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Community Update # 2

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Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:36 PM
Subject: Eanes Community Update #2

Dear Eanes friends:

This is the follow-up I promised earlier.

My next questions:

o Why--after two years in our community and our school district--hasn't our superintendent attempted the certification examination yet?

o Why does Mrs. Wellman's State Board for Educator Certification page bear the notation, "No tests attempted?"

o Does this reflect the high standards of accountability and commitment to excellence that we attempt to exercise in other areas of our school district?

o If we start giving our superintendent a pass for not getting around to taking and/or passing the required state certification test, where do we draw the line elsewhere?

Most important: Is this the kind of example we want to set for our children? Would we be happy with our teachers if they told our sons and daughters, "If you don't get around to taking your final exam, it's okay and we'll let you slide by?"

Wishing all the best for our children, our parents, our teachers and our taxpayers,

Susan Bushart