tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120981192008-07-15T06:39:07.348-07:00Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-68184677932393000792008-07-15T06:24:00.001-07:002008-07-15T06:39:07.384-07:00

Before I get to the subject of this post, just a reminder that the district's search firm released their report on what Oshkosh wants in a Superintendent. That report can be found on the district website. Do you ever get the feeling you have seen, heard, or read something exactly like something you have seen, heard, or read before? An article came out of Waukesha and was posted on JSOnline that

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-11778957553784345392008-07-03T11:11:00.000-07:002008-07-03T11:48:08.176-07:00

As some may have read in the ONW, there was a public meeting with the search firm last night at School District offices. Nine people came, including myself. There were also media from WOSH and The ONW. No BOE members were present per the search firm's directions to them. Their absence was believed to free participants to say what they felt and thought without fear of repercussions. I commend

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-73808189969407607282008-07-02T06:45:00.000-07:002008-07-02T07:02:28.829-07:00

Tonight at 7pm, the search firm hired by OASD to find a Superintendent will be meeting in an open forum to gain input from the community. This is the community's chance to have their say and express what they would like to see in a Superintendent. The meeting will be held in the Central Office board room on Eagle Street. Many people around the community received a letter in the mail last week,

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-49015683607802737652008-07-01T09:28:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:31:05.095-07:00

An interesting conversation took place a couple of weeks ago about the Superintendent search. The source of the information felt the public should know this information, he asked that it be withheld until Dr. Heilmann's departure. I agree that this information is pertinent and interesting and gives some insight into the process of finding a replacement for Dr. Heilmann thus far. I believe it also

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-35982144591821182212008-06-19T07:56:00.000-07:002008-06-19T09:02:10.860-07:00

Last night the OASD BOE sat down with their search firm, Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, Inc. (HYA), to decide how they wanted to proceed with the search for OASD's new Superintendent. The search firm laid out three possible courses of action that somewhat overlapped for "just-in-case" eventualities. A quickie search might garner a viable candidate by mid to late July with a new hire in

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-81040683268927007952008-06-18T06:24:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:20:49.333-07:00

What happens after you retire from your job? Perhaps you can move to Florida or travel. Perhaps you will live comfortably on a fixed budget. Possibly you might have to take a part time job to make ends meet. If so, you might apply at Walmart as a people greeter, or a hospital or clinic, or a museum guide. If you work in the field of education, you can wait a few short weeks and then take another

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-62794424541160235412008-06-18T05:47:00.000-07:002008-06-18T06:23:23.426-07:00

In my last post, I mentioned that Dr. Phil Eickstaedt was retiring. Little do people know that in the field of Education, an educator can take another position after 30 days. This potentially sets someone up to collect their pension while being employed by their former school district or another school district. Eau Claire's former Superintendent, Dr. Bill Klaus retired and later took a

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-21652068758410935212008-06-17T11:18:00.000-07:002008-06-17T11:49:49.048-07:00

Wanted, a school district Administrator for an up-and-coming, medium-sized school district well on its way to improving itself to the point of excellence. Must be experienced in school district administration. Must be personable with a creative mind and a strong sense of conviction and desire to put children first. OR Wanted, yet another administrator for a floundering school district not

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-13749110989657137222008-06-12T06:06:00.000-07:002008-06-12T07:57:12.398-07:00

In looking around the blogosphere to figure out who exactly Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, Inc. is and if they are just another problem child or not. Here are some notable links and statements about and by the search firm. It seems that the firm had a really good reputation with no notable problems up until the last couple of years. Most of the issues, and there were only a few, were minor

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-19079577960957627192008-06-10T20:16:00.001-07:002008-06-10T20:43:42.944-07:00

Despite the efforts of Dan Becker to at least get the BOE to consider Todd Gray for the position of Superintendent, the majority of the BOE decided this evening to continue with "the process" of seeking a new Superintendent from outside the district. The search firm hired by OASD, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Ltd, will be searching for our next Superintendent. They are the same firm that

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-36121480918855804702008-06-10T07:53:00.000-07:002008-06-10T09:03:02.683-07:00

Tonight is a special meeting of the BOE to discuss considering hiring Todd Gray as Superintendent. The meeting was requested by Dan Becker in the hopes of retaining a qualified member of our current administration. Mr. Gray worked for OASD several years ago, then spent several more years in Appleton's SD before returning to Oshkosh. According to the ONW, Mr. Gray has already accepted an offer

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-73079157103220783422008-06-10T07:28:00.000-07:002008-06-10T07:52:57.346-07:00

I found this on another blog who credited the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram's website. Since several levels of government have participated in closed meetings recently discussing hiring new leadership and our very own school board has commented on open records requests, I thought it was worth posting here. I think many of us will read several of these points and think of specific incidences. For

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-18327566587809000322008-06-06T17:39:00.000-07:002008-06-06T17:53:09.902-07:00

While some do not feel Todd Gray has students foremost on his mind and only thinks in terms of dollars and common sense, Waukesha sees the tremendous potential in such a man. I, for one, wish Mr. Gray luck in his new position as the Superintendent of Waukesha's school district. Another wish of luck goes to the OASD BOE on two counts: 1. Good luck finding a Superintendent willing to move to a

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-17885814746305782882008-06-05T04:46:00.000-07:002008-06-05T05:30:26.982-07:00

This is one of the busiest times of the year for teachers, students, and parents. Because of several retirements and new opportunities for individuals, it is also a busy time for OASD Human Resources. In the last several months OASD has lost two Business Managers and is well on their way to losing another. It seems one of the Superintendent search firms on our short list is also working for

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-51724035638180141092008-05-23T05:35:00.000-07:002008-05-23T06:16:55.685-07:00

Yesterday's ONW included a Letter to the Editor from Ed Wilcox about people demanding change and basing their Presidential vote on said premise. Mr. Wilcox makes some good points in his letter regarding employment, security, and taxing businesses. He compares the 1990s to recent years, in essence, comparing the Democratic White House to the Republican White House. According to Mr. Wilcox,

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-38952198552583935932008-05-17T09:12:00.001-07:002008-05-17T09:41:36.523-07:00

In a recent budget-repair bill, Governor Doyle hung on to the 4K provision. He also extended the phase in process for school districts to make 4K available to all of their eligible students by the 2013-2014 school year. Some school districts have already made the decision to dump 4K because of the unpredictable funding and no way to absorb the costs themselves. Others are more fortunate and

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-66604782605968580492008-05-16T05:51:00.000-07:002008-05-17T09:09:45.156-07:00

To clarify my use of an October 2007 article, it seemed to me that not much had changed. I apologize for the confusion and have edited this to include more of the recent information from the other sources I used from May 16 along with sources from after the governor's scrutiny of the budget. In editing the previous post, I cut far too much inadvertently. I apologize for not being clearer in my

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-36831869126933986682008-05-15T12:05:00.000-07:002008-05-15T12:17:41.005-07:00

At least I am going to operate under the premise that it is coming. Along the warm weather comes higher than ever gas prices and food prices. Often I ask, cajole, nag, demand that our elected representatives tighten the belt. My philosophy is: If I have to, why don't they? I admit that doesn't always work so well, but there is nothing wrong with evaluating a budget every now and again and

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-80819831435256736782008-05-07T18:04:00.000-07:002008-05-07T19:28:53.549-07:00

It isn't normal for me to post here, but given the topic and the abuse we (more Michelle than me) on another site, I felt this should be highlighted. The title should say a lot. Is it news? Is it credible enough to report the "rumors" that Heilmann took a student out of state on a trip and was "investigated" for it? Apparently some media outlets feel that it is because there are several that ran

Kent Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118011041353746630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-47943312399863097172008-05-06T17:14:00.000-07:002008-05-06T17:50:31.242-07:00

According to a recent news report by Channel 18 News in Eau Claire, the Eau Claire Area School District school board has done their own closed door investigation and found that the allegations that Dr. Heilmann took an out-of-state trip with an Oshkosh area student were unfounded. Dr. Heilmann traveled to Eau Claire today to hold a press conference in front of his future employer and residents of

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-10485745321263588202008-05-06T08:08:00.000-07:002008-05-07T15:19:35.578-07:00

No, you are not misreading the title. There really is going to be a news conference called and starring Dr. Ron Heilmann. The news conference will not be here in Oshkosh reassuring parents/residents that none of the rumors about Dr. Heilmann are true. Local news stations do not seem to be aware and even Stew at the ONW seems to be either without information or an opinion on the matter. So far,

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-8954706056862203782008-05-01T10:20:00.000-07:002008-05-01T11:35:11.493-07:00

Eau Claire seems to be in a bit of a tizzy over their new Superintendent's contract and their current Superintendent's contract. By the way, in case you were on vacation, their new Superintendent is our own Dr. Heilmann, provided nothing comes up to change that. It seems the former Super Dr. Kraus and the former BOE President backdated his contract to allow him to collect his early retirement

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-80715680587822946112008-04-29T06:50:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:55:15.280-07:00

Last night was the meeting of the new BOE where positions were reshuffled. The new President is Amy Weinsheim by a 6-1 vote. Tom McDermott was nominated but declined. The Vice President is Wayne Traska, the Clerk is still Karen Bowen, and the Treasurer is Tom McDermott. I wonder if Amy will obtain a public email so that her constituents can more easily contact her now that she is President of

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-35611524312213618702008-04-22T20:25:00.000-07:002008-04-22T20:33:40.945-07:00

Wednesday night is the last BOE meeting for Ben Schneider, II. He has served our district for six years. He supported conservative values with the knowledge that his decisions would impact the future of our district. His financial acumen will be missed in the days ahead. While often in the minority, he diligently fought for our children and the citizens of our community. His dedication to

Michelle A. Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493246872208073477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098119.post-69078521244476170242008-04-22T19:34:00.000-07:002008-04-22T20:25:21.032-07:00

Please note that this site is still moderated. As such, I feel it it important to let everyone who would choose to post on this or any other thread, that I will be in the hospital for the next two days. I have surgery early Wednesday morning and must stay overnight. I do not know when I will be able to post comments, I have been promised painkillers which are also temporary blog-killers. Kent

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