Wake County school board chairman Ron Margiotta is promoting the message that he's "moving Wake County schools forward" in this new campaign mailer.
In the mailer, Margiotta points to "a record of accomplishments," citing "no teacher layoffs," "neighborhood schools," "school choice and stability," "student achievement" and the record amount of scholarship money earned by the Class of 2011.
"As chairman of the Wake County School Board, Ron Margiotta has taken bold steps to improve the way we educate our children," says the mailer.
On no teacher layoffs, the mailer says "in tough financial times, Ron worked successfully to develop a budget which resulted in no loss of teacher positions in Wake County Schools and maintained all student-teacher ratios."
On neighborhood schools, it says "children can now spend more productive time in classrooms closer to home rather than being bused across the county."
On school choice and stability, it points to "a student assignment model that will allow parents to make the best decisions for their family and children's educational needs while providing long-term stability.
On student achievement, the mailer points to how Wake continues to outscore the state and national averages on the SAT exam.
The other side of the mailer has the tag line "common sense leadership for our schools."
"I believe in educating our children in world class schools equipped for the 21st Century and giving parents a greater choice where they will attend," Margiotta says in the mailer. "This will provide families more stability and predictability in planning for their children's educational needs."
Comments
Ron Mariotta has been an
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 09:07 — woodstockRon Mariotta has been an intelligent voice of reason on the BoE and a passionate advocate for students and families in Wake County. He has served his constituents well and will win on Oct. 11.
Under his leadership WCPSS has seen tremendous gains over the past two years and parents and students can finally be assured of schools that focus on achievement and provide stability and choice.
Evans, his challenger, has been an insulting, arrogant and divisive presence at BoE meetings for the past two years. She likes the old way of doing business -- failed policies that promoted forced-busing, constant reassignments to "balance" student populations via stereotypes, discriminatory policies that denied low-income and minority students access to advance math courses, giving privileged status to magnet school students, program inequities, and harsh zero tolerance policies.
So this is pretty simple then
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 09:10 — FSandYOUSomeone confront her this evening about her past antics and actions, then all 38 people who attend tonight can see her for who she really is.
Game over.
A New meaning of Nationally Recognized
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 05:56 — bluedawgYes Chair Margiotta,
Nothing like lampooned on The Daily Show, The Colbert Show, and The Emmys. You have taken the WCPSS Board and made it the Charlie Sheen of Public Education.
WINNING!!!
Pull your Depends up
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 08:40 — FSandYOUand dry your eyes. It's no longer all about diversity and the sooner you and cry babies like you come to grips with that the sooner, maybe, you will be able to go back to big boy underwear.
Ronnie M's accomplishments?
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 22:55 — paulastamOkay, I've been thinking long and hard about a "positive posting" about a "positive accomplishment" that Ronnie M has made while chairman of our school board...after much pondering I realized he did recently make and post a "highly entertaining" video and song depicting himself as a "superhero" that will "save the day", etc (see a previous thread in this forum or YouTube - unless he has withdrawn that "accomplishment"!!). In the spirit of staying positive (for now) I'll leave it at that...if I was to start to go "negative" I would add he should have worn tights in the video!
Paula, "Independent, Fair & Speaking Up for MY Kids."
not sure how I can call what
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 19:17 — mnordbergnot sure how I can call what we have "neighborhood schools" and "school choice and stability". We are not going to neighborhood schools and the chairman has driven for less choice. Stability, hard to say on that one until they explain how they are going to handle growth and opening new schools in the new plan. While I may agree with some of the substance of what he has pushed, his presentation and way he went about it promoted division within the school board and community groups.
Should be an interesting election to see which vocal minority gets the vote out.
I was wondering when the
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:35 — starsonoursI was wondering when the post would start for this one...The headline alone looked like red meat for the people opposed to Mr. Margiotta.
Car453 got it exactly right
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:34 — tartexanThere is going to be a new representative in District 8 on the evening of Oct. 11. Ron has embarrased the county enough and must go.
Good luck with that Mr. Delusional
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 17:30 — FSandYOUI know way too many people in that district that would disagree with you.
I am impressed...
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 14:58 — bpuli9999Ron made so many students so smart in the year that he has been chairman of the BoE. He couldn't do it when he was just a BoE member though.
You Have GOT to be Kidding Me!
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 13:24 — Car453Here is Ron Margiotta's Real "Record of Accomplishment":
1. Succeeded in showing such poor leadership and incompetent management that our high schools' accreditation status was put under review for the first time in history.
2. Succeeded in being slapped by the North Carolina Court of Appeals for taking "unreasonable" actions in violation of the Open Meetings Law for trying to prevent members of the public from attending school board meetings.
3. Succeeded in insulting parents who disagreed with his radical policies, calling them "animals coming out of their cages."
4. Succeeded in becoming a national laughingstock and embarrassing all of Wake County.
5. Succeeded in putting our schools' federal funding at risk because of his attempts to create high-poverty schools in pursuit of his radical, Tea Party agenda.
And my personal favorite . . .
6. Succeeded in spending two years criticizing our schools and our teachers until election time rolled around, when he decided it would help his political standing to try to claim credit for results THEY had achieved, which he had absolutely, positively NOTHING to do with -- except to stand in the way of them.
Luckily, the citizens of Wake County are pretty smart. I think they'll see through Margiotta's ridiculous claims.
You should have your own show!
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:16 — FSandYOU1: Politics are what had to do with that. Period.
2: Accommodating every fruit cake & nut job that wants to get in line to bitch or chant is not the job of this board. It didn't stop Jimmy Martin from showing up and showing his a$$ for 2 solid years did it!
3: You mean the "animals" that acted like meat wallowing in their own stew? They should have been called much worse because just their very presence caused health concerns.
4: Irrelevant what a whack-job comedian had to say. What was his name again?
5: Proof you're a left-wing nut who only sees out of one eye.
And my personal favorite ...
6: Definitive proof that you are just a complete loon.
Luckily the job of change that was started 4 years ago will be completed in a matter of a few more weeks. Then you and your hater friends can put your houses up for sale and take off.
Want to borrow some duct tape?
LOL! I see the Democrats are
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 14:17 — woodstockLOL! I see the Democrats are recruriting extreme left-wing radicals and fellow Rev. Barber followers to plaster the discussion boards with their blather.
This one, the well indoctrinated "Car453," has been registered on this forum for only an hour.
The left is just sooo DESPERATE I can smell it.
Maybe your nose...
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 14:57 — bpuli9999is in the wrong place.
Nope, the stench is
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 18:17 — woodstockNope, the stench is definitely coming from folks like you.
Like I said....
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 19:00 — bpuli9999that's because of the place you have your nose in - whether democratic or republican - but republican definitely more. Hopefully you get it this time around.