You didn't like who they picked?
You didn't like how they did it?
TOUGH NOOGIES!
Option 3: Review and Reconsider from the Previous Candidate Pool
The Board considered our options and ultimately voted unanimously not to reconsider candidates from the initial pool. Please understand, because this is a hiring process and confidentiality rules apply, we cannot necessarily share details of the conversations that took place. However, all of the Board members agreed that this was not a viable option.
Now why would the board vote UNANIMOUSLY not to consider Dr. Davis?
He came off so well during the public forum. Except that to some there was an uneasy feeling that one definitely should not assess this book by its cover.
It would seem that the board had some pretty compelling information that you, the whining minority did not have. Information that indicated that Dr. Davis was definitely not what Sun Prairie is looking for.
NEWSFLASH! You're not supposed to have closed door session information! Hence the term "closed door".
Now, some of you seem to believe that you are privy to conversations that went on in that room. There's this thing called "context" though. Maybe someone is talking outside of class. But...if you just take a single piece of information it can suggest a whole lot more than when viewed with the surrounding information. That's called the Fox New game plan, and we're really surprised that the Sparclers adopted that as their plan.
The rumor is that Dr, Davis was offered a contract contingent upon him retaining Erik Olson. And that the vote was unanimous. Not sure how it works in SPARCle-Land, but in our world, a "contract" means a firm offer with a salary, and clear contract terms signed by at least the board president. And if he were offered a contract, don't you think he'd be here?
Unless you are one of the 7 board members or Dr. Davis, YOU DO NOT KNOW THE FULL STORY.
Perhaps the rumored "vote" was simply to open up discussions with Dr. Davis. Certainly, if his salary demands were $500K per year, the decision would be a no-brainer...right?
Claims that Board President Tom Weber is lying to the public just sound so uninformed and juvenile. Time to call the frickin' WHHAAAAAmbulance.
We suspect the unanimous vote was designed to see whether even the framework of contract could be agreed upon. Maybe the board learned that Dr. Davis wanted to work only Monday Wednesdays and Friday with no evenings or weekends.
Again...we don't know...and neither do you. So be like Elsa and Let it Go.
The Chippewa Falls School District has an enrollment of over 5100. That's about 3.5 times the size of Columbus, much more in line with Sun Prairie. If one takes the time to read his curriculum vitae, Dr. Saron also seems to mesh very well with the structure, framework, and vision that the school board has worked so hard to build over the last few years (yet another thing---AHEM!--- that Culver should have done without cattle prodding).
Wouldn't you WANT the board to hire a superintendent that fits the vision, mission, and structure that we've built?
In the end, the list of candidates was whittled to 2. The school board voted UNANIMOUSLY to extend an offer to Erik Olson. For whatever reasons--it's NOYFB--he opted to decline the offer. You do not HAVE to go to your number two. It's like Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf. Don't you think San Diego would love to forget they ever took Leaf? There's Peyton Manning or nobody else on that list. Manning declined. Give kudos to the school board who listened to you very carefully. You wanted a quality superintendent to be hired quickly and you did not want an interim" superintendent.
They did just that...how about getting past yourselves and give them a round of applause.
So...enough of this crap. It is done. We hired a damn fine superintendent.
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