There seems to be some latent leadership in this school district. If the superintendent and the administration would stop ruling with impunity, this leadership might come forth. Despite the hostile environment, Love sees some positive changes that have come out of parent involvement to date. It was just a year ago, as a result of another parent and I questioning what the school district was doing, that they added classroom rules regarding what punishments were appropriate for various infractions. However, democracy is still a long way off.
Teachers never have a say when money is being spent.
Regarding the way money is spent, one of the things Love would like to see improved is the quality of the teaching staff. We tend to have a lot of coaches in our school district. It seems like a lot of money is being appropriated into athletics rather than education. Staff development and the recruitment of quality teachers needs to be more of a priority. Love has become an outspoken critic of the nationwide drift towards reliance on standardized tests.