing but her usual self-righteous palaver. I would guess that the wheels were spinning about how to foist the money given to Joplin Schools for Joplin students, via Bright Futures, along with the record books of previous spending. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54583170875606397012015-10-24T14:39:59.335-07:002015-10-24T14:39:59.335-07:00From the Globe article:
"Officials with the ...From the Globe article:<br /><br /><b>"Officials with the Webb City affiliate, which has rebranded itself Webb City CARES, previously told the Globe that their termination with Bright Futures centered on concerns about the board’s recent hiring of an at a cost of $30,000 for a six-month term."</b><br /><br />So the Globe doesn't know who the "<i>independent consultant at a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54732723460518158992015-10-24T13:57:02.215-07:002015-10-24T13:57:02.215-07:00As the proposal is explained, and not explained, i...<i>As the proposal is explained, and not explained, in the Globe article, it raises a lot of questions. How can Winston or any other director of Bright Futures/Joplin be a district employee with an outside agency paying her salary? Who would have the authority to define her duties, supervise her work, and review her performance? To raise or reduce her salary or to replace her for poor performanceNot the educational rheeform Jolin needsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-31027433757118228382015-10-24T12:44:08.350-07:002015-10-24T12:44:08.350-07:00Paving the way for Care to Learn to replace Bright...Paving the way for Care to Learn to replace Bright Futures...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-46595869666119100232015-10-24T11:34:06.532-07:002015-10-24T11:34:06.532-07:00As the proposal is explained, and not explained, i...As the proposal is explained, and not explained, in the Globe article, it raises a lot of questions. How can Winston or any other director of Bright Futures/Joplin be a district employee with an outside agency paying her salary? Who would have the authority to define her duties, supervise her work, and review her performance? To raise or reduce her salary or to replace her for poor performance? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-63566404958062929612015-10-24T09:47:31.202-07:002015-10-24T09:47:31.202-07:00I can understand the need in the school system for...I can understand the need in the school system for someone to coordinate connecting students in need with the many charitable non-profits in the area-- some ONE person. Constructing a parallel system like Bright Futures, with extra administrative costs, never made sense. And is this intended to make it look like BF's idea, rather than Dr. Ridder's decision to boot them out of Joplin R-8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-26046893502660618872015-10-24T07:58:20.146-07:002015-10-24T07:58:20.146-07:00The same question comes to mind after reading ever...The same question comes to mind after reading every explanation of how R8 and BF are connected. If Barr says BF funds have been a line item in the district's budget, how could it NOT be covered by the state audit? <br />As someone previously expressed, teachers and counselors do not need to "outsource compassion." Nor do they need an organization siphoning funds intended to help Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-27379192013126578702015-10-24T07:43:56.851-07:002015-10-24T07:43:56.851-07:00There should be no reimbursement. BF should pay t...There should be no reimbursement. BF should pay their own way period.....without "borrowed" money from the taxpayers. <br /><br />If there is truly a need that has eluded the giant government safety net and the many secular and religious non-profits, then the district can decide to set aside resources which it controls to meet those needs as they arise.<br /><br />What we have now is aReally?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-40677958223830746942015-10-24T05:19:03.893-07:002015-10-24T05:19:03.893-07:00That does not make a lot of sense. The third party...That does not make a lot of sense. The third party agency would reimburse the school for the employee's salaries??? To whom would they be accountable?<br /><br />Unless this is an attempt to let the program whither on the vine...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-34646574602031624082015-10-24T05:05:55.857-07:002015-10-24T05:05:55.857-07:00After reading the globe article, it is apparent Br...After reading the globe article, it is apparent Bright Futures just doesn't want to be under the direction of the school district. They don't want any one telling them what they can and can't do so they can do things their own way. But they are trying to fool the board and the public by saying the opposite - we want to be more transparent! Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com