Generally, I hear from parents when they have a concern regarding their child. Whether its something going on in school. That's generally when I hear from parents. On bigger issues, we certainly hear from concerned community and parents regarding how we're going to deal with growth. Probably, I am still idealistic enough to think that my efforts are a people business, because that's what it is.
People tend to forget that.
My job is to facilitate, to make sure that teachers have adequate resources, that principals have adequate resources. Hopefully my job is on the periphery to make sure that the totality of resources that are appropriate accomplish our basic task, which is educate kids, are there, they're there in a timely fashion, and they're there without a lot of worry. I enjoy that aspect of this job. Probably, in my sixteen years as superintendent for Sulphur Springs, certainly dealing with emotional issues with parents, whether it's one parent with their child or bigger issues, like boundaries or multi-track or some of the other bigger issues that we deal with. Those are the ones that give me the greatest challenge.