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Lois Cunningham: Alan Reed, a new kind of superintendent 'I do see and know that Adair schools have taken some big steps forward in the years since I have been here, and a lot of them have been with Mr. Reed here. A new kind of superintendent' - LOIS CUNNINGHAM By Lois Cunningham Personal commentary Ed, I was gone for a week or so and came home to find that Mr. Reed has not had his contract renewed . . . I totally disagree with this. I think he has made amazing forward steps for Adair schools . . . new buildings, more vocational ed, and a campus to be proud of. I have known Quinn for as long as I have been in Adair County, 20 years, and have always found her to be an intuitive, intelligent woman, but in the case of her no vote I cannot agree with her. I know it is not acceptable for our students to be without text books, believe me I know. My husband was an elementary principal for 40 years in Michigan and there were many times when budget cuts made it necessary for parents to purchase their books. We, especially my husband, worked very hard to earn enough to purchase the books. He had a small school store that sold things like pens, pencils, notebooks, etc. Students sold candy, and we had festivals, and sportswear for sale, and all the profits went for students and their needs. When there was enough money from the state for books, we used it for computers and aides and playground equipment. Adair schools support a lot of things, one in particular is the band. The band has private buses, wonderful uniforms, time out for trips, and lots more that most schools don't have. I know parents help out with those things, but so does the school...maybe a few less new uniforms, etc..would buy some of those books. Now Mr Harvey, bringing up the ag teachers being cut from 3 to 2 is a personal thing with him and not necessarily anything Mr Reed could/can do anything about. It was not his decision nor his to make. He has though, put in place some new classes that ag students can use in the future. Real classes where students have to follow the rules, where they can't leave school early, damage school property, etc. All a much better thing then it was a few years ago when Mr. Harvey was the ag teacher. I know I probably don't understand the KY school system rules and ways, because they are much different in Michigan . . . for example there is no site based council ..... hiring and changes are made by a combination of the school board members and the administration. No one else is involved. It is why the school board is there. But I do see and know that Adair schools have taken some big steps forward in the years since I have been here, and a lot of them have been with Mr. Reed here. A new kind of superintendent This story was posted on 2015-09-23 05:03:36
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